2023-11-15 00:11:00
Next Sunday, October 19, the runoff of the 2023 elections, in which it will be disputed between Sergio Massa y Javier Miley Who will be the next president of Argentina. As in previous elections, all citizens between 18 and 70 will have the obligation to come forward to pay and, if they do not appear, they will receive sanctions and fines.
In the general elections, only 74% of the voters voted, a figure that set a record as the lowest participation since the return to democracy in 1983. Despite the fact that the ballot is carried out in a long weekendfor the immovable holiday of November 20it is expected that attendance can be maintained.
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What happens if I don’t go to vote?
Voting is mandatory for all citizens between 18 and 70 who appear on the electoral roll, so the National Electoral Justice punished with fines to those who do not attend to vote and They do not provide a justification for this. At the same time, they will be included in the Registry of Violators of the duty to vote, where they will have progressive fines.
Likewise, the JNE sanctions citizens who do not go to the polls preventing them from carrying out procedures in national, provincial and City of Buenos Aires organizations for one year, nor perform public functions or jobs for three years.
In what cases is it justified not to vote?
Although going to vote is an obligation for all voters on the electoral roll, there are a series of reasons why a person may be exempt from going to the polls:
- If on election day you are more than 500 kilometers away from the polling place.
- If the person is sick or unable to attend to the voting establishment for reasons of force majeure that are sufficiently proven and justified.
- If the citizen is part of a body or public service company and is prevented from attending to vote for reasons related to the performance of duties.
- Besides, If you are a judge or assistant and by provision of the National Electoral Code, you must attend your office and keep it open during the elections.
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How to justify the absence for not going to vote?
In the event that the citizen can justify his absence for any of the reasons mentioned, he will have a period of sixty days after the election to go to the nearest police station in the place where you are at the moment, with your civic document and the documentation that supports your absence. Once there, you must request a written certification that justifies your inability to pay.
If the voter wishes to stop being part of the Offender Registryyou will have to go before the Electoral Secretariat of the Federal Court of the corresponding district and present the certification validating your absence. If you do not do so, you will be fined and your government procedures limited.
Likewise, absence can also be justified through the Online Offender Registry of the National Electoral Chamber. To consult it, you only have to enter the document number, gender and electoral district in addition to writing the validation code requested by the page.
Then, a list with the violations and a button will be displayed. “Request justification” where you must attach the documentation proving the reason for the absence, enter the telephone number, an email address and click on the “Proceed” option.
Photos of the last presidential debate before the runoff
How much is the fine for not going to vote?
Las Economic sanctions for not voting in the runoff they can go from 50 pesos to 500 pesos for voters over 18 years of age and under 70.
The fines for not casting the vote apply progressively depending on the number of previous unregularized infractions, that is, without paying or justifying them, that the person has.
- 50 pesos: if the voter does not have previous unregularized sanctions.
- 100 pesos: if you have a previous violation.
- 200 pesos: if the voter has two unregularized violations.
- 400 pesos: if you have three previous violations without paying.
- 500 pesos: if the voter has four or more previous infractions without regularizing.
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