,,iii ,calendar ,no4 #cda #aafth        
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 ,,res4   
#ddg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the    
,,united ,,states  ,december #d1        
#bjai,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cardin1   
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,cruz1   
and ,mr4 ,gardner7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,december #ag1              
#bjai,reported by ,mr4 ,risch1 with an  
amendment and an amendment to the       
preamble,strike out all after the       
resolving clause and insert the part    
printed in italic,strike the preamble   
and insert the part printed in italic   
,,resolution  ,expressing serious       
concern about widespread irregularities 
in ,bolivia's ,october #bj1 #bjai1      
general elections and supporting the    
convening of new elections in ,bolivia  
at the earliest possible date4  ,whereas
 ,evo ,morales was elected as the first 
indigenous president of ,bolivia in     

#bjje2 ,whereas1 in #bjji1 ,bolivians   
approved by a vote of more than #fj     
percent in a nationwide referendum a new
 constitution that established a limit  
of two #e-year presidential terms2      
,whereas1 in #bjji and #bjad1 ,president
 ,morales won re-election to a second   
and third term in office with more than 
#fj percent of the vote2 ,whereas1 in   
#bjaf1 #ea4c percent of ,bolivian voters
 rejected a national referendum on the  
proposal by the ,administration of      
,president ,morales to lift presidential
 term limits2 ,whereas1 in #bjag1       
despite the results of the #bjaf        
national referendum1 ,president         
,morales' political allies in the       
,bolivian ,constitutional ,tribunal     
removed presidential term limits2       
,whereas1 on ,october #bj1 #bjai1 amid  
existing concerns over the              
politicization of ,bolivia's electoral  
commission1 ,bolivian voters went to the
 polls for general elections to choose a
 new president1 members of the ,senate1 

and members of the ,chamber of          
,deputies2 ,whereas1 at the invitation  
of ,morales ,administration1 the        
,organization of ,american ,states      
7,,oas7 ,general ,secretariat sent an   
,electoral ,observation ,mission to     
,bolivia that was comprised of #ib      
experts and observers from #bd different
 nationalities deployed in the country's
 nine departments and in three countries
 in which ,bolivian expatriates could   
cast their votes abroad2 ,whereas1 on   
,october #bj1 #bjai1 ,bolivian electoral
 authorities stopped reporting the      
preliminary vote count for a period of  
#bj hours1 subsequently announced       
preliminary results that negated the    
need for a second-round election1 and   
,evo ,morales proclaimed himself the    
winner of the presidential election2    
,whereas1 on ,october #ba1 #bjai1 the   
,,oas ,electoral ,observation ,mission  
in ,bolivia expressed deep concern and  
surprise at the drastic and             
hard-to-explain change in the trend of  

the preliminary results revealed after  
the closing of the polls2 ,whereas1 in  
the aftermath of the ,october #bj1      
#bjai1 general elections1 violent       
protests occurred throughout ,bolivia in
 response to electoral irregularities   
and the findings of the ,,oas ,electoral
 ,observation ,mission2 ,whereas1 on    
,october #cj1 #bjai1 the ,morales       
,administration and the ,,oas ,general  
,secretariat signed an agreement to have
 the ,,oas conduct an audit of the      
integrity of the ,october #bj1 #bjai1   
general elections2 ,whereas1 on         
,november #aj1 #bjai1 an ,,oas technical
 mission issued a report on its audit of
 the integrity of the ,october #bj1     
#bjai1 general elections1 which included
 findings that--  7#a7 the preliminary  
and final election results were         
transmitted via a flawed computer       
transmission system that was accessed by
 unauthorized outside computer servers2 
7#b7 there was a deficient chain of     
custody for and significant             

irregularities in the electoral tally   
sheets and other electoral records2 and 
7#c7 the audit team could not validate  
the results of the election and         
therefore recommended a new electoral   
process2  ,whereas1 on ,november #aj1   
#bjai1 ,president ,morales acknowledged 
the results of the ,,oas technical      
mission1 announced that he would call   
new elections1 and stated that1 new     
national elections will allow the       
,bolivian people to democratically      
choose new authorities with their vote2 
,whereas1 in the face of widespread     
public protests and a deteriorating     
security environment1 ,president        
,morales departed ,bolivia on ,november 
#ab1 #bjai1 and was granted asylum by   
the ,government of ,mexico2 ,whereas1 on
 ,november #ab1 #bjai1 the ,bolivian    
,constitutional ,tribunal recognized an 
interim president of ,bolivia2 ,whereas 
the transitional government in ,bolivia 
has committed to hold new elections by  
,january #bb1 #bjbj2 and ,whereas the   

,inter-,american ,commission on ,human  
,rights stated that protests occurring  
in ,bolivia since the ,october #bj1     
#bjai1 general election have left #bc   
people dead and more than #gjj people   
injured3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,whereas
 ,evo ,morales was elected as the first 
indigenous president of ,bolivia in     
#bjje2 ,whereas1 in #bjji1 ,bolivians   
approved by a vote of more than #fj     
percent in a nationwide referendum a new
 constitution that established a limit  
of two #e-year presidential terms and   
declared the country a plurinational    
state in order to better reflect        
,bolivia's dozens of ethnic groups2     
,whereas1 in #bjji and #bjad1 ,president
 ,morales won re-election to a second   
and third term in office with more than 
#fj percent of the vote2 ,whereas1 in   
#bjaf1 #ea4c percent of ,bolivian voters
 rejected a national referendum on the  
proposal by the ,administration of      
,president ,morales to lift presidential
 term limits2 ,whereas1 in #bjag1       

despite the results of the #bjaf        
national referendum1 ,president         
,morales' political allies in the       
,bolivian ,constitutional ,tribunal     
removed presidential term limits2       
,whereas1 on ,october #bj1 #bjai1 amid  
existing concerns over the              
politicization of ,bolivia's electoral  
commission1 ,bolivian voters went to the
 polls for general elections to choose a
 new president1 members of the ,senate1 
and members of the ,chamber of          
,deputies2 ,whereas1 at the invitation  
of ,morales ,administration1 the        
,organization of ,american ,states      
7,,oas7 ,general ,secretariat sent an   
,electoral ,observation ,mission to     
,bolivia that was comprised of #ib      
experts and observers from #bd different
 nationalities deployed in the country's
 nine departments and in three countries
 in which ,bolivian expatriates could   
cast their votes abroad2 ,whereas1 on   
,october #bj1 #bjai1 ,bolivian electoral
 authorities stopped reporting the      

preliminary vote count for a period of  
#bj hours1 subsequently announced       
preliminary results that negated the    
need for a second-round election1 and   
,evo ,morales proclaimed himself the    
winner of the presidential election2    
,whereas1 on ,october #ba1 #bjai1 the   
,,oas ,electoral ,observation ,mission  
in ,bolivia expressed deep concern and  
surprise at the drastic and             
hard-to-explain change in the trend of  
the preliminary results revealed after  
the closing of the polls2 ,whereas1 in  
the aftermath of the ,october #bj1      
#bjai1 general elections1 violent       
protests occurred throughout ,bolivia in
 response to electoral irregularities   
and the findings of the ,,oas ,electoral
 ,observation ,mission2 ,whereas1 on    
,october #cj1 #bjai1 the ,morales       
,administration and the ,,oas ,general  
,secretariat signed an agreement to have
 the ,,oas conduct an audit of the      
integrity of the ,october #bj1 #bjai1   
general elections2 ,whereas1 on         

,november #aj1 #bjai1 an ,,oas technical
 mission issued a report on its audit of
 the integrity of the ,october #bj1     
#bjai1 general elections1 which included
 findings that--  7#a7 the preliminary  
and final election results were         
transmitted via a flawed computer       
transmission system that was accessed by
 unauthorized outside computer servers2 
7#b7 there was a deficient chain of     
custody for and significant             
irregularities in the electoral tally   
sheets and other electoral records2 and 
7#c7 the audit team could not validate  
the results of the election and         
therefore recommended a new electoral   
process2  ,whereas1 on ,november #aj1   
#bjai1 ,president ,morales acknowledged 
the results of the ,,oas technical      
mission1 announced that he would call   
new elections1 and stated that1 new     
national elections will allow the       
,bolivian people to democratically      
choose new authorities with their vote2 
,whereas1 in the face of widespread     

public protests and a deteriorating     
security environment1 ,president        
,morales departed ,bolivia on ,november 
#ab1 #bjai1 and was granted asylum by   
the ,government of ,mexico2 ,whereas1 on
 ,november #ab1 #bjai1 the ,bolivian    
,constitutional ,tribunal recognized an 
interim president of ,bolivia2 ,whereas 
the transitional government in ,bolivia 
signed a law on ,november #bd1 #bjai1   
stating that new elections must be held 
within #abj days after the election of a
 new ,electoral ,tribunal by the        
,national ,assembly2 ,whereas the       
,inter-,american ,commission on ,human  
,rights 7,,iachr7 stated that protests  
occurring in ,bolivia since the ,october
 #bj1 #bjai1 general election have left 
#bc people dead and more than #gjj      
people injured2 and ,whereas the ,,iachr
 has urged the ,bolivian state to adopt 
all measures necessary to prevent       
impunity1 to protect the right to       
peaceful assembly1 and to take urgent   
action to preserve ,bolivians' lives and

 integrity1 as well as ensuring that    
journalists and autonomous institutions 
to protect and defend human rights can  
do their job3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 expresses      
concern about the numerous              
irregularities that occurred during the 
,october #bj1 #bjai1 general elections  
in ,bolivia2  7#b7 commends the efforts 
of the ,,oas ,electoral ,observation    
,mission in ,bolivia and supports the   
findings of the ,,oas electoral audit   
mission1 which documented numerous      
irregularities during the ,october #bjai
 general elections in ,bolivia2  7#c7   
deplores the acts of violence that have 
occurred in ,bolivia in the aftermath of
 the ,october #bj1 #bjai1 general       
elections and urges all ,bolivians to   
repudiate violence and to peacefully    
exercise their rights of freedom of     
expression and assembly2  7#d7 urges    
,bolivia's transitional government to   
work expeditiously to establish the     
conditions for an inclusive1 credible1  

transparent1 and democratic elections as
 soon as possible in accordance with    
their laws and constitution2  7#e7      
encourages the ,department of ,state and
 the ,u4,s4 ,mission to the             
,organization of ,american ,states to   
provide all appropriate support to      
facilitate the convening of free1 fair1 
and transparent democratic elections in 
,bolivia as soon as possible in         
accordance with their laws and          
constitution2  7#f7 encourages the      
,organization of ,american ,states to   
take all necessary steps1 in accordance 
with the principles of the              
,inter-,american ,democratic ,charter1  
to ensure respect for the will of       
,bolivian voters and the integrity of   
the new democratic elections in ,bolivia
 as soon as possible in accordance with 
their laws and constitution2 and  7#g7  
supports the call by the ,permanent     
,council of the ,organization of        
,american ,states for ,bolivian         
authorities to ensure full respect and  

protection of human rights and          
accountability for any violation        
thereof4  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7      
expresses concern about the numerous    
irregularities that occurred during the 
,october #bj1 #bjai1 general elections  
in ,bolivia2  7#b7 commends the efforts 
of the ,,oas ,electoral ,observation    
,mission in ,bolivia and supports the   
findings of the ,,oas electoral audit   
mission1 which documented numerous      
irregularities during the ,october #bjai
 general elections in ,bolivia2  7#c7   
deplores the acts of violence that have 
occurred in ,bolivia in the aftermath of
 the ,october #bj1 #bjai1 general       
elections and urges all ,bolivians to   
repudiate violence and to peacefully    
exercise their rights of freedom of     
expression and assembly2  7#d7 urges    
,bolivia's transitional government to   
work expeditiously to establish the     
conditions for an inclusive1 credible1  
transparent1 and democratic elections as
 soon as possible in accordance with    

their laws and constitution2  7#e7      
encourages the ,bolivian state to       
protect the human rights of all persons1
 including indigenous groups1 regardless
 of political affiliation1 ethnicity1   
religion1 or sex2  7#f7 encourages the  
,department of ,state and the ,u4,s4    
,mission to the ,organization of        
,american ,states to provide all        
appropriate support to facilitate the   
convening of free1 fair1 and transparent
 democratic elections in ,bolivia as    
soon as possible in accordance with     
their laws and constitution2  7#g7      
encourages the ,organization of         
,american ,states to take all necessary 
steps1 in accordance with the principles
 of the ,inter-,american ,democratic    
,charter1 to ensure respect for the will
 of ,bolivian voters and the integrity  
of the new democratic elections in      
,bolivia as soon as possible in         
accordance with their laws and          
constitution2 and  7#h7 supports the    
call by the ,permanent ,council of the  

,organization of ,american ,states for  
,bolivian authorities to ensure full    
respect and protection of human rights  
and accountability for any violation    
thereof4  ,december #ag1 #bjai,reported 
with an amendment and an amendment to   
the preamble