Overview
- Peru’s JNE said 2,244,000 electors are affiliated to 43 political organizations and warned it needs an extra S/372.51 million—nearly half its budget—to guarantee the 2026 electoral cycle.
- The JNE confirmed it began auditing ONPE’s digital voting solution delivered on October 15, with a viability report due December 19 under a tight legal timetable.
- Seven authorities resigned to seek office in 2026, including César Acuña and Rafael López Aliaga, as parties face key deadlines: October 31 for internal registrations, November 30 for primaries, and December 7 for delegate selections.
- The JNE will open its Declara Más platform in the second half of November so parties can prefill candidate data, CVs and government plans ahead of the December 23 registration cutoff.
- Argentina’s 48-hour electoral veda started at 8:00 on October 24, the October 26 vote will debut the Boleta Única de Papel, and Santa Fe detailed a 7,000-person, 700-vehicle operation to guard ballots and urns.