Overview
- Leaders from Adelante Buenos Aires, Provincias Unidas and the Coalición Cívica announced on Wednesday that they will unify existing texts and formally request urgent treatment in the Cámara de Diputados to relaunch the Ficha Limpia effort.
- The core measure proposed would prevent people with convictions confirmed in second instance for crimes against the administration of public resources from running for elective office.
- Backers say they are detaching Ficha Limpia from the government’s broader electoral reform because bundling it with measures like elimination of PASO stalled consensus and contributed to the bill’s failure in the Senate in 2025 by one vote.
- Proponents point to growing local uptake as proof of feasibility, noting Santa Fe has incorporated a similar rule into its constitution and that the La Banda council has advanced a municipal Ficha Limpia draft that could affect its next local vote.
- Sponsors aim to have a unified bill approved before the 2027 elections, but success will depend on widening support across blocs in the lower house and on how the rule would alter candidate lists and eligibility for contested races.