Sáenz Peña Law

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The Sáenz Peña Law (in Spanish, Ley Sáenz Peña) was Law 1887 of Argentina, sanctioned by the National Congress on 10 February 1912, which established the universal, secret and mandatory male suffrage though the creation of an electoral list (Padrón Electoral). It was approved during the presidency of Roque Sáenz Peña, main supporter of the law. The right to vote for females was not covered by this law; it was only granted to them in 1947, during the first presidency of Juan Perón. The "universal" scope of the law included only native and naturalized men, therefore excluding not only women, but working class males who were non-citizen immigrants, a very significant portion of the population by then. The original law is currently still in force, but it has been amended to allow women to vote.