People who cheated in school condemn the accordion for voting on Sunday.

Accordion Alley - Several people who used to cheat on high school exams have spoken out against the use of the accordion in the judicial elections.

The news that many people will be going to the polls next Sunday accompanied by an accordion—to know who to vote for or how to cast their ballot—has unleashed a wave of indignation among the population, especially among those who never participated in team projects but still got angry if they weren't included on the front page.

The days of free and secret voting are over.

Now the literal cynics give you an accordion.

We were better, when we were worse. pic.twitter.com/pcVtu12Kn8

— Abraham Anaya (@abrahamvanaya) May 30, 2025

This accordion is the next evolution in democracy

"What kind of country are we if people need to carry a voting guide? This is democracy, not technical high school!" questioned an exemplary citizen whose algebra exam was revoked by his teacher in 2003 for catching a Casio calculator in his pencil case.

The controversy grew after the INE itself approved allowing voters to enter the polling station with these devices, once considered cheating, but now an essential part of citizen participation in electing judges, ministers, and block leaders.

Vote!!! Suggested accordion!!! pic.twitter.com/RKVfPSkmQp

— María Bertha Martinez (@marbermarlo) May 24, 2025

"It's not cheating; it's so people vote for the best candidate and not the one with the most striking colors," explained an INE advisor who—coincidentally or not—also appears on the ballots.

On Sunday, half of the participants in the election are expected to carry an accordion in their pockets, thus giving the green light to an educational model where cheating in schools is seen as "civility" and "democratic culture."

And so you can't stop laughing: they banned music on the beach in Rio de Janeiro, and who's going to tell them?