,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjac ,mr4 
,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4   
,nelson1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,udall ( ,new 
,mexico1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 & ,mr4 ,kirk7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,express+     
support = ! free & peaceful ex]cise (   
repres5tative democracy 9 ,v5ezuela &   
condemn+ viol5ce & intimidation aga9/ ! 
c\ntry's political opposition4  ,:]eas !
 ,national ,electoral ,c\ncil 7,,cne7 ( 
,v5ezuela decl>$ ,nicols ,maduro to be !
 w9n] ( ,v5ezuela's ,april #ad1 #bjac1  
presid5tial election1 aft] cr$it+ him ) 
receiv+ #ej4f p]c5t ( votes ca/2 ,:]eas 
,v5ezuela's political opposition has    
highlight$ widespread incid5ts (        
pot5tial electoral irregul>ities1 vot]  
intimidation1 & o!r abuses p]petrat$ by 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela 9 favor ( !     
c&idacy ( ,nicols ,maduro2 ,:]eas !     
,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates & o!r   

multilat]al in/itutions call$ = a full  
rec\nt & audit t addresses all claims by
 p>ticipants 9 ! electoral process 9    
,v5ezuela2 ,:]eas ! ,s5ate ( ! ,republic
 ( ,*ile1 ! ,*ri/ian ,democratic        
,organization ( ! ,am]icas1 ! ,sociali/ 
,int]national1 ! ,union ( ,lat9 ,am]ican
 p>ties1 & o!r political organizations 9
 ! region h issu$ decl>ations recogniz+ 
! alleg$ irregul>ities docum5t$ by !    
opposition 9 ,v5ezuela & urg$ a complete
 audit ( ! election results2 ,:]eas !   
,,cne has d5i$ ! political opposition's 
reque/ = a full & compreh5sive audit ( !
 election results t includes ! review & 
comp>ison ( vot] regi/ry log books1 vote
 tallies produc$ by electronic vot+     
ma*9es1 & ! pap] receipts pr9t$ by      
electronic vot+ ma*9es2 ,:]eas !        
,preamble ( ! ,*>t] ( ! ,organization ( 
,am]ican ,/ates affirms t repres5tative 
democracy is an indisp5sable condition =
 ! /ability1 peace & developm5t ( !     
region1 & ,article #a ( ! ,int]-,am]ican
 ,democratic ,*>t] recognizes t ! p ( ! 

,am]icas h a "r to democracy & _!       
gov]nm5ts h an obligation to promote &  
def5d x2 ,:]eas ! republican =m (       
gov]nm5t prescrib$ 9 ! ,con/itution ( ! 
,boliv>ian ,republic ( ,v5ezuela has its
 legislative bran* 9 ! ,national        
,assembly1 :]e ! free p>ticipation &    
delib]ation ( its democratically elect$ 
repres5tatives is ess5tial to legislate 
& *eck ! p[]s ( ! executive bran*2      
,:]eas ! ,presid5t ( ! ,national        
,assembly d5i$ opposition p>ties ! "r to
 speak 9 ! legislature f ,april #af to  
,may #ba1 #bjac1 & remov$ !m f key      
committees 9 response to _! refusal to  
recognize ,nicols ,maduro z presid5t2   
,:]eas memb]s ( ! rul+ ,unit$ ,sociali/ 
,p>ty ( ,v5ezuela 7,,psuv7 viol5tly     
assault$ opposition legislators on      
,april #af & ,april #cj1 #bjac1 9 !     
,national ,assembly1 caus+ lac]ations1  
brok5 bones1 & o!r injuries to memb]s ( 
! political opposition2 ,:]eas !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate respond$ to ! viol5ce 
aga9/ opposition legislators 9 ,v5ezuela

 by decl>+ t viol5ce has no place 9 a   
repres5tative & democratic sy/em1 & is  
p>ticul>ly inappropriate 9 ! ,national  
,assembly2 ,:]eas ! ,secret>y ,g5]al ( !
 ,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates 7,,oas7
 has repudiat$ ! incid5t by /at+ t x    
reflects1 9 a dramatic mann]1 ! abs5ce (
 a political dialogue t c br+           
tranquility to ! citiz5s & to ! memb]s (
 ! diff]5t public p[]s to resolve 9 a   
peaceful climate & ) ev]ybody's         
p>ticipation ! p5d+ matt]s ( ! c\ntry2  
,:]eas ! ,congress ( ! ,republic ( ,p]u 
pass$ a resolution reject+ ! use (      
viol5ce aga9/ opposition p>ties 9 !     
,v5ezuelan ,national ,assembly &        
express+ solid>ity ) ^? injur$ by !     
ev5ts ( ,april #bjac2 & ,:]eas1 z a     
memb] ( ! ,organization ( ,am]ican      
,/ates & signatory to ! ,int]-,am]ican  
,democratic ,*>t]1 ! ,boliv>ian         
,gov]nm5t ( ,v5ezuela has agre$ to abide
 by ! pr9ciples ( con/itutional1        
repres5tative democracy1 :i* include    
free & fair elections & adh]5ce to its  

own con/itution3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! 
,s5ate--  7#a7 supports ! p ( ,v5ezuela 
9 _! pursuit ( ! free ex]cise (         
repres5tative democracy 9 ,v5ezuela2    
7#b7 calls = great] dialogue betwe5 all 
political actors 9 ,v5ezuela & /rongly  
deplores ! undemocratic d5ial (         
legitimate p>liam5t>y rights to memb]s (
 opposition p>ties 9 ! ,national        
,assembly & ! inexcusable viol5ce       
p]petrat$ aga9/ opposition legislators  
inside ! legislative *amb]s ( ,v5ezuela2
  7#c7 comm5ds legislators f o!r nations
 9 ! ,am]icas :o h decl>$ _! opposition 
to political irregul>ities & ! use (    
viol5ce aga9/ opposition p>liam5t>ians 9
 ,v5ezuela2  7#d7 urges ! ,organization 
( ,am]ican ,/ates to issue a detail$    
report on any & all irregul>ities       
result+ f ! ,april #ad1 #bjac1          
presid5tial election 9 ,v5ezuela2  7#e7 
urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ambassador to !  
,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates to "w 9 
conc]t ) o!r memb] /ates to use ! full  
p[] ( ! organization 9 support (        

mean+ful /eps to ensure full p>liam5t>y 
democracy & ! rule ( law 9 ,v5ezuela 9  
accordance ) ! ,int]-,am]ican           
,democratic ,*>t]1 includ+ invok+       
articles relat$ to uncon/itutional      
int]ruptions ( ! democratic ord] 9 a    
memb] /ate2 &  7#f7 urges ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,ambassador to ! ,organization ( 
,am]ican ,/ates to "w 9 conc]t ) o!r    
memb] /ates to /r5g!n ! ability ( !     
,organization to protect democratic     
in/itutions & to respond to ! erosion ( 
democracy 9 memb] /ates4