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Voter Registration — Electoral Roll Enrollment
→ Verify Voter Registration
Before clicking, have ready:
  • 📄 Valid DPI (you will use your 13-digit CUI)
  • 🆔 CUI memorized (the 13 numbers on the front of the DPI)
  • 📍 Department and municipality where you registered (usually where you got the DPI)
💰 Cost: Free (Q0) · ⏱ Time: Automatic with DPI / immediate if in person · 🆔 Verified: May 2026

Voter registration is the enrollment of a Guatemalan citizen in the TSE (Supreme Electoral Tribunal) Citizens Registry — the country’s official electoral roll. Without being registered, you cannot vote in any election (general, municipal, popular consultation). The good news: since 2016 voter registration is automatic when you obtain your DPI for the first time at age 18 from RENAP.

Summary: Voter registration is free (Q0) and automatic when obtaining your DPI at age 18. Verify it at consultaempadronamiento.tse.org.gt with your CUI. If you do not appear, go to any TSE delegation with your valid DPI.

Voter registration is the foundation of your right to vote. ALWAYS verify before each election — your polling station may have changed.

What is voter registration and why does it matter?

Being registered means being enrolled in the electoral roll — the official list of people authorized to vote. TSE maintains this roll in coordination with RENAP (which issues DPIs). Without registration:

  • You cannot vote in general elections, municipal elections or popular consultations
  • You cannot serve as polling station fiscal or party leader
  • You cannot run for elected office

The roll closes ~3 months before each election. Past that date, you cannot register or change your information for that election — you will have to wait for the next one.

Requirements

If you already have a valid DPI (normal case)

  • Valid DPI (not expired) — this is the only thing you need
  • Be 18 years old
  • Have full civil rights (not disqualified by final judicial sentence)

If you never registered manually and do not appear on the roll

  • Valid DPI
  • Recent proof of address (utility bill — water, electric or phone, max 3 months old)
  • Visit to any TSE delegation (22 departmental capitals + sub-delegations)

If you live in the USA and want to vote from the consulate

  • Valid DPI (renew at consulate if expired)
  • Active prior voter registration in Guatemala (verify online)
  • Additional enrollment in the migrant vote roll (see TSE Migrant Vote)

Step by step — verify and complete your registration

Step 1: Verify online if you are already registered

Go to consultaempadronamiento.tse.org.gt and enter your CUI (the 13 numbers on the front of your DPI). If registered, the system shows you:

  • Your full name (must match the DPI)
  • Department and municipality where you are registered
  • Assigned voting center (school / venue)
  • Polling station (table number)
  • Order number on the roll

Step 2: If you do NOT appear on the roll — go to TSE delegation

If the lookup says “no records found” or similar, do not panic. It means the automatic cross-check with RENAP did not work (can happen with old DPIs or cases of name/sex/data change). You need manual registration:

  1. Bring your valid original DPI + proof of address
  2. Go to the closest TSE delegation (22 departmental capitals)
  3. Request enrollment in the electoral roll
  4. Operator fills out your file with DPI data
  5. Receive registration receipt — keep it

Step 3: If your data is INCORRECT — correction

If you appear registered but with wrong data (name misspelled, station in wrong location, department that does not correspond):

  1. Go to the TSE delegation with your valid DPI
  2. Request the specific correction
  3. If the error came from the DPI, they will ask you to first correct at RENAP and then return to TSE
  4. Changes processed in 8-15 business days

Step 4: Electoral address change (move)

If you moved to another municipality or department and want to vote in your new location, you need an electoral address change — a separate procedure. See: TSE Electoral Address Change.

Step 5: Registration from abroad

If you live outside the country and want to vote (president/vice only), enroll in the migrant vote roll at migrante.tse.org.gt. See guide: TSE Migrant Vote USA.

Cost and time

ItemDetail
Automatic registration (with DPI)Free, happens upon DPI receipt
Manual registration at delegationFree, same day
Online lookupFree, instant
Data correctionFree, 8-15 business days
Address changeFree, up to 3 months before election

TSE NEVER charges for electoral roll services. If anyone asks for money to register or look up, it is a scam. Report at 1580.

Common mistakes

  • Assuming you are registered just because you have an old DPI — if your DPI is from before 2016 and you never verified, you might not be. Verify online.
  • Forgetting to verify before elections — the roll may have moved you to another station. Confirm your voting center 2-3 weeks before.
  • Trying to register when the roll has closed — the closing is ~3 months before election. Past that date, no exceptions.
  • Confusing voter registration with migrant vote — if you live in the USA, you need additional enrollment at migrante.tse.org.gt; normal registration does NOT automatically enable you to vote from the consulate.

Diaspora — Guatemalans in the USA verifying registration

If you migrated to the United States and want to know if you are still registered in Guatemala (necessary prior step to vote from the consulate in 2027), there are three paths:

Path 1 — Online lookup from the USA

consultaempadronamiento.tse.org.gt works from any country. You only need your CUI (the 13 DPI digits). The system tells you if you are registered and where you would vote in Guatemala. If you want to vote from the USA, you also need migrant vote registration.

Path 2 — If your DPI is expired, first renew it at the consulate

RENAP visits the 22 Guatemalan consulates in the USA with mobile drives to issue and renew DPIs. Once you have the new DPI, TSE updates your registration automatically. Go to the closest consulate or wait for the next RENAP drive.

Path 3 — Direct procedure at consulate

Some consulates can help you verify your TSE registration and orient you on the next step. Call ahead to confirm availability — migrant voting is mostly handled online, but consulates are the physical contact point.

Can I vote in the USA and Guatemala at the same time?

Yes. If you have US citizenship (naturalized or by birth) and maintain your Guatemalan nationality, you can vote in elections in both countries. Guatemalan nationality is not lost by acquiring another (Constitution Art. 144). You only need to meet the requirements of each country separately.

CountryKey requirement
GuatemalaValid DPI + voter registration + (if you live abroad) migrant vote enrollment
USAUS citizenship + voter registration in your state/county

May 2026 note: some TSE web services are temporarily suspended due to the institutional response to the 2023 cyber attack. The voter registration lookup operates normally. If you find a service offline, go to the closest physical TSE delegation or call 1580.