2023-10-19 03:33:09
This Sunday, in Neuquén and the entire country, the general elections will be held to define president and national deputies. As usually happens on these occasions, many wonder what happens if you don’t go to votetaking into account that the vote It is mandatory in Argentina.
According to what was reported by the National Electoral Chamberin case of not complying with civic duty, citizens They can present a series of justifications, depending on their situation. Otherwise, yesThey are susceptible to entering the registry of offenders and receiving a financial penalty.
For this reason, people who cannot go to vote and have a valid justification, They will have to go to the nearest police station, to request a proximity certificate.
This documentation must then be presented in a period of 60 days from the election in the Federal Court with Electoral Jurisdiction of the corresponding district.
Meanwhile, those who do not have justification will enter the offender registry and may pay a fine. which ranges from 50 to 500 pesos.
They will also be sanctioned with bureaucratic obstacles, such as the impossibility to be appointed to public functions or jobs for three years from the election or to carry out procedures or procedures before national, provincial and municipal state organizations.
Elections 2023: Who is exempt from voting
The National Constitution establishes that in Argentina voting is mandatory for all people between 18 and 70 years old, while voters between 16 and 17 years old, as well as those over 70, can do so optionally.
However, some groups are exempt, for different reasons, from voting this Sunday. See which ones they are.
-Judges and their assistants that they must attend their offices and keep them open for the duration of the election.
-Las people who are more than 500 kilometers away on election day of the place where they must vote and justify that the distance is due to reasonable reasons. They must obtain the certificate at the nearest police station and then upload the documentation to the National Electoral Chamber website.
-People who are sick or unable due to force majeure that prevents them from attending the event. They must be justified by doctors from the national health service; failing that, by official, provincial or municipal doctors, and in their absence by private doctors.
–Staff of public service organizations and companies who, for reasons related to their fulfillment, must carry out tasks that prevent them from attending the elections during their development.
Elections 2023: what document do I need to vote in Neuquén
This Sunday, October 22, the 2023 presidential elections. Find out which document is valid to vote in Neuquén.
As reported by the National Electoral Chamber (CNE) You vote with the civic document that appears in the registry electoral, or with a later version of it.
«If you go to vote with a ddocument prior to the one on the registry, you will not be able to vote. The DNI in the cell phone is not valid to vote,” recalled the General Secretariat of the Nation, the area in charge of the 2023 elections.
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