Deputy Luis “Tiki” González Vaesken, a member of the dissident Colorado movement Añeteté, stated that regardless of audits on voting machines, it will be necessary to adjust control systems on election day to ensure the integrity of the process. The statement came amid questions about the hiring of the Comitia-MSA Consortium, which had been eliminated in an initial tender due to serious non-compliance.
“We will undoubtedly have to adjust the control systems. In every election, doubts are always raised, but a good control system can allow for a truly fair result,” said González Vaesken. The parliamentarian, who represents the Alto Paraná region, highlighted that his team is “concerned about the electoral process to have real control” and that they will be “alert to ensure there is no type of irregularity.”
González Vaesken believes that if poll watchers, polling station members, and representatives fulfill their duties and control is effective, it will be possible to counter any attempt to tamper with results. He emphasized the intention to insist on verifying ballots at polling stations to ensure they match the results issued by voting machines.
The deputy stressed that these measures should not replace the request for machine audits, and that the Superior Electoral Court (TSJE) “should not deny it if everything is fine.” The Electoral Court, however, claims that this stage is already closed, while dissident Colorado movements denounce that their technicians did not have access to machine tests, which were made available only to government officials.