According to an article in Inside Costa Rica this morning the new election law passed its second reading. If President Aries signs the law before October 7, and it seems he will, it will be in effect for the 2010 election. There is a provisions in the new law abolishing the dry law. Quoted below is the relevant part of the article.
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The new rules will be in effect for the 2010 presidential elections if Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, signs the law before October 7, which is the official start date of the 2010 presidential elections.
The legislators who voted in favour of the new elections law said that this is the dawn of a new political era in the country.
In addition to the no donations provisions, the new elections law also removes the "ley seca" (dry law) that prohibits the public sale of liquor for the day before, during and after the elections, as well the area surrounding any public forum meeting during an elections campaign.
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