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Electoral Court Rules Out Reprinting Buenos Aires Ballots

The ruling leaves La Libertad Avanza’s Buenos Aires ballot line with José Luis Espert’s photo due to a reprint window that has already closed.

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Overview

  • Argentina’s National Electoral Chamber rejected La Libertad Avanza’s request to redo nearly 15 million paper ballots, calling the bid abstract because deadlines have expired.
  • As a result, the Buenos Aires ballot will display José Luis Espert in the party’s column even though he resigned and was formally replaced by Diego Santilli.
  • A Correo Argentino report set October 16 as the latest start for distributing election materials and estimated at least five days to reprint, making the change unworkable.
  • The decision aligns with the Buenos Aires electoral board and federal prosecutor Ramiro González, who had already deemed a reprint materially and legally unviable.
  • Officials cited the new single paper ballot’s fixed design and printing stages, potential institutional risks, and a government estimate of more than 12 billion pesos to reprint.