Voting is based on universal suffrage, which includes all national citizens over the age of eighteen, registered and resident in each department and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as non-national citizens residing and registered in the department.

Voting is based on universal suffrage, which includes all national citizens over the age of eighteen, registered and resident in the province or district and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as non-national citizens residing and registered in the province or district.

[2] The municipal councils are composed of between 5 and 15 councilors (except that of the province of Lima, composed of 39 councilors) elected by direct suffrage for a period of four (4) years, in conjunction with the election of the mayor (who presides over the council).

The winning list is assigned the seats according to the d'Hondt method or half plus one, whichever favors it the most.

For the mayoral elections in Lima, Rafael López Aliaga of Popular Renewal, Luis Molina of Go on Country – Social Integration Party and Álvaro Paz de la Barra of Faith in Peru announced their campaigns in early 2022.