translated from Spanish: Internal Regime Commission approves opinion for virtual sessions at Michoacán Congress

Morelia, Michoacán.- The members of the Committee on Internal Regime and Parliamentary Practices, approved the opinion to reform the Organic Law of the Congress of Michoacán, and to hold virtual sessions, as a preventive measure before the pandemic of the coronavirus, and to avoid paralysis of legislative work.
Following the meeting of the committee, its chairman, The Deputy Octavio Ocampo Córdova informed the media that the articles to be amended are 4, 25, 33, 37, 61, 97, 266 and 218, the latter is the toral basis in the Organic Law for virtual sessions, by giving body and body to the sessions electronically :
_III. Virtual: those in which the Plenary meets in a way not face-to-face but through electronic means of communication due to health, ecological contingencies or is an extraordinary event of social or economic crisis. All documents generated may be signed by digital means in accordance with the legislation in this area. Matters which, because of their importance, must be reserved for face-to-face ments, may not be integrated into the Agenda or discussed or voted on in virtual sessions, at the discretion of half plus one of the members of the State Congress._
“Let us say that this is the core article that gives not only the concept of virtual sessions, but also allows the documents, opinions especially of commissions and committees to be signed electronically,” said the periorist.
The opinion indicates that members of the LXXIV Legislature will be able to vote electronically, however, the Local Congress does not have the tools to make it effective, so it will remain on the court of the Board of Directors and the Ministry of Finance, acquire what is necessary for the vote of the 40 congressmen.
In my words, a face-to-face session will be held on Friday where the opinion will be voted on, and the matters which may be voted on electronically will be decided by the Plenary.

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