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Second round of Regional Governors: Identity cards may expire 12 months after the date of issue

The identity card or passport are the only valid documents to vote according to Chilean regulations. No other document or proof is considered valid. The law, however, allows both the identity card and the passport to be expired for up to 12 months. For the second round of elections for Regional Governors, this means that

Compulsory vote in the second round of elections for Regional Governors

Voting is mandatory since January 3, 2023, date on which Law No. 21,524 was published in the official gazette, which modifies the fundamental charter to reestablish mandatory voting in popular elections. According to the law, the excuses for not voting this Sunday are: Being sick. Being absent from the country or in a locality located