Some details of the new electoral law (which still needs to be voted on en detalle; it was only passed en grande) have come out: The number of special/reserved indigenous seats is reduced to eight. Nearly 30% of the voter rolls will be revised between May-September (an opposition demand). Bolivians living abroad will be allowed to vote—and the CNE will provide funds for presidential campaigns to campaign in foreign countries for 10 days. Incumbents will not be required to resign three months prior to an election (this had been a bizarre Bolivian tradition).
Additionally, there will be autonomy referendums in La Paz, Oruro, Chuquisaca, Potosí, and Cochabamba. That same day, there will be elections to department legislatures. (So clearly everyone seems to assume autonomy will pass everywhere.) There will also be an autonomy referendum in the Chaco region (which has five municipalities in Tarija, Chuquisaca, and Santa Cruz). At the municipal levels, indigenous communities will get only one seat (added to the total of seats available) if they are a minority group.
There are a number of additional stipulations, including some quirky ones. For example, the presidential mandate for the new president & other elected officials will be considered as starting on August 6, 2010. Essentially, this will bring the electoral calendar back into synch: since 1985, Bolivian presidents (except for Evo Morales) have been inaugurated on August 6 (Bolivian independence day).
Overall, everything looks quite reasonable. The vice president, Alvaro García Linera, promises that the government will honor the compromises it made w/ the opposition when it comes time to vote on the law en detalle (article by article). If he doesn’t, things will fall apart again. If he does, then everyone will start getting into campaign gear.
