Overview

• Failing to vote remains sanctionable under the Electoral Code, with fines set case by case between $50 and $500.
• The Cámara Nacional Electoral offers an online system to check infractor status, submit justifications within 60 days, or pay the fine.
• Those listed in the Registro de Infractores face a three‑year bar on public appointments and may encounter one‑year hurdles for some state procedures.
• Exemptions include people over 70, 16‑ and 17‑year‑olds, voters over 500 km from their polling place, and those with illness or force majeure, all with supporting documentation.
• Not voting in previous contests does not remove anyone from the padron for the Oct. 26 legislative elections, though regularizing the record is advised to avoid ongoing penalties.