In the midst of an era of transparency driven by the National Government, many citizens are beginning to become aware of a dark practice that for years characterized the party apparatuses of the old regime: non-consensual political affiliations. This phenomenon, now revealed thanks to digitization and public access to records, is part of the legacy that the president has set out to eradicate in his crusade to return real power to the individual against the bureaucratic and political apparatus.
From the National Electoral Chamber they confirmed to the media that the inquiry "why do I appear as affiliated with a party if I never signed anything?" is increasingly common. Thousands of Argentines discover, upon reviewing the National Registry of Political Party Affiliates, that they are listed as linked to groups like the Justicialist Party, the PRO, or many others, without having requested it.
Kicillof afiliado al PJ.
There are two common ways. The most common is deception: individuals who sign papers in public, believing it to be a simple survey or poll, and in reality, they are consenting—without knowing it—to an affiliation. The second, even more serious, is the direct forgery of signatures, which constitutes a crime that can be prosecuted.
There are cases where people sign without knowing, and others are directly fraud, judicial sources acknowledged. In this context, authorities recommend a simple but key maxim: always read what you sign.
A tool within everyone's reach
To facilitate citizen control, the National Electoral Justice provides a public and free consultation website:
Verificá si hubo alguna fraudulenta afiliación a cualquier partido político.
There, anyone can verify whether they appear as affiliated with a party, simply by entering their ID number and gender. This Registry is updated every 48 hours and is regulated by the Organic Law of Political Parties. However, if an affiliation is confirmed, the site doesn't inform which party or since when, as these are considered "sensitive data," according to the National Electoral Chamber. To obtain that information, the citizen must go with their ID to the electoral secretariat corresponding to their domicile.
How to initiate disaffiliation
Those who discover an unwanted affiliation can initiate their removal at no cost and without needing to explain reasons. There are two available ways:
By Free Telegram; it is managed at any branch of the Argentine Post Office. The specific disaffiliation form is requested. The process is free for the citizen: the Ministry of the Interior covers the costs. The telegram is addressed to the federal court with electoral jurisdiction.
In person; by going with the ID to the electoral secretariat of the corresponding district. In the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, for example, the address is Tucumán 1320, headquarters of the National Electoral Chamber. These same offices receive complaints in case of suspected crimes associated with affiliation.
