▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election , ▁the ▁Ley ▁Or g án ica ▁de ▁Pro ces os ▁Elect or ales ▁( LO PE ) ▁( Basic ▁law ▁of ▁elect oral ▁process ) ▁among ▁other ▁changes ▁reduced ▁the ▁party ▁list ▁proportion ▁to ▁ 3 0 %. ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁law ▁completely ▁separated ▁the ▁district ▁vote ▁and ▁the ▁party ▁list ▁votes , ▁creating ▁a ▁mixed ▁member ▁major itar ian ▁system . ▁Pre viously , ▁parties ▁winning ▁nom inal ▁district ▁seats ▁had ▁had ▁these ▁subtract ed ▁from ▁the ▁total ▁won ▁under ▁the ▁proportional ▁party ▁list , ▁which ▁had ▁encourag ed ▁parties ▁to ▁game ▁the ▁system ▁by ▁creating ▁separate ▁parties ▁for ▁the ▁party ▁list . ▁Under ▁the ▁new ▁law , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁elect oral ▁districts ▁were ▁re defined ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁favour ing ▁the ▁PS U V , ▁particularly ▁in ▁giving ▁more ▁weight ▁to ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁over ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁process ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁C NE ▁carried ▁out ▁vote ▁simulations , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁wait ▁of ▁ 1 5 – 2 2 ▁minutes . ▁In ▁August / Se ptember ▁it ▁also ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁elect oral ▁fair s , ▁providing ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁vote ▁machines ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁cities ▁for ▁educational ▁purposes , ▁to ▁allow ▁vot ers ▁to ▁familiar ize ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁process . ▁As ▁usual ▁in ▁Venezuela , ▁the ▁voting ▁will