This Sunday, November 16, a new election day will take place in Chile, where the presidential and parliamentary authorities that will set the political course of the country will be defined. Given this scenario, many voters seek to know who the candidates are running in their district. and how to consult that information officially.
How many voters are authorized to vote in Chile and abroad
According to data provided by the Electoral Service (Servel)the national registry has 15,791,056 voters authorized to vote within the territory. They are added 160,856 Chileans residing abroadwho will also be able to exercise their right to vote. Besides, 886,190 foreigners residing in the country are registered to participate in the election.
These figures reflect the magnitude of the process and the relevance of citizen participation in the definition of the next representatives of Congress and the Presidency.
How to find out which candidates are competing in your district
To cast an informed vote, it is important to know the candidates running for the Chamber of Deputies in each electoral district, since the payroll varies depending on the geographical area.
In order to provide this information, Servel enabled an official tool, CLICK HERE, that allows you to consult the complete list of applicants by simply entering the RUT. On the organization’s website, voters can review:
To make the query, you must enter the RUT without points and with a hyphen in the link provided by Servel. Immediately, the system will display the updated data corresponding to each person’s district.
In this way, the organization seeks to promote an informed and transparent vote, reinforcing public access to electoral information before one of the most important elections in the country.