Already with the lists presented of all the political forces that will compete on October 26 in the national legislative elections, the final stretch was entered for the elections that will define the new scenario in the Nation Congress, where They will be renewed 127 benches in deputies and 24 in the Senate.
A fact that marks a milestone in these National Elections of 2025 It is the implementation for the first time of the Unique paper ballot (BUP) throughout the territory for the election of legislative positions. This new modality, established by Law No. 27,781, seeks to add greater transparency and simplicity to the electoral process.
Through the BUP, all candidates of the different parties and alliances are presented in A single official sheetwhich replaces the traditional system of multiple party ballots and seeks Reduce the difficulties associated with manipulation and lack of ballots in the dark rooms.
In the October 26 elections Both cameras of Congress will be partially renewed. As it happens every two years, citizens will choose representatives to occupy half of the Chamber of Deputies and one third of the Senatehence 127 national deputies and 24 senators will be at stake.
The 24 benches that are renewed in the Senate correspond to the provinces of Río Negro, Salta, Neuquén, Tierra del Fuego, Santiago del Estero, Entre Ríos, Chaco and The Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
For deputies, the scheme is based on the assignment of benches according to the population flow of each province.
Thus, the most numerous districts, such as the province of Buenos Aires, face the renewal of a greater number of deputies National “For example, Buenos Aires chooses 35 deputies—while the provinces with less population, such as Tierra del Fuego, renew only 2 benches.
The cast mechanism uses the d’hondt systemwhich distributes the seats in proportion to the votes received by the lists in each jurisdiction. The number of deputies to renew in each province is defined by the Total assigned bencheswhich is divided into Two alternate halves in each legislative electoral cycle.
Obviating the provinces that decided to unfold their elections, The rest of the country will maintain the unified choice. Thus, in addition to the traditional national legislative positions, in those territories provincial legislators, mayors, councilors or municipal representatives will also be chosenas appropriate to the regulations in force in each province.
Consequently, the following provinces do not appear as unfolded in calendar 2025 and, therefore, will renew local authorities on the same date as nationals: Catamarca, Córdoba, Chubut, Entre Ríos, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Juan, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero and Tucumán.
He beginning of the electoral campaign It is established that it will be 60 days before the general election. According to article 64 bis of the extraordinary agreed No. 26 of the National Electoral Chamber, it will be the August 27as well as the designation of two economic -financial officers per group.
The suspension by the government of the simultaneous and mandatory open primaries (step) forced at the time a modification of the full schedule and was also determined to suspend the Julio Judicial Fair throughout the national electoral jurisdiction, “as well as the enjoyment of compensatory licenses for the administrative and service technical staff of the National Electoral Chamber and all the district electoral secretariats”.
For him September 1 A public hearing is expected to exhibit Design of the single ballot with the electoral offer. Partisan symbols, denomination, photographs of candidates delivered and other requirements will be approved.
He September 13 The deadline for assigning ends Advertising spaces in audiovisual media By public draw. Three days later, the Definitive sponsorsas will be designated table authorities.
The electoral campaign in the audiovisual media will begin on September 21. On the 26th of the same month, it will be the beginning of the dissemination of institutional messages of civic training and digital education on electoral issues and the responsible and critical use of the electoral information available on the Internet.
On the first day of October, the places and voting tables will be disseminated. In addition, the prohibition of public acts likely to promote the capture of suffrage will begin to govern.
On October 16, the National Electoral Directorate will inform Federal Electoral Judges about amounts of contributions, subsidies and public franchises to the electoral campaign.
As of October 18, it will be forbidden to publish results of surveys or opinion polls, electoral forecasts, or refer to their data. He October 24 It will mark the End of the campaign and the Start of the electoral closure.
On Sunday, October 26, the elections will be held and until 21 it will be prohibited to publish results of surveys, projections or opinion polls, electoral forecasts or referring to their data.
At 18 on Tuesday October 28will end the deadline for making claims and protests on vices in the constitution and operation of the tables and on the election. Besides, The final scrutiny will begin.
It is important for citizens to take into account that those who do not appear at their table assigned on October 26 will have Until December 25 to justify the non -vote issuance.
The full schedule is available on the electoral website.gob.ar.
