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Elections in Argentina 2023: when, where and for what offices to vote

2023-05-12T23:06:06.957Z

Highlights: On May 14, the regional elections of the third super Sunday of Argentina will be held in the provinces of La Pampa Salta, San Juan and Tierra del Fuego. The votes, which will be made through the Single Electronic Ballot System, will have 11 competitors. The current governor, Gustavo Ruberto Sáenz, who will go for re-election in the entity along with Antonio Morocco for the Gustavo Governor Alliance. There are a total of 12,207 candidates nominated with 1,082,462 active voters in Salta.


On May 14, the regional elections of the third super Sunday of Argentina will be held in the provinces of La Pampa Salta, San Juan and Tierra del Fuego


Regional elections will be held in Argentina this Sunday. They will be in Salta, in the north of the country; Tierra del Fuego, to the south and near the so-called End of the World; and La Pampa, neighboring province of Buenos Aires. In the province of San Juan, the elections for governor and vice governor were also contemplated, but due to a suspension of the Supreme Court only deputies and mayors will be voted. Finally, in Tucumán, a province to the north and neighboring Salta, they were also suspended in all their categories.

When and where will the votes take place?

On May 14, elections will be held in the four provinces during the so-called third super Sunday of the year and the polls will operate from 08.00 to 18.00. Days ago, on May 7, there were votes in Jujuy, La Rioja and Misiones; almost a month ago, on April 16, in Río Negro and Neuquén.

Salta

For what positions and who can vote in Salta?

This will be one of the provinces of Argentina where there will be a vote for governor and vice governor, as well as for 11 provincial senators, 30 provincial deputies, 60 mayors and 343 councilors. So far, the Electoral Tribunal of Salta has detailed that there are a total of 12,207 candidates nominated with 1,082,462 active voters. In total, there are 545,725 women voters representing more than 50 per cent of the population; 536,724 men with 49% and there are 13 non-binary people on the electoral roll.

The votes, which will be made through the Single Electronic Ballot System, will have 11 competitors, in addition to the current governor, Gustavo Ruberto Sáenz, who will go for re-election in the entity along with Antonio Morocco for the Gustavo Governor Alliance.

Who are the candidates?

The opposition candidates who will run for governor will be: Claudio Del Pla (Frente de Izquierda MST-Partido Obrero); Daniela Planes Saiz (Workers Party for Socialism); Emilio Estrada (Frente Avancemos); Lia Verónica Caliva (Salta Para Todos - Caliva Gobernador); Lucio Paz Martínez (Frente Salta Avanza Con Vos); Marcos Tognolini (Movement Towards Socialism); Mauro Sabbadini (Frente Salta Con Felicidad); Miguel Nanni (Together for Change); Ramiro Escotorin (Electoral Instrument for Popular Unity); Violeta Gil (Labor Politics); Walter Wayar (Entre Todos) and Mauro Sabbadini (Frente Salta Va Con Felicidad).

How do I know where to vote?

The Electoral Tribunal of the Province of Salta enabled, within its website, a directory to locate the box where citizens can know the place where they will vote. In this you only need to enter the DNA and select the sex with which they identify themselves in the official document.

Tierra del Fuego

What positions are voted for in Tierra del Fuego?

In Tierra del Fuego, votes will be held for governor, vice governor, as well as 23 legislators (15 incumbents and 8 alternates), 3 mayors and 8 municipal councilors (5 incumbents and 3 alternates). In case of a second round, if the candidate did not obtain more than 50% of the votes as established in the provincial Constitution, everything will be defined on May 28. According to the electoral roll of the entity, there are a total of 141,548 people qualified to vote.

The voter will be able to present himself with the last document obtained to select his candidate on the ballots, according to the official website of the Judicial Power of the Province of Tierra del Fuego. "The important thing is that you do not go with a version of the document older than the one that appears in the final register. You cannot vote with electronic versions of the National Identity Document (DNI)," according to the authorities.

Who will be the candidates and from which parties?

As in Salta, the current governor Gustavo Melella, who has been in office since 2019, will try to be re-elected by the United We Make Future Front with Monica Urquiza.

The opposition candidates who will be on the ballots to compete for the positions of governor and vice governor are grouped by Together for Change (Pablo Daniel Blanco and Federico Frigerio); FIT- Unidad (Lucía Zulma Fernández and María Luisa Meza); PRO (by Héctor Tito Stefani and Paulino Rossi) and Republicanos TDF (Andrea Almirón de Pauli and Sebastián Galdeano).

How do I know where to vote?

The Judicial Power of Tierra del Fuego enabled, within its website, a directory to locate the box where citizens and know where they can vote by simply entering their ID and authenticating themselves.

The Pampas

What positions are voted for in La Pampa?

This weekend will vote for the positions of governor, vice governor and 40 seats of provincial deputies; This will also include 61 mayors, 519 councilors, 18 presidents of development commissions, 90 members and 195 titular and alternate justices of the peace. This gives a total of 925 positions to be renewed during election day. According to the electoral roll of the entity, there are a total of 298,050 people qualified to vote.

The Electoral Tribunal of La Pampa approved 17 models of ballots and, according to the authorities, voting may be done if two requirements are met: "provincial voters are Argentine citizens domiciled in the province of La Pampa, who are 16 years old on the day of the election, and who are not excluded by article 3 of the National Electoral Code"; In addition to this, there will be four documents that could be presented to identify themselves: Civic Booklet / Enrollment Book, DNI, ID Card of the Libreta Celeste or the New DNI.

Who are the candidates?

Sergio Ziliotto, who is the current governor of the province, will be competing for re-election in the position of the hand of the Pampeano Justicialist Front by the hand of Deputy Alicia Mayoral, who competes to be vice governor.

Among the prominent candidates for the provincial government are Martín Berhongaray of Together for Change; Luciano González for the Left Front; Claudio Acosta of the Party from the Foot; Héctor Fazzini for the Movimiento Federalista Pampeano; and Juan Carlos Tierno of the Organized Community.

How do I know where to vote?

The Electoral Tribunal of the Province of La Pampa opened a website for residents of the state to locate where they should vote. You only need to have the number of the National Identity Document at hand and select the gender on the website.

San Juan

What positions are voted for in San Juan?

Due to the suspension made by the Supreme Court in Argentina, the election of governor, legislative and municipal positions will not take place; However, there will be elections to elect 17 proportional deputies, 19 departmental deputies and 19 departmental mayors by the hand of their councilors. According to the Electoral Tribunal, there are a total of 603,276 active voters for Sunday.

Argentine citizens will be able to vote on the ballot directly by presenting their DNI, as well as Cédula de Extranjería, if applicable, Identity Card or "other documents granted by the National Registry of Persons," the Court said in a resolution made on January 2, 2023.

So far, the current governor, Sergio Uñac, called to exercise this right in the state: "Let's go massively to vote. Let's show that the people of San Juan want to elect our authorities."

How do I know where to vote?

The Judicial Power of San Juan created a website where citizens can check where they can vote by simply entering their ID and selecting the sex with which they identify. As in Salta, the option for non-binary people is available in this case.

When does the electoral ban begin in La Pampa, Salta, San Juan and Tierra del Fuego?

The electoral ban for the elections of the Argentine provinces will begin 40 hours before the opening of the polls and will be extended for three more hours at the end of the day. This means that by 21:00 p.m. this ban would end.

Source: elparis

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