Argentine elections: Half the nation's teen voters missing from voter rolls "by mistake"

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2. Exactly. The Beto/Cristina announcement has gone over very well - but they musn't be complacent

As Prof. Garbarz pointed out, the possibility of serious mischief by Macri - particularly at the tabulation stage - are very real.

You'll recall, moreover, that the voting and tabulation machines used in the Congo this January - where no one still knows who really won - had originally been commissioned by Macri for use in Argentina this year.

The units were not only identical to those Macri had purchased in 2016 (w/o congressional approval, which is why he was forced to cancel the order).

But their demo material, U.S.-based election integrity watchdog The Sentry reported, was in Spanish and featured the names of Argentine candidates.

And considering what already happened in 2015 with the U.S. hacking of the Buenos Aires mayoral election, and in 2017 with the doctored precinct summaries (altered pdf files), there's every reason to be concerned.

Stay tuned, Judi. This could get interesting.

P/S: Glad you enjoyed the photo of the young people, giddy at casting their first vote. I thought it really captured the feeling.

The photo probably wasn't taken in Buenos Aires though, I'll tell you.

Like most big city people, the clerks and public servants there tend to be surly and don't smile much. What with those long lines sometimes, who can blame them - especially with the current Macrisis!