Overview
- ONPE reports 9,983 volunteers for the remote voting pilot, with 67.5% from the Armed Forces and National Police (6,743).
- The pilot pool skews young and male, with 65.47% aged 18–39 and 69% men, and includes prioritized groups such as 1,447 Peruvians abroad and 865 health workers.
- Prior turnout data show 56% did not vote in 2021, 55% missed 2022 and 43% skipped both, indicating the trial targets persistent absenteeism in specific populations.
- The system is undergoing a legally required external audit and uses DNIe with digital certificates, encryption, digital signatures and blockchain logs, with ONPE to email acceptance decisions by January 5, 2026.
- Separately, 3,169,487 electors selected polling-site options through Elige tu Local de Votación, and those who did not choose will be assigned within their DNI-registered district.