Senator Hernán Cadavid of Colombia's Centro Democrático party submitted an act legislative project to modify Article 109 of the Colombian Constitution on September 1, 2026. ^[1] The proposed constitutional reform aims to eliminate state financing for internal and interparty consultations, thereby removing the system of vote reimbursement. ^[2] Cadavid explained that the goal is to strengthen political parties by requiring them to finance their internal consultation exercises through internal means rather than state funds. ^[3] Senator Hernán Cadavid stated that the reform is a targeted modification intended exclusively to remove the state reimbursement scheme linked to internal party consultation exercises. ^[4] Senator Hernán Cadavid stated that internal party exercises must be financed or defined internally by other means due to the high fiscal pressure in Colombia and increasing government deficits. ^[5] The 'vote replacement' mechanism allows the Colombian state to compensate political parties or figures with a monetary figure for each vote they collect during elections. ^[6] The proposed initiative seeks to modify Article 109 of the Colombian Constitution, which regulates state funding for political parties, political movements, and electoral campaigns. ^[7]