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In early July 2026, On 24 July, Peru’s National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) announced that regional and municipal elections would be held on 4 October, with more than 13,000 positions at stake. A a public lottery on 24 July that selected about roughly 809,000 citizens to serve as poll‑table members, who members for the 4 October regional and municipal elections. Selected volunteers can verify their status via through the ONPE online platform. Selection gave portal; priority was given to voters under 65, without disabilities and with higher education, while excluding candidates, public officials and armed forces personnel. armed‑forces personnel were excluded. Regional electoral offices in Puno and Tacna opened service desks to handle inquiries, answer public queries, coordinate training and logistics, and reported thousands of poll‑workers recruited (7,428 in Puno recruiting 7,428 and 9,030 in Tacna). poll‑workers respectively. A three‑day window for challenges to the poll‑worker lists was also announced. Separately, the The Special Electoral Jury in Huancayo reported confirmed that eleven school facilities, housing 77 voting tables and 22,416 registered more than 22,000 voters, were damaged in a magnitude‑5.1 earthquake on 18 July; inspections are underway ongoing to ensure certify their safety before election day. Further election preparations progressed on 28 July. Six candidates were admitted to contest the governorship of the Ayacucho region after validation by the Special Electoral Jury of Huamanga; two rejected candidacies await appeal. Candidate lists for the regional council of Batalla Perú and Perú Primero were accepted. The Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE) later convened Contraloría General issued an extended plenary session urgent directive to develop a contingency plan for the expected strong El Niño phenomenon. Representatives from ONPE, governor of Cusco and all provincial and district mayors, ordering the civil registry (Reniec), formation of a Transfer Team of the National Institute outgoing office by 31 July. The team must include at least three trusted officials, record all information on the mandatory RC‑TG digital platform, and ensure continuity of Civil Defense (Indeci) public services and infrastructure projects ahead of the disaster‑risk centre (Cenepred) discussed potential disruptions to infrastructure, communications, transport and voter mobility, elections. These steps complement earlier contingency planning for El Niño‑related disruptions, with Piura identified as especially vulnerable. President Roberto Burneo proposed a permanent technical working group, group and contingency disaster‑risk measures were outlined prepared to safeguard protect communications, logistics, voting equipment and results, while Indeci confirmed that a national plan for intense rain and flooding is ready to be activated if needed. results.