North Carolina, Charlotte –  Nearly a million Colombians who live abroad and have their ID registered at a consular headquarters,  They will have the opportunity to vote on Sunday, May 29, to elect the new president and vice president of Colombia. 

Colombians over 18 years of age had until March 29 to register their ID at the consulate closest to their place of residence, to be ready to exercise their citizen rights. 

“ID in hand”

However, they must keep in mind that for this to be possible, they will have to approach the corresponding voting station with their “card in hand”, since it is the only valid document to vote. 

According to the National Registry of Civil Status, “neither the ID password, nor the passport, nor any other document are valid.” 

There are two types of valid IDs 

The ID card can be presented in two versions:

1. The yellow card with holograms
2. Or the new digital ID certified by the National Registry, whether physical (polycarbonate) or on a mobile device

The issuance of the digital ID began on December 1, which is available to Colombians who wish to have it; through the duplicate process after complying with security verifications through facial recognition. 

This has an encrypted QR code that contains some security measures for the wearer.

Inside it contains the biographical data of the citizen, as occurs with the current yellow card, which will remain valid.

It offers the option to carry on your cell phone through a smartphone application. 

If you are Colombian and are in Miami this article may interest you : Where Colombians can vote in Miami for the 2022 presidential elections

If you are not sure if you have registered your ID to vote in the Colombian 2022 elections  

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If the registration of the ID has been previously carried out at a consulate or embassy, ​​it is not necessary to carry out the process again. 

But if the Colombian abroad moved to a state that does not correspond to the jurisdiction of the consulate where you registered the voting card, you must make the change of address and register the card again in person at the consular headquarters that will assign you the new voting position. 

If you are not sure whether you have completed this process, or which voting position corresponds to you, you can verify this information at the following link. National Registry.

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What documents do Colombians need to vote from abroad?

by Patricia Ortiz, Enlace Latino NC
May 20, 2022

Enlace Latino NCMay 20, 2022 North Carolina, Charlotte – Nearly one million Colombians living abroad who have their national identity card registered at a consular office will have the opportunity to vote on Sunday, May 29, to elect the new president and vice president of Colombia. Colombians over the age of 18 had until March 29 to register their national identity card at the consulate closest to their place of residence, in order to be ready to exercise their civic right. "ID card in hand" However, they should keep in mind that in order for this to be possible, they will have to go to their assigned polling station with their "ID card in hand", as it is the only valid document for voting. According to the National Civil Registry, "neither the ID card password, nor the passport, nor any other document are valid." There are two types of valid identity cards The ID card can be presented in both versions: The yellow ID card with holograms Or the new digital ID card certified by the National Registry, either physical (made of polycarbonate) or on a mobile device The issuance of the digital ID card began on December 1st, and it is available to Colombians who wish to have it; through the duplicate process after complying with security verifications through facial recognition. This account has an encrypted QR code that contains some security measures for the bearer. Inside it contains the citizen's biographical data, just as is the case with the current yellow ID card, which will remain in force. It offers the option of carrying it on your cell phone through a smartphone application. If you are Colombian and in Miami, this article may interest you : Where can Colombians vote in Miami for the 2022 presidential elections? If you are unsure whether you have registered your ID to vote in the 2022 Colombian elections https://enlacelatinonc.org/elecciones-presidenciales-donde-podran-votar-los-colombianos-en-las-carolinas/ If you have previously registered your ID card at a consulate or embassy, ​​you do not need to repeat the process. However, if the Colombian abroad has moved to a state that does not correspond to the jurisdiction of the consulate where they registered their voter registration card, they must change their address and register their voter registration card again in person at the consular office, which will assign them the new polling place. If you are unsure whether you have completed this process, or which polling station corresponds to you, you can verify this information at the following link from the National Registry. This <a target="_blank" href="https://enlacelatinonc.org/que-necesitan-los-colombianos-para-poder-votar-donde-el-exterior/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://enlacelatinonc.org">Enlace Latino NCand is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: "https://enlacelatinonc.org/que-necesitan-los-colombianos-para-poder-votar- desde-el-exterior/", urlref: window.location.href }); } }

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