One more week: Only one paper ballot is Mendoza's law

In recent years, Argentina has made significant progress in the political reform agenda: the reform of the law on financing, gender equality on the legislative list, mandatory presidential debates, the extension of the right to vote to young people aged 16 and 17 and the introduction of a preliminary open and compulsory elections are part of the developments that have been made in recent years.

In some cases, some provinces have pioneered and led a movement that has spread to other districts and across the country, to publicize discussions and promote reforms. Passing a law that enacts single-ballot voting in Mendoza could revive the debate over voting tools in national elections and the possible impact on equal access to suffrage and electoral competition.

Local reforms can serve as a vanguard and inform discussions at the national level. For example, in 2004, Santa Fe passed a law to enforce PASO after abolishing the slogan system five years before its national institution. Santiago del Estero (2000), Cordoba (2000) and Rio Negro (2002) carried out reforms to promote gender equality 15 years before treatment and approval by the National Assembly. Since 2011, Santa Fe and Cordoba have produced a single ballot instead of a traditional poll of political parties. We used a ballot and an electronic bulletin, Salta. In the latter case, Mendoza is now a country New arguments and experiences can be added to the discussion on dimension voting tools.

Non-election years provide a timely context for assessing the pros and cons of potential political reforms. They provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions on the elements of the electoral system and their impact on political rights and representation. In this case, it is a tool for issuing voting rights.

Voting tools combine citizen preferences with election proposals. With this support, citizens can turn their preferences into voting and support. It is therefore important to discuss the conditions for ensuring equity in access. Assuming that states provide proposals via official voting tools, they ensure that a list of all parties reaches each polling station. This is equivalent to the conditions of competition for parties that do not depend on the scope and territorial coverage to ensure the provision of ballots in all centers on election day, and by ensuring that everyone has access to the proposal, it is possible to assimilate the conditions of competition for parties that do so do not depend on the scope and territorial scope of the voter. Equalization rights. Darkroom

Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of the current voting tool, especially in terms of the political rights of citizens and all competing parties, is one of the remaining challenges of the national electoral system. Mendoza is now facing the great challenge of its implementation after the adoption of a law on voting on single paper. This issue continues to progress in the provinces. It is now necessary to start discussions at national level.

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