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National Electoral Court Clears Reprint of Candidate Posters in Buenos Aires, Declines Ballot Reprint

Judges prioritized clear voter information within tight logistics that make reproducing millions of Boleta Única Papel impossible before the October 26 vote.

Overview

  • Posters at voting centers will show Diego Santilli as La Libertad Avanza’s lead candidate after José Luis Espert’s exit.
  • The Boleta Única Papel will keep Espert and Karen Reichardt’s names and images because there is no time to reprint roughly 14–15 million ballots.
  • The ruling overturned the Buenos Aires provincial electoral board’s refusal to reprint and adopted the position advanced by electoral prosecutor Ramiro González.
  • Correo Oficial told the court that reprinting and distributing about 40,000 posters can run on a parallel circuit without delaying essential election materials.
  • Espert stepped down after press reports on alleged payments tied to Federico “Fred” Machado, a change that triggered the dispute over updating materials.