Overview
- The IEEPCO unanimously initiated the process after validating 518,979 citizen supports, exceeding the roughly 308,000 required and meeting territorial dispersion from 569 of 570 municipalities.
- Voting is set for Sunday, January 25, 2026, with the ballot asking whether to revoke Jara’s mandate for loss of confidence or allow him to finish his term.
- Electoral authorities approved the organization calendar, district count rules, citizen observation guidelines, and the design and printing of ballots and documentation, alongside the installation of district councils and public forums.
- The outcome will only be binding if turnout reaches 40% of the nominal list, and estimates reported locally put the exercise’s cost at about 180 million pesos.
- Jara presents the consultation as a pioneering state-level mechanism and encourages participation, while opposition figures denounce it as a simulation and allege pressure on public employees and institutions.