Evolution of electoral crimes in Panamanian legislation Evolución de los delitos electorales en la legislación panameña

Abstract

This article makes a comprehensive review of electoral crimes at the dawn of our Republican life until the creation of the first Electoral Code and thus, it guides to know the historical, political and social context in which the legislator with the mission of perfecting the legislation and shielding the electoral system, was incorporating new criminal figures, main and accessory penalties, and even, establishing at the constitutional level, prohibitions to public authorities with command and jurisdiction, to guarantee from the Constitution, the freedom, purity and honesty of suffrage in Panama.