"Ley Seca"
During Elections May Be A Thing Of The Past
Luis Antonio Sobrado, president of the
Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) -
elections tribunal - announced the decisin
of the commission into the reforms of the
Código Electoral (Election Code) to
eliminate the sale of liquor and alcohol one
day before, during and one day after the
presidential elections.
Costa Ricans have been accustomed to the "Ley
Seca" or "Dry Law" during elections, knowing
they have to stock before the elections,
otherwise facing to vote sober.
The dry law goes back to the times when
political debates on the street, before,
during and after the elections, turned
violent and liquor playing an important role
in the street brawls.
The dry law also applied to all "plazas
públicas" (public square) gatherings and
meetings and was imperative to keep alcohol
away from those attending.
However, today Costa Rica is a different
culture and for some time a call for a
repeal of the dry law has been called by
many.
The repeal of the dry law now is up to the
country's legislators.
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