Overview

• The Junta Electoral gave the Interior Ministry until 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 8 to detail the cost of reprinting roughly 14 million single paper ballots, budget availability, potential printers, and procurement requirements.
• Correo Argentino was ordered to specify the minimum timelines needed to distribute any newly printed ballots to about 40,000 polling places in the province.
• An in‑person hearing with all political forces and the interior minister is scheduled for Oct. 8 at 10:30 a.m. in La Plata to review the government’s report and discuss next steps.
• La Libertad Avanza requested a full reprint after José Luis Espert resigned and the party proposed Diego Santilli as his replacement, with prosecutor Laura Roteta reviewing the substitution before Judge Alejo Ramos Padilla rules.
• Reporting indicates Buenos Aires ballots were already printed and stored in La Plata after a 15‑day run by contracted firms, while cost estimates for a reprint vary widely, including opposition figures of US$10–12 million and other reports citing amounts in the billions of pesos; the final decision will be taken collegially by the provincial Junta.