Senator Hernán Cadavid of the Centro Democrático party filed a legislative act to eliminate state-funded vote replacement for internal, interparty, and popular consultations. ^[1] Cadavid clarified that the change does not affect public funding for parties, political movements, or electoral campaigns, but only targets the resources currently allocated for vote replacement. ^[2] The initiative proposes amending Article 109 of the Colombian Constitution to stop the state from financing these specific mechanisms through the vote replacement system. ^[3] Colombia signed the Rome Statute on 1998-07-07, joining many states that sought international justice for crimes against humanity, and the treaty established the International Criminal Court. ^[4] The article argues that the Colombian government's proposal to withdraw from the Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court contradicts the essential principles of the Constitution and should be rejected by the Colombian people. ^[5] The Rome Statute created the International Criminal Court as a permanent institution with jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression, and stipulated that it would be complementary to national criminal jurisdictions. ^[6] The Rome Statute was approved by Colombian Law 742 of 2002-06-05 and subsequently ratified by the Colombian government, binding it under international law. ^[7] The bill includes two articles: one modifying the Constitution and another stating the reform takes effect upon promulgation. ^[8]