Enriquez Sues Election and Boundaries Commission 

Jeremy Enriquez has taken the Elections and Boundaries Commission to court. He filed his claim in the High court on Thursday. 

Enriquez is accusing the commission of stonewalling the public on the state of redistricting. He argues that the EBC is a public authority and therefore has a legal duty to provide citizens with information about its work.

The dispute began in June, when Enriquez submitted a Freedom of Information request seeking details on the progress of redistricting, including what steps had been completed, what remained outstanding, why there were delays and when the exercise was expected to be completed.

In his thursday press release, Enriquez said the EBC rejected the request on June 22, saying that his “request was too broad and that, in  event, the EBC was not a public authority subject to the FOIA.”

According to  Enriquez, the EBC changed its position on whether it would entertain his request  after he threatened legal action, but maintained that it was not prepared to accept that the FOIA applied to the Commission.

Enriquez is now asking the High Court to settle that question.

He wants the court to declare the EBC a prescribed public authority under the Act and order it to formally consider and determine his information request in accordance with the law.

The case also puts the government’s redistricting commitment back under scrutiny. According to Enriquez, Prime Minister John Briceño had promised the exercise would be completed by the end of 2025, but no later than the end of 2026.