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Salta Court Drops 2,150 From Aguas Blancas Voter Roll, Orders Biometric Checks at Border Polls

A federal judge in Salta ordered a sweeping purge to protect the border town’s vote following evidence of mass false domiciles.

Overview

  • Judge Julio Bavio ordered the immediate exclusion of 2,150 registrants from Aguas Blancas, with reinstatement only if applicants prove their real domicile for on-site verification.
  • The court kept a prior injunction halting registry updates in Aguas Blancas, Los Toldos and Salvador Mazza pending domicile checks.
  • Prosecutor Ricardo Toranzos won authorization for detention and verification of suspected irregular voters who attempt to cast ballots.
  • A pilot of biometric identification at border polling stations was mandated to verify voter identities and curb misuse of documents.
  • Investigators documented an electoral roll exceeding the town’s 2022 census count and clusters of registrations tied to generic or numberless addresses, prompting alerts to ANSeS, ARCA, DNM, Andis and border-control authorities as organized-crime risks were flagged.