Overview

• In a precautionary ruling, the provincial Supreme Court suspended the Junta Electoral’s decision and allowed Martín González to appear on the October 26 ballot.
• The vote split 4–3, with Omar Palermo, Mario Adaro, Julio Gómez and José Valerio in favor, and Dalmiro Garay, Norma Llatser and María Teresa Day in dissent.
• The Junta Electoral had applied amended article 44 of Law 1079, which permits only one consecutive reelection for councillors and requires a one-term interval thereafter.
• Press coverage notes that Valerio’s decisive vote departs from his 2019 stance against similar cautelares and could weigh on the November 25 contest to lead the court.
• The Fiscalía de Estado considered González’s claim atendible, the Asesoría de Gobierno warned against premature judicial intervention, and election officials began printing ballots with his candidacy.