After an average abstention of 22% in the first round, voters return to the polls to elect president in cities in the center-west of SP

This Sunday (25), more than 1 million voters eligible to vote in this second round in the center-west of São Paulo must go to the polls to elect the president. Voting takes place from 8 am to 5 pm and in the state of São Paulo, voters only vote for president in this second round.

In the five largest cities in the center-west of São Paulo - Bauru, Marília, Botucatu, Jaú and Ourinhos - there are almost 740 thousand eligible voters and of these, just over 172 thousand did not go to the polls in the first round, an average abstention of 22% considering the cities combined.

In the first round, abstention in Bauru, the largest electoral college in the region with 278,336 voters, was 25.11%, which corresponds to almost 70 thousand voters (69,900). This means that one in every four voters did not vote in the first round in the city.

The rate even exceeds abstention in the country, which was 21.6%, totaling 33 million voters who did not go to the polls. The number of abstentions in the city is also the highest compared to the 2022 elections, which had 63,917 absent voters, representing 22.86% of the number of those eligible to vote that year, which was 279,646.

Even those who did not vote in the first round are eligible to vote in the second round. Justification for absence in the first shift can be made until December 3rd.

In the second round, this date is extended until January 8, 2027. If there is no justification, the voter will pay a fine of R$3.51 per missed round.

In Marília, abstention was 23.43% of the total number of eligible voters, which are 172,936 in the city, that is, 40,520 failed to vote in the first round.

In Botucatu, of the 111,048 eligible voters, 25,320 did not show up, an abstention of 22.8%.

In Jaú, 18,973 voters did not vote in the first round, which corresponds to 19.22% of the total electorate, which is 98,725 voters.

Of the 76,480 voters in Ourinhos, 17,800 did not go to the polls in the first round, totaling an abstention of 23.27%.

Voters can only take their cell phone with the e-Título application if their biometrics are up to date with the Electoral Court. If your photo is not appearing in the application, it cannot be used to grant access to the ballot box.

Even if you don't have a photo, the app helps you find your voting location quickly, just like the paper version.

To vote, the TSE requires the presentation of a document with a photo, which, in addition to the e-Título, includes an identity card, social identity, work card, national driver's license, passport or equivalent, professional category card recognized by law or reservist certificate.