Citizens will know in these last days of June if they have been selected to be part of a polling station in the general elections
On Sunday July 23, 2023 Spaniards are called to the polls to vote in the general elections. Early elections for which there are only a few weeks left and many citizens wonder if they will have to to be part of a polling station or not. Something that could condition your summer vacation.
Los members of each polling station they decide for raffle that the town halls carry out under the supervision of the Zone Electoral Boards. In it polling station lottery all the people included in the list of voters of the corresponding polling station enter that they know how to read and write y do not exceed 70 years.
When does the polling station draw take place?
Los sweepstakes to determine the presidents and members of the polling stationsas well as their corresponding substitutes, must be held at the latest between June 24 and June 28according to the terms established by the Spanish Electoral Law.
Since its celebration, the administration has a within three days to notify the citizens who have been selected. Although there are municipalities that have previously organized the draw for the polling stations and have already communicated it to their neighbors.
In addition, the people who have been appointed presidents or members of a polling station have a period of seven days to present allegations since they receive the notification.
How do I know if I have been selected for a polling station?
The notification to citizens selected to be part of a polling station is done through certified mail by Correos. The postman can appear on several occasions at the citizen’s home.
In addition, some consistories facilitate the consultation posting member lists of the tables on their online pages or on their social networks.
The Local police you can also try to locate the selected ones. Thus, they could stop by the house where they are registered on several occasions, ask the neighbors or even go to their workplace.
Voting by mail does not exempt from being chosen
He voting by mail does not exempt citizens from being called to form part of a polling station, despite the widespread belief that it does. The causes that are regulated are:
Among these: being over 65 years of age, having a disability, being sick or on leave from work, being pregnant for more than six months or having a risky pregnancy or undergoing surgery on the days close to the vote.
Among them: being the mother of a baby under 9 months of age, having a child under 14 years of age when the other parent cannot take care of him, planning a family event of special importance that cannot be postponed or direct and continuous care of minors. 8 years old, people with disabilities or elderly and/or sick relatives.
Among them: the workers who provide their services to the electoral boards, the courts, health personnel, firefighters or the directors and heads of information services that must cover the day.
CONTRACTED TRAVEL: THE EXCEPTIONALITY OF THE 23-J ELECTIONS
The exceptional nature of the call for early general elections on July 23, in the middle of the holiday period for thousands of Spaniards, has led to the Electoral Board to admit as an exemption from being part of a polling station the fact of have booked a trip. Of course, it must have been hired before May 29, 2023 and “provided that the cancellation causes economic damage or serious disruption to the applicant”
What happens if I have a polling station and I don’t show up?
The citizens selected to be presidents or members of a polling station should take into account that are mandatory chargesaccording to the Electoral Law.
This implies that those who have been called and do not show up “will incur a imprisonment from three months to one year or a fine of six to twenty-four months”.
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