On May 7, the electoral elections will be held in Misiones and the novelty is that they will be able to consult the register by WhatsApp.
Voters from the province will go to the polls to elect their next representatives to governor, deputies, mayor and councilors. To do this in an easier, faster and free way, the Consultant, called Arapy, once again makes an innovative way of consulting the provincial register available to the citizen. It is through the most used messaging globally, which is whatsapp. The technology system is a chat bot (automated robot) that responds automatically.
The way it works is that users will be able to consult the register only by sending a message, like any common chat. Just write “hello” and the bot will answer the request asking you to write the ID number, after which the voter will immediately receive the information on the name and address of the establishment that must be addressed to vote. Also the table number and order.
For these elections, the consultant enabled three consultation numbers. Those who wish to try the new tool should send a message to any of the following numbers:
(+54) 9 376 5030439 (+54) 9 376 4 293560 (+54) 9 376 4618266
It is worth clarifying that this initiative is purely missionary and had its first launch in the June 6, 2021 elections, yielding a large number of inquiries, which exceeded the expectations of the creators themselves.
“We noticed that the number was massively distributed among WhatsApp groups due to the way the queries were entered. We did not expect results so quickly in a few hours”, said the Executive Director of Technological Development of the consultancy, Julio Cardozo.
For his part, Ariel Shubert, from the Marketing Strategy area, said that “the good impact allowed us to reach other provinces such as Corrientes and Salta.” “Our intention is that this benefit reaches the majority and we are on the way to that goal,” he said.
Benefits of using the bot
According to the Consultant, being a social network known worldwide, WhatsApp, unlike other applications (apps), has a better acceptance and citizens have a better understanding of its use, it also shows that it does not discriminate between ages or classes. Others, however, require having spaces available on the cell phone and obtaining a smartphone
