This May 29, the presidential elections will be held in the country, that is why Colombians will have the responsibility to choose who will be the new representative of the nation before the world.
In the first round, if none of the candidates obtains half of the votes plus one, a second election day will be held on June 19.
Citizens who exercise their right to vote will obtain benefits granted by law. This was created in order to encourage people to go to the polls.
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Those who vote will be able to access a 10% discount on the issuance and duplicates of the Military Book, and from the second duplicate onwards on the citizenship card.
Likewise, those who are performing compulsory military service will have a one-month discount if they are high school soldiers or police auxiliaries and two months if they are peasant or regular soldiers.
Also, those who vote will have a preference in case there is a tie in the results of the entrance exams to public or private institutions of higher education.
On the other hand, article 1 of Law 815 of 2003 dictates that students who have exercised their right to vote will have a 10% discount on the cost of enrollment.
Another benefit that is obtained by voting is the 10% discount when issuing the passport that is requested during the 4 years following the vote.
Lastly, voters will have a half-day of paid compensatory rest, for the time dedicated to voting.