Overview

• The National Electoral Chamber ordered the annulment of polling-site reassignments in La Matanza, deeming the timing “extemporáneo e imprevisto” under a December 2024 resolution.
• Alejo Ramos Padilla warned that a manual province-wide reallocation would introduce errors, delay voter notifications and sow confusion among electors.
• Ramos Padilla declared himself incompetent to alter polling tables in La Matanza and referred the final call to the Junta Electoral de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.
• The UEJN defended federal electoral staff and rejected accusations of fraud over the broader changes that followed a review adding 500 new polling sites to boost accessibility.
• Governor Axel Kicillof and municipal leaders had argued that last-minute changes risked suppressing turnout by leaving many voters unaware of their new voting locations.