Lack of support for approving budgets Maria Guardiola A submission to the Extremadura Assembly led to the decision to advance the election date. The date chosen by the popular leader came unexpectedly to some, as she made her choice December 21, the weekend before Christmas, to summon the residents of Extremadura to the polls. December becomes a complicated month, full of family meals and above all, vacationAs many people decide to visit the best Christmas cities and towns or simply return home.
At present dates, many of these decisions have already been made, in addition to… Train, plane and hotel reservations. Therefore, eternal doubt arises between voters and polling station members, who these days will receive the notification by certified mail: What happens if I have to be at a polling station and I go on vacation?
What do I do if it is my turn at the polling station and I go on vacation?
Since Christmas comes only three days after the election, it is very likely that some people have been hustling for vacation all this week. Now, since November 24, Extremadura town councils have drawn lots to determine the members of the electoral lists, consisting of the president, members and alternates. Since it is possible for a person’s name to be away on vacation, here’s what can be done.
It should be noted that among Possibility of resigning from the polling station There is no point determining leave status. However, there is Reflexive conditions:
People who have particularly important family events on Election Day, which cannot be postponed or whose postponement would cause significant economic damage. This applies if the person is the hero of the event or is related to him up to the second degree of consanguinity.
Therefore, taking advantage of the “large economic losses” that the voter had to be present at the polling station, You can submit a document to the district electoral council, thus justifying your positionThus, we display everything that proves your economic loss, such as hotel reservations, flights, etc., but since it is not an explicit justification, The district electoral council itself will be the one that will make the assessment, after analyzing itWhether you accept the resignation or not. If you do not accept this, there is a legal obligation to appear.
What happens if you are a member of a polling station and do not show up?
he Article 143 of the Basic Law of the General Electoral System (LOREG) Provides that the Chairman, Members and their alternates who abandon or fail to perform their duties at polling stations without a legitimate or justifiable reason will be punished. shall be punished with imprisonment from three months to one year or a fine from six to twenty-four months.
This includes no-shows, unjustified abandonment, or failure to comply with excuse or advance notice obligations. The fine can range from 2000 to 7000 euros.