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System of government

Last Updated : 2016-09-21

Federal presidential constitutional republic

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Total population

Last Updated : 2016-09-05

43,431,886

 

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Total area (in square kilo meters)

Last Updated : 2016-09-05

2,766,890km²

 

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Number of registered voters

Last Updated : 2016-09-21

9,815,549

 

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Number of registered political parties

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Number of polling stations

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Average number of voters per polling station

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting age

Last Updated : 2016-08-24

16

 

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Elected Offices

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Election system

Last Updated : 2016-09-23

List Proportional Representation (Chamber 1)

 

The Chamber of Deputies has 257 members. Each province is considered an electoral district and elects its Deputies by proportional representation using the D'Hondt method. The number of representatives for each district is roughly proportional to their population. Five more Deputies are added to the number of Deputies elected in order for less populated provinces to have a greater representation. 

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Terms of office

Last Updated : 2016-09-23

The President is elected by qualified majority to serve a 4-year term.

In the Senate 72 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 6-year terms.** In the Chamber of Deputies 257 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***

**One-third of the Senate is renewable every two years. Senators are elected from 24 multi-member districts, with 3 Senators each. Two Senate seats per district are granted to the party receiving the highest number of votes, while the other seat is given to the first minority party.

***One-half of the Chamber of Deputies is renewable every two years. Party lists are closed. There are 24 multi-member districts. The threshold is 3 percent.

 

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Election

Last Updated : 2016-09-05

Argentine general election, 2015

 

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Date

Last Updated : 2016-09-21

25 October 2015

 

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Political parties in the elections

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Number of elected candidates

Last Updated : 2016-09-05

329

 

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Voter turnout

Last Updated : 2016-09-05

79%

 

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Number of ballots cast

Last Updated : 2016-09-21

7,835,803

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Legal framework for elections

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

Separate legislation

 

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Legal provisions

Last Updated : 2016-11-09

Constituci?n de la Naci?n Argentina, art. 39, 40:

 

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Referenda

Last Updated : 2016-11-09

Constituci?n de la Naci?n Argentina, art. 40:

 

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People’s Initiatives

Last Updated : 2016-11-28

N/A 

 

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Recall Votes

Last Updated : 2016-11-28

N/A

 

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Official name

Last Updated : 2016-09-02

Direccion Nacional Electoral

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Mission, Vision, Key Objectives, Functions

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Type of EMB(independent, governmental, mixed)

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

Mixed

 

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EMB budget source

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

The President - Other

 

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EMB expenditure audit

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

The legislature

 

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Number of EMB members (commissioners)

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

1 - 10 members

 

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Term of EMB members (commissioners)

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

For an unspecified period

 

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Who appoints members (commissioners)?

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

Judiciary

 

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Selection of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

Elected

 

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Administrative divisions

Last Updated : 2016-11-09

divided into Provinces (23, provincia), and Autonomous city (1, ciudad aut?noma)

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Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district)

Last Updated : 2016-11-09

constituencies are delimited for election purposes

 

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Criteria for drawing boundaries

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

Respecting natural barriers - Compactness of constituencies ? etc.

 

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Body responsible for drawing boundaries

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

Electoral Management Body (EMB) - A government department or agency ? Etc.

 

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Requirements on the right to vote

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reasons for having the right to vote revoked

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Electoral Eligibility

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reasons for having the eligibility revoked

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Requirements for party registration

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

Signature requirement - Other

 

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Candidate nomination

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

independent candidates compete neither in presidential nor legislative elections

 

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Candidate Registration (National Assembly members)

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

- Requirement

Age
Citizenship
Country of birth
Residence

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Candidate registration deposit

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Amount of fee

- Return of fee

Uncontested Election

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Preparation of the voters list

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

Extracted from a population/civil registry

 

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Whether the registration is compulsory (or not)

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

Yes

 

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Who is responsible for the voters list

Last Updated : 2016-11-28

Election Management Body

 

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Voters list preparation procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Inspection and objection procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Definition

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Period

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Methods

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Prohibited forms of campaigning

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Who is not permitted to campaign

Campaign Finance

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Campaign expense limit

- Income and expenditure of campaign expense

- Report, public inspection, and open of income and expenditure

- Investigation on income and expenditure of campaign expense & actions

- Reimbursement of campaign expense

Presiding officers

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① How many of officers in a polling station

② Roles of each officer

③ How we nominate the officers

Facilities or items a polling station is equipped with

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Polling station location criteria

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting hours

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Is compulsory or voluntary?

② How many ballot papers are distributed to each voter?

Ballot Paper

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Determination of the order of candidates on ballots

② What has to be included in the ballot paper?

③ Ballot paper design or sample ballot paper

④ Valid and invalid ballot paper

Voting Procedures

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Start ofvoting

- Process of voting

- End of voting

Marking method

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Special voting (Absentee / Early / Proxy / Assisted / Postal / etc)

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Who are subjected to do

② Voting procedures

Counting Location

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

The polling stations

 

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Counting period

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Vote counting method

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Counting Procedures

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

Preliminary count of all ballots in ballot box - Tally of voters who voted - Number of ballots in box reconciled against number of voters - Each ballot paper held up for public scrutiny,

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When are ballots recounted?

Last Updated : 2016-11-09

In case of obvious errors in the initial counting of votes.

 

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Who is eligible to vote for overseas voting?

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

Citizens residing outside the country

 

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Overseas voters list preparation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Where to vote

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting procedure for early voting

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Methods used to transport ballot papers

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Counting procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

How is the elected candidate chosen in the case of a tie?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Apportioning of National Assembly seats

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Results Announcement

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Is the announcement of preliminary result required?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Deadline for announcement of final results

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reason for holding a by- or re-election

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

By-election dates

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Electoral process

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Criteria for allocating free broadcast time

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

Equal regardless of size of party and previous performance - Based on result of previous election

 

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Television debates

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

in presidential elections

 

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Blackout period for release of election survey results

Last Updated : 2016-08-18

8-9 days

 

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Electoral dispute resolution body

Last Updated : 2016-11-09

Judiciary

 

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Electoral dispute resolution mechanism

Last Updated : 2016-11-15

1. Approve the suffrage ballots.

...

3. Decide on appeals, contested votes and protests that are submitted to your consideration.

4. Resolve with respect to the causes that, in their opinion, establish the validity or nullity of the election.

5. Perform the district scrutiny, proclaim to those who are elected to grant them their diplomas.

6. To appoint the temporary staff and to affect the electoral secretariat in accordance with the provisions of the previous article.

7. Do the other tasks assigned by the project, for which you can:

A) To request from any judicial or administrative authority, be it national, provincial or municipal, the collaboration which may be necessary;

B) To arbitrate the measures of order, surveillance and custody relating to documents, ballot boxes, effects or premises subject to sudisposici? N or authority, which will be fulfilled directly and immediately

By the police or other agency that has facilities for it.

8. Keep a special book of minutes in which to sign up? Everything actuated in each election.

 

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Alternative electoral dispute resolution mechanism

Last Updated : 2016-11-29

N/A

 

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Direct public funding

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns

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Private funding of political parties

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- If so, is there limit on the amount a donor can contribute to candidate or political party

Regulation, monitoring and investigation

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

Fines - Loss of public funding - Other

 

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Regulation, monitoring and investigation bodies

Last Updated : 2016-10-24

National Electoral Justice - Other

 

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Which electoral processes are using ICTs?

Last Updated : 2016-11-03

- E-voting : Electronic ballot printers (EBPs)

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When it was introduced

Last Updated : 2016-12-15

N/A

 

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Gender equality

Last Updated : 2016-11-28

 

Female Population: 21,813,896 (2014 est.)

Is Argentina a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

Has Argentina ratified CEDAW: Yes (15 July 1985)

Gender Quota: Yes

Female Candidates in this election: Yes

Number of Female Legislators: 94 (37%) of 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (C?mara de Diputados)

Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 49

Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low

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Aids for disabled or handicapped voters

Last Updated : 2016-11-28

Is Argentina a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

Has Argentina ratified CRPD: Yes (2 September 2008)

Population with a disability: 6,453,656

 

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Voter education

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

Continuously

 

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National civic education

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

conducted by the National Electoral Management Body - conducted by the Government

 

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EMB Staff education

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Domestic observation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

International observation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Partnerships/MoUs

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

International Activities

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Major challenges to elections

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Measures taken to deal with those Challenges

Last Updated : 2016-05-03