How is the national electoral register created?

Law 026 Electoral Regime Law (Ley n026, Ley del Régimen Electoral), last amended March 2025, accessed 25 August 2025

Article 98. (Electoral Register).

The Electoral Register is the biometric registration system for all Bolivians of voting age, and for foreigners who meet the legal requirements to exercise their right to vote.

For each electoral process, referendum, or recall election, the Civic Registry Service (SERECÍ) will officially submit to the competent Electoral Tribunal, within the period established in the Electoral Calendar, the Register with the list of qualified voters and the list of disqualified voters for each polling station.

Plurinational Electoral Body of Bolivia (Órgano Electoral Plurinacional), Regulations for Updating the Biometric Electoral Registry (Reglamento Para La Actualización Del Padrón Electoral Biométrico), accessed 25 August 2025

Capítulo II, Proceso previo al empadronamiento, Sección I

Definiciones y autoridades competentes

Artículo 4 (definiciones) 

Para la aplicación del presente Reglamento, se incluye la definición de los términos que se emplearán en los siguientes artículos: (...)