A total of 2,543 polling stations will be set up by Peru's 121 consular offices worldwide to ensure voting by compatriots residing abroad (PEX) in the 2026 General Elections, scheduled for April 12.
The diplomatic missions are undertaking an extensive logistical effort to organize the overseas electoral process, in constant coordination with Peru's electoral organizations and the authorities of countries where our fellow citizens will cast their votes.
In order to ensure voting and counting for the 1,210,813 Peruvians eligible to vote abroad on April 12, ONPE appointed three principal members and six alternates per polling station, who will serve as the highest authority on election day.
In exceptional cases where a polling station abroad has fewer than 25 voters, the law provides that the consul general or the consular section’s head will constitute it together with two voters present from the same table.
The website provides detailed information on the 218 polling places located across the five continents, facilitating participation by eligible voters.
The randomly selected list of polling station members—prepared by ONPE—is provisional, allowing any citizen to submit objections as deemed appropriate.
According to the Organic Elections Law, there is a three-business-day period following the draw (held on January 29) to file such objections, which will be ruled on definitively by each consul general.
Citizens who serve as polling station members will receive an incentive equivalent to 3% of the Tax Unit (UIT), amounting to S/165 (about US$49).
Peruvians selected by lottery who fail to appear for the installation of a polling station will be subject to a fine equal to 5% of the UIT, or S/275 (about US$82).