The matches they have to take responsibility with their candidates, because it is important that your campaign events do not become a source of propagation of the Covid-19, said the president of the Association of Electoral Institutions of the Federative Entities (AIEEF), Oswaldo Chacon.
In an interview, the also president of the Chiapas Institute of Elections and Citizen Participation pointed out that in the states sanctions are not contemplated for those politicians who convene and carry out rallies multitudinous.
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“Each electoral authority of each federative entity will approve health protocols, which will be general recommendations that political parties and candidates will have to respect during the bells. The measures and scope of these protocols depend on the color of the traffic light in which each entity is and the measures adopted by its state health councils ”, he highlighted.
He said that “the vast majority of state The country does not have criminalized violations of sanitary protocols … In most cases, as it is not criminalized, no one will go to jail for violating them. Here will come the acid test of ethical and republican commitment of all political actors to adjust and respect these rules ”.
Although he stated that “it would be truly irresponsible” for someone, in this health contingency, to carry out massive acts and violate said health protocols.
About the day of the choiceOn June 6, the president of the Association of Electoral Institutions of the Federative Entities said that these organizations are preparing measures, and together with federal and local authorities coordinate to establish sanitary protocols adequate in all boxes.
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Oswaldo Chacón said that citizens who act as poll workers should wear gloves, masks, face masks, and voting centers should be installed outdoors, where there is ventilation and a healthy distance is guaranteed. In addition, there will be additional staff to monitor compliance with these protocols and to organize the lines for voting.
“There will be single box, all votes will be deposited in the same box, federal and local, therefore it corresponds to the OTHER establish those protocols that will be in casillas and the electoral authorities locals we will have to help, ”he said.
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