Only until this Sunday, December 14, will the possibility of choosing three options for voting locations for the next elections in 2026 be valid, warned the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE)which recommended to citizens Choose those that are closest to your homes.
This measure is for all eligible voters residing in the national territory, including those who turn 18 on the same day as the elections. For that, the ONPE He clarified that 8,455 voting locations have been set up in the country.
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In this way, from last November 23 until today, more than 2 million Peruvians have already managed to complete this procedure through the ONPE platform: https://eligetulocal.onpe.gob.pe/which is in operation 24 hours a day and seven days a week.
The ONPE reported that the largest number of changes were made in metropolitan Lima and Lima provinces with 1,371,273 reports. Callao and Arequipa follow, with 130,894 and 115,552 voters who chose their possible voting locations, respectively. “In 43 locations there is no longer capacity,” he responded.
He added that you can choose up to three locations only within the district that appears on your ID, which will depend on the valid address presented at the closing of the electoral roll (October 14, 2025).
Steps for selection
You can enter the virtual platform through a cell phone; as well as from a computer or laptop. If the procedure is carried out through the first route, the citizen You can validate your identity in one of the two available modalities: answering personal questions and taking photographs of your ID or through facial recognition.
If it is the second way, the voter must answer personal questions. “After identity validation, You must enter your cell phone number and an email to which you will receive a link to continue with the selection process,” he noted.
After that, the citizen will be able to observe the options within their district and then choose the three options closest to their home. Once this part is completed, you will receive a confirmation email with the information of your selection. “After the first registration, you will have two opportunities to modify your choice. In March 2026, the place that will be assigned for the general elections of April 12 of the following year will be known,” he responded.
The objective, reported the ONPE, is to bring the voting location closer to the voter’s home, reduce time and save money on travel; as well as optimize the organization and distribution of voting tables at the national level.
In the 2021 elections, the number of citizens who registered on the voting location selection platform exceeded 3 and a half million. A year later, that figure rose to almost 4 million for the regional and municipal elections.
