I did not vote: how to justify and how much are the fines

With the celebration of the first legislative elections in the context of the Covid-19 Pandemia, new exceptions contemplated to justify the absence of the vote were established.Anyway, those who cannot justify their absence must pay a fine.

While the vote is "mandatory" according to the National Constitution, there are situations in which the lack of suffrage can be justified.The two most traditional are that for force majeure is far from the place where the vote should be cast according to the electoral and illness.

Both need a certificate that accredits it and is presented before 60 days after the election.It may be the complaint at the closest police station to prove that it was more than 500 kilometers or can be a medical certificate.However, the Coronavirus is now also a new reason why you can miss without paying a fine.

ELECTIONS 2021: What happens if I don't vote?

No fui a votar: cómo justificarlo y de cuánto son las multas

It is that the National Electoral Chamber now except to vote to those who have COVID-19, who are suspicious case, which are close contact of a positive case and to the people who, being a risk group, have a medical indication of not going to vote.A certificate that accredits it must always be accompanied.

Likewise, they can also omit the vote who have received the news of a close contact or present a symptom at the time they are in the place where they should vote.However, it is worth clarifying that if they wish to vote the same, they can do it without impediments, with the commitment that the authorities guarantee sanitary conditions according to the protocols.

Up to what time can you vote

On the other hand, who are working.

Those who cannot prove the absence for reasonable or health reasons must pay a $ 100 fine for the legislative elections of this November 14.If not paying them, they will be offenders who cannot hold a public office or obtain a passport for one year, among other procedures.

Those over 70 years old and those under 18 will not appear in the offenders registry if they did not vote.

On the official offender site.census.Gob.ar can consult the situation of those who did not vote and the fine can be paid in the Bank of the Nation personally or by electronic means such as credit card, bank transfer or cash.

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