After being unanimously approved, SME emergency declaration presented by the woman from Salta Nora Gimenez (Union for the Homeland), a project that will be passed to the House of Representatives, the electoral reform was voted on to implement the Single Paper Ballot, a project where initiatives from different federal blocks converged and had the support of the ruling party. Finally, with 38 votes in favor and 31 against (from UP) was approved and, if approved in the House of Representatives, it would be implemented in the next legislative elections in 2025.
What is the Single Paper Ballot that was approved in the Senate?
The Single Paper Ballot The bill was partially approved by the House of Representatives, but subsequent amendments made by the Senate have forced it to return to that chamber. The bill stipulates a prior process of explanatory disclosure – for both voters and table authorities – of the voting method.
In the proposal, candidates running for the same office are presented to the voter on a single ballot. This is a method which shows the entire electoral offer of a district on a single paper and the vote is expressed by marking boxes for the parties or electoral fronts for each category.
In this sense, the candidates are deployed with the logo and name of the alliance, name of the list and photo of the holderswhile the substitutes appear only with their names. The inclusion of a blank box, next to the identification of the political group, is contemplated so that voting can be done by complete list.
This way, The single ballot that will be implemented is similar to the Mendoza model and moves away from the modality initially presented in 2022 and used in Córdoba.
The initiative will have to be dealt with quickly in the lower house if the ruling party intends to change the system for the legislative elections of 2025. The text, even, could return to square one if not treated before March.
The Senate approved the University Financing Law and the ruling party suffered a new defeat
After approving the project of Single Paper Ballotwhich will return to Deputieshe Senate also approved the University Financing Actwhich already had half approval from the lower house.
The opposition achieved a large majority and achieved the approval of the law with 57 affirmative votes, 10 against and one abstention.
Despite the decision of the Congress, he Government He anticipated that, as with the pension reform, he will veto the law, arguing that it would put the fiscal surplus at risk. The proposal presented by the Radical Civic Union increases funding for national universities to ensure their operation.
Source: Ambito
