Elections in Argentina: Voters use paper inserts and must have scissors with them
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This weekend, thousands of Argentines went to the polls to vote for the 1st round of elections in the country. Candidates are selected for the positions of president, deputies, senators and governors. In the midst of the argument, which seems to be one of the most heated, one detail stands out: Paper insert and scissors.
Unlike other countries, Argentina’s banknotes are foldable paper inserts. A leafletlike document that names the presidential candidate and competitors running for other positions who are part of the same alliance.
This is where the scissors come into play. If the voter wants to vote for all candidates from the same alliance, they simply fold the chosen ballot paper, put it in an envelope and put it in the ballot box. However, if you don’t want to, you’ll have to cut out the selected names from another pile, put everything in the envelope and put it in the ballot box.
And it’s not cutting anyway. Speaking to GloboNews, columnist Ariel Palacios explained that if the form is not well tailored, your vote can be canceled. “[Em seguida] Go to the other pile and take it [a outra cédula], cuts on the dotted line. This is called cutting the boleta (ballot paper).”
“Obviously, throughout Argentine history, people have not had the patience to do this [recortar cédulas]. They take that [único] Take out the paper and put it in the ballot box. But this time everything is different. Analysts believe that there is a trend towards increasing legislative cuts. And that further complicates the political plan of the next government,” he notes.
Sérgio Massa, candidate of the government coalition and Argentine Minister of Economy, finished the first round in the lead with 9.6 million votes. He and Javier Milei were scheduled to compete in the 2nd round on November 19th.
Source: Redação Terra