Not only the police and military, other citizens could vote via the internet from the comfort of their home or from anywhere in the world, using a device with an internet connection.
between the October 29 and December 13, 2025 the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) The registration of voters who voluntarily choose to use digital voting for the 2026 General Elections will be enabled.
Through the web portal votodigital.onpe.gob.pe This registration can be made by complying with the requirements required by law, such as having an electronic DNI, having a device with an internet connection (cell phone, laptop, PC, tablet), or downloading the ONPE ID application, among others. You can review the specific requirements here.
It should be noted that December will be a decisive month for this technology that could be applied for the first time in Peru. The president of National Election Jury (JNE)Roberto Burneo, reported that on December 19 of this year the audit report on the security system will be ready. digital vote developed by ONPE. The conclusions of this document will be key to deciding whether or not digital voting will be implemented.
Eleven prioritized groups
Would digital voting be available to all Peruvian voters? The answer is no. Fernando Zapata Miranda, deputy manager of Digital Government and Innovation at ONPE, explained to The Power in Your Hands of RPP that Law No. 32270 modified the Organic Law of Elections to incorporate the digital voting modality and empowered the ONPE to establish the scope of application of the pilot program. In turn, the regulations of this law specify that the ONPE is the body in charge of establishing the prioritized groups.
“One of the purposes is to ensure the right to vote and on this occasion we have thought about those citizens who face difficulties in getting around to their respective voting locations on election day, or who for service reasons must perform duties that prevent them from traveling in person to vote,” the spokesperson said.
That is why the selected groups are detailed below:
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Members of the Armed Forces and National Police outside their constituency (for them, if implemented, digital voting would be mandatory).
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Peruvians outside the national territory (whether or not residing abroad, voluntary use)
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Electoral system personnel (ONPE, JNE, RENIEC, voluntary use).
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Ombudsman’s Office Staff (voluntary use)
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INPE staff. (voluntary use)
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Migration Staff. (voluntary use)
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volunteer firefighters. (voluntary use)
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Medical and administrative staff of public and private hospitals. (voluntary use)
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Citizens with disabilities registered in CONADIS (voluntary use)
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Citizens of the Cercado de Limabecause the only physical digital voting table (ONPE headquarters) will be installed in this town. (voluntary use)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff (voluntary use)
Fernando Zapata, spokesperson for the ONPE, explains who could access the digital vote once confirmed in December. | Source: RPP
Can you change your mind once registered?
It should be noted that if a citizen who belongs to these eleven prioritized groups decides to register to vote digitally, they will not be able to change their mind later; their vote can only be done digitally and no longer in person at a voting location to avoid duplicate voting.
“If after registering, the person becomes discouraged and prefers to go to a polling station, they will not find their name at any physical voting table because their digital registration will be taken into account,” said Fernando Zapata.
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