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ONPE Activates National Voter Lookup and Begins Certified Destruction of 431 Tonnes of Ballots

The platform lets millions verify their assigned polling place before the October 4 vote.

Overview

  • The ONPE published an online consulta platform that allows voters to check their polling local, table number and whether they were selected as a member of table; El Comercio, Caretas and Correo reported the system went live on August 28–29.
  • ONPE and the JNE confirmed the electoral roll at 26,314,724 registered voters and said 809,415 citizens were drawn as members for 89,935 tables, with training scheduled between September 5 and October 3.
  • The electoral authority began a supervised, public destruction of ballots from the General Elections on August 29 in Ventanilla, processing about 431,000 kg of material under JNE and Ministerio Público oversight and requiring a contractor-issued certificate of destruction.
  • ONPE published a regulatory change for recount, conservation and destruction procedures in El Peruano on August 28 that requires notifications to authorities, sets technical methods for elimination and establishes traceability controls during transport and disposal.
  • The agency formalized the Franja Electoral media plan at a contracting cost of roughly S/30.9 million with broadcasts from September 9 to October 1, and regional ODPE offices continue site inspections and contingency planning for risks such as El Niño.