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Brief Profiles of Countries, EMBs and Partner Organisations of A-WEB

3. Nature of EMB 7. Voting Process
Mixed A voter gets a blank envelope which s/he takes
into a dark room. The voter places the ballot(s) of
4. No. of Members in EMB the respective candidates of her/his preference in
1 National Director of the DINE and 3 judges of the envelope and puts it into a ballot box.
the CNE (currently just 2 of them appointed)
8. Postal Vote
5. Terms of office No
Not specified
9. Voter Education system for different category of
6. EMB Members selected by voters Best Practices
Executive Power (DINE), Executive Power after The School of Electoral Training and Education
Senate approval (CNE)
The Electoral Training and Education School is an
7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority area of the National Electoral Chamber created
Executive Power (DINE), Judiciary (CNE) through extraordinary resolution No. 128/09 CNE,

whose main objective is to promote essential
8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB
Argentine´s presidential and legislative elections democratic values for the exercise of political
(both prmaries and generals). Parlasur members rights and electoral participation. In this sense,
elections it is in charge of the design, organization, study
and ongoing training of educational programs
9. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s) aimed both at the actors that carry out specific
Argentina’s Constitution of 1853, Reinstated in functions on election day and at the general public
1983, with Amendments through 1994 and particularly those segments of society that
due to various circumstances socio - economic
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS and cultural require special attention in electoral
material.
1. Total Population as on
45 Million (Feb. 2019)

2. Registered Electors as on

3. Method of voter registration
Citizen residents are automatically registered
in the so-called electoral ‘rolls’, which are
updated for each electoral proceeding. Citizens
living abroad should register at the consular or
diplomatic offices of their country of residence in
order to be able toexercise their right to vote

4. Voter turnout in last National Elections: Total,
Percentage
80.86%

5. Voting Method
Manual marking of Ballots

6. Audit Trail
Not implemented

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