The National Electoral Chamber (CNE) ruled on Monday to exclude Cristina Fernández de Kirchner from the electoral register, considering that her conviction in the Vialidad case justifies her disqualification from exercising the right to vote in the upcoming legislative elections in October.
The ruling overturned the decision of the federal judge of Río Gallegos, Mariel Borruto, who had ordered that the former vice president remain an active voter in the Santa Cruz district despite the final conviction issued by the Supreme Court.
The CNE judges, Santiago Corcuera, Alberto Dalla Vía, and Daniel Bejas, argued that it is appropriate to apply the accessory penalty of disqualification in cases related to corruption, money laundering, embezzlement of public funds, and fraud against the administration, among others.
"From that understanding, the Court has always maintained a respectful position regarding the powers of the legislator to regulate the right to vote of individuals affected by the rules whose unconstitutionality it has declared", they stated in their decision.
The conviction against Cristina Kirchner, confirmed by the Supreme Court, is six years in prison for fraudulent administration to the detriment of the State. According to the Penal Code and the National Electoral Code, prison sentences longer than three years entail the suspension of political rights.
