Overview

• González aligned with electoral judge Alejo Ramos Padilla in denying La Libertad Avanza’s bid to change the already printed ballots.
• La Libertad Avanza sought to remove José Luis Espert’s image after accepting his resignation following a scandal over his link to businessman Fred Machado.
• Technical assessments from Correo Argentino, the National Electoral Directorate and the Electoral Secretariat warned there is no time to reprint, verify and distribute new ballots.
• The decision underscores that this is the province’s first election using Boleta Única Papel, making a districtwide reprint for all parties both logistically unfeasible and costly, estimated at about 12.17 billion pesos.
• With roughly 14 million voters and 40,000 polling places, authorities said the election will proceed with the originally approved ballots that still display Espert.