Elections in Costa Rica

Costa Rica elects a president (who is the head of state), two vice-presidents and a legislature. The President of Costa Rica and the vice-presidents are elected for a four-year term by the people. The Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) has 57 members, elected for four-year terms by closed list proportional representation in each of the country's seven provinces. Voting is mandatory for registered citizens under Article 93 of the Constitution of Costa Rica, but this is not enforced.

History

Prior to the 1913 election, elections in Costa Rica were indirect.^[1] Secret ballots were introduced in 1926 and fully implemented by 1953.^[1]

Position	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Type	Presidential (February) National Congress (February)	None	Municipal (February)	None	Presidential (February) National Congress (February)
President and vice president	President and vice president	None	None	None	President and vice president
National Congress	All seats	None	None	None	All seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities	None	None	All positions	None	None

Position	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Type	Presidential (May) National Congress (May)	None	Municipal (May)	None	Presidential (May) National Congress (May)
President and vice president	8 May	None	None	None	8 May
National Congress	1 May	None	None	None	1 May
Provinces, cities and municipalities	None	None	1 May	None	None

1 2 Busey, James L. (1961). "The Presidents of Costa Rica". The Americas. 18 (1): 55–70. doi:10.2307/979752. ISSN 0003-1615.

v t e Elections and referendums in Costa Rica
Presidential elections	1825 1829 1833 1835 1837 1844 1847 1849 1853 1859 1860 1863 1866 1869 1872 1876 1882 1886 1889 1894 1897 1902 1906 1910 1913 1917 1919 1923 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1953 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Parliamentary elections	1849 1853 1859 1860 1863 1866 1869 1871 1872 1876 1882 1886 1889 1894 1897 1902 1906 1910 1913 1915 1917 1919 (Mar) 1919 (Dec) 1921 1923 1925 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 (Feb) 1948 (Dec) 1949 1953 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Local elections	2002 2006 2010 2016 2020 2024
Referendums	1870 2007
See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America

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