▁is ▁not ▁sub ordin ated ▁to ▁any ▁organ ism ▁of ▁the ▁State . ▁This ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁and ▁Political ▁Part ies ▁Law , ▁Dec ree ▁ 1 - 8 5 ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁This ▁institution ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁and ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic , ▁for ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁to ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁American ▁Parliament ▁( as ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ), ▁which ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁every ▁four ▁years , ▁and ▁popular ▁consult ation ▁according ▁to ▁article ▁ 1 7 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁and ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Constitution al ▁Law . ▁You ▁must ▁also ▁organ ize ▁them ▁properly ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁votes ▁cast ▁by ▁the ▁citizens hip ▁transparent . ▁However , ▁if ▁it ▁does ▁not , ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁is ▁author ized ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁The ▁Constitution ▁and ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Law ▁assign ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Elect oral ▁Trib unal , ▁Reg istry ▁of ▁Cit iz ens ▁and ▁others ▁of ▁its ▁org ans , ▁to ▁exercise ▁with ▁exclusive ▁functional ▁independence ▁the ▁elect oral ▁juris diction , ▁that ▁is , ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁admin ister ▁justice ▁in ▁elect oral ▁matters . ▁That ▁is , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁organ izing ▁elections ▁and ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁activity ▁of ▁political ▁organizations , ▁the ▁law ▁applies ▁to ▁specific ▁cases ▁and ▁resol ves ▁disput es ▁in ▁the ▁elect