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Sostuvo que el tribunal omitió la aplicación del principio pro hominem que obliga a la interpretación de la norma que resulte más favorable al hombre, esto en la medida que al no analizar las funciones enlistadas en el artículo 190 de la Ley 136 de 1994, no advirtió que no las ejerce el rector sino el secretario de educación municipal de Tunja, como puede encontrarse de la revisión al manual de funciones de este último. Para concluir, afirmó que en este caso no se configura la inhabilidad endilgada a falta del elemento objetivo o de autoridad pues las funciones del padre de la demandada “…como rector en la institución educativa rural del sur del municipio de Tunja (Boyacá), son las estipuladas en el artículo 21 de la Ley 715 de 2001, más no las consagradas en el marco de ´dirección administrativa´ que contempla el artículo 190 de la Ley 136 de 1994, a lo cual agregó que debería procurarse por la defensa del intereses de los sufragantes que con su voto apoyaron a KAREN LUCIA MOLANO GRANADOS ”. VI. ALEGATOS DE CONCLUSIÓN EN SEGUNDA INSTANCIA Por auto de 7 de febrero de 2020, la magistrada ponente admitió el recurso de apelación y ordenó correr traslado a las partes para alegar, y al Ministerio Público para que rindiera su concepto 10. Etapa procesal en la que solamente intervinieron: 6.1. El coadyuvante Wilson Alberto Vargas Rojas Luego de referir a la situación fáctica del presente caso y de la decisión dictada en el fallo recurrido, solicitó revocar la inscripción de la candidatura de la demandada, restar al partido los votos por ella obtenidos y sancionar al partido Alianza Verde11. 6.2. Concepto del Ministerio Público La señora Procuradora Séptima Delegada ante el Consejo de Estado, actuando como Agente del Ministerio Público solicitó confirmar la sentencia apelada. Como fundamento de su petición relató los aspectos fácticos en los que se fundó la demanda, la argumentación del fallo recurrido y los aspectos objeto de apelación. Precisó que el único argumento de apelación de la parte demandada ataca la configuración del elemento objetivo o de autoridad de la inhabilidad del 10 11 Fl. 148 Fls. 167 al 169

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Monroy Hernandez v. Molano Granados

Judgment

Question Presented: Whether the election of a municipal elected official should be nullified and/or her candidacy deemed ineligible on charges of nepotism due to her father holding a government position, which exercised administrative authority, within twelve months of her election even if there is no proof that he used or abused his position to further her candidacy.

Alleged Acts: The plaintiff alleges that the respondent, Karen Lucia Molano Granados, benefited from nepotism and abuse of public power because her father had served as the rector for the Rural Educational Institution of the South in the twelve months before her election as Councilor of Tunja. The plaintiff alleges that the rector position is one with administrative authority, which violates Article 43 of Law 136 of 1994, which prohibits family ties between political and administrative/government officials.

Procedural history: The plaintiff filed a case with the Administrative Court of Boyacá, which ruled that the defendant’s election should be nullified. The defendant appealed to the Council of State.

Summary: The respondent ran for a councilor seat in Tunja municipal elections and was elected. The plaintiff then initiated an action to nullify the respondent’s election, arguing that the respondent’s father exercised administrative authority as rector of the Rural Educational Institution of the South, located in Tunja, in the twelve months before the election. The plaintiff alleged that this action violates the prohibition on familial ties between political officials and administrators under Article 43 of Law 136 of 1994. After the Administrative Court of Boyacá ruled to nullify the election, the respondent appealed, claiming that the Court could not objectively determine whether the respondent’s father was exercising administrative authority. However, when applying an objective standard, the Council of State found that the rector position did exercise administrative authority. The Council of State cited an earlier judgment and Article 10 of Law 715 of 21 December 2001 to show jurisprudence that states that rectors can perform functions such managing personnel, hiring staff, distributing academic assignments, evaluating teachers, and administering the Educational Services Fund. The plaintiff does not have to prove that the rector used his powers to benefit his daughter (respondent), but only that the rector had the assigned powers in the first place.

Conclusion: The Council of State nullified the election of the respondent, Karen Lucia Molano Granados.

Legal Issue(s)

Abuse of State Resources (ASR)
Disputing Results
Electoral Integrity

Applicable Law(s): Article 43 of Law 136 of 1994 (modified by Article 40, Paragraph 4 of Law 617 of 2000); Article 190 of Law 136 of 1994; Article 10 of Law 715 of 21 December 2001

Region: Americas

Country: Colombia

Language of Decision

Spanish

Court: Constitutional Court

Election Type: Municipal

Date of decision: Mar 12, 2020

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Longitude: -74.08323272904165

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