Constitución en Inglés

289 Corte Constitucional de Colombia The first popular election of governors in the departments of Amazonas, Guaviare, Guainia, Vaupés, and Vichada shall be held, at the latest, in 1997. A lawmay set an earlier date. In themeantime, the governors and the aforementioned departments shall be appointed and may be removed by the President of the Republic. Until the law establishes the regime of disabilities for governors, in the elections of October 27, 1991, the following may not be elected as governors: 1. Those who, at any time, were condemned by judicial sentence to imprisonment, except for political crimes or crimes of negligence. 2. Those who, within the six months prior to the election, exercised as public employees political, civil, administrative, or military jurisdiction or authority at the national level or in the respective department. 3. Those who are involved through marriage or kinship to the third level of consanguinity, second of affinity, or first civil with anyone registered as candidate or the Congress of the Republic in the same election. 4. Those who, within the six months prior to the election, were involved in the management of affairs or in the signing of contracts with public entities in their own interest or the interest of third parties. TRANSITIONAL ARTICLE 17 TRANSITIONAL ARTICLE 18