San Cordova
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Police Oversight And Accountability Act …

Legislative Bill · San Cordova

Police Oversight And Accountability Act of 2023

Proposed by Democratic Conservative · fronted by María Campos

Opened

22 Dec 2023

Voting closes

20 Feb 2024

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Current internal investigations lack public trust; a civilian board with dismissal and prosecution powers improves accountability and restores community confidence.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Police Accountability	Internal investigations with a right of appeal to an ombudsman		Civilian oversight board that can dismiss officers and open prosecutions

1

Police Accountability

Previous law

Internal investigations with a right of appeal to an ombudsman

Civilian oversight board that can dismiss officers and open prosecutions

Proposer

Party

Democratic Conservative

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Core pillars

María Campos

Chancellor · Age 54

134,552 social followers

A former economics professor who abandoned academia for politics, María Campos leveraged her sharp media skills and policy expertise to rise from a local council seat to a key strategist within the party.

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Timeline

Draft

22 December 2023
Vote Open

22 December 2023
Vote Closed

20 February 2024
Became Law

20 February 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Congress of Deputies

Passed

312Yes 0No 38Not voted 350 seats

For: 312 / 350 seats (89.1%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 38

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Democratic Conservative Proposer	312	Yes	No reason given
Democratic Socialist Alliance	0	Yes	This is a good step on the way of improving trust within our officers.
New Horizon	0	No	We should focus on strengthening our government institutions rather than weakening them. Civilians may not be equipped to handle such significant responsibilities, and their decisions may not command the same level of respect and authority as those of established institutions.
Empty seats	38	Not voted

Senado

Passed

237Yes 0No 29Not voted 266 seats

For: 237 / 266 seats (89.1%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 29

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Democratic Conservative Proposer	237	Yes	No reason given
Democratic Socialist Alliance	0	Yes	This is a good step on the way of improving trust within our officers.
New Horizon	0	No	We should focus on strengthening our government institutions rather than weakening them. Civilians may not be equipped to handle such significant responsibilities, and their decisions may not command the same level of respect and authority as those of established institutions.
Empty seats	29	Not voted

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

New Horizon

Voted Jan. 31, 2024

“We should focus on strengthening our government institutions rather than weakening them. Civilians may not be equipped to handle such significant responsibilities, and their decisions may not command the same level of respect and authority as those of established institutions.”

Democratic Socialist Alliance

Voted Dec. 23, 2023

Yes

“This is a good step on the way of improving trust within our officers.”