Overview

• The Junta Electoral de la Provincia de Buenos Aires approved the “plan alternativo” submitted by the Juzgado Federal No. 1 de La Plata to allocate polling stations in La Matanza.
• The electoral secretariat of Judge Alejo Ramos Padilla produced the alternative distribution in record time after the Cámara Electoral ordered a rollback of his initial map.
• Ramos Padilla’s first ruling would have moved polling stations for roughly 70% of La Matanza voters before he declared himself incompetent and delegated the task to the provincial board.
• Polling locations for foreign-resident electors in La Matanza were left intact and are accessible through the official online consultation system.
• Governor Axel Kicillof, Mayor Fernando Espinoza and Vice Governor Verónica Magario had denounced the original reassignments as a potential barrier to voter participation.