After the electoral campaign and the day of reflection, Now is the time to vote in Extremadura. This December 21, a total of 890 967 Extremadura They are called to the polls to elect their representatives in the regional elections. Among them, … 551,368 correspond to the province of Badajoz and 339,368 to that of Cáceres.
In recent weeks, the different political parties have deployed their electoral campaigns, organizing public events to present their programs with the proposals proposed for the region.
Today, it is the turn of citizens, who will be able to exercise their democratic right to elect who will lead the region. The vote can be cast by email before December 11 or in person.
To participate it is essential to present the official documentation which allows the president of the polling station to verify the identity of the voter. Furthermore, it is essential arrive on time. You therefore need to know when the different polling stations open and close.
08:00. Constitution of electoral tables
As planned, polling station members will be the first to arrive at the polling stations. He presidentTHE vowels and their substitutes They must arrive at 8:00 a.m. to form the accompanied table. Also the representatives and speakers.
The ideal is that at 8:30 a.m. the table is already set.each of its members knowing their place. It’s done, substitutes who did not have to replace any starters are released of their responsibilities and can return home.
09:00. Opening of polling stations and start of voting
School doors open to voters at 9 a.m., even if Voting will only begin when the chair of the table communicates it. From this moment on, citizens They will be able to vote all day without interruption.unless inconveniences arise that force the process to be temporarily stopped, such as missing ballots that cannot be replaced immediately.
If this happens, the time it takes to resolve the issue is added to the end of the official time limit for voting to end. “The interruption cannot last more than one hour, and the vote will be extended for as long as it would have been interrupted”specifies the Junta de Extremadura in a document published with the election regulations.
A few hours after the start of the vote, Citizens will be able to know the number of people participating.
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The first participation advance will be announced from 2:00 p.m., with data compared to the 2023 call.
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The second preview will arrive at 6:00 p.m., including both the comparison with previous elections and with the first assessment of the day.
Concerning the distribution channels, citizens will be able to access all the information via the official web portal and a mobile app Available for iOS and Android devices. The page is designed in responsive formatwhich facilitates consultation from phones and tabletsand will also offer live institutional broadcasting via video streaming.
8:00 p.m. Closing of polling stations and end of voting
Polling stations will close at 8:00 p.m. From this moment on, Only citizens inside the premises or at the entrance will be able to vote. at closing time. When they vote, access to the ballot boxes will be permanently cut off.
When the last voter has registered their works, the chair of the table will add the ballots received by mail. Then, the members of the board of directors and the auditors registered in the census of the corresponding constituency will be able to vote.
The process will culminate with the immediate counting of voteswhich will take place without interruption. Although this process is public and any citizen can attend, the presence of people hindering the task can be limited. “The people who attend have no voice and therefore vote They cannot make complaints or protests, nor interfere with the normal course of the process.», specifies the Council.
Finally, the result of the examination will be presented in a public appearance. The results are generally known one hour after the start of the check.
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