Table 1. The implementation of external voting laws in Latin America and MENA since 2000 Latin America Country Year of 1st Last N ballots Estimated Active Geographic Vote barriers election cast in and/or means EV abroad1 abroad only3 of facilitating (2013)2 EV3 only3 Mexico 2006 40,737 13,212,220 Yes No No -Registration and vote by 2012 mail -Voter ID card only delivered in Mexico Bolivia 2009 157,727 766,627 Yes Yes (4 in Yes 30-day window 2014 2009 and 33 period of in 2014) registration 2004 Legislative 164,538 1,194,487 Yes Yes (10) Yes Reserved seats and for Republic elected 2012 abroad Ecuador 2006 Legislative 133,045 1,144,496 Yes No Yes -After 1st and registration, voters are automatically 2013 registered for future elections
Table 1. The implementation of external voting laws in Latin America and MENA since 2000 Latin America Country Year of 1st EV Last election N ballots cast abroad1 Estimated abroad (2013)2 Active only3 Geographic Vote in only3 barriers and/or means of facilitating EV3 Mexico 2006 2012 40,737 13,212,220 Yes No No -Registration and vote by mail -Voter ID card only delivered in Mexico Bolivia 2009 2014 157,727 766,627 Yes Yes (4 in 2009 and 33 in 2014) Yes 30-day window period of registration Republic 2004 Legislative and 2012 164,538 1,194,487 Yes Yes (10) Yes Reserved seats for elected abroad Ecuador 2006 Legislative and 2013 133,045 1,144,496 Yes No Yes -After 1st registration, voters are automatically registered for future elections
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