Ecuadorians in NYC go to the polls despite the snowfall

Despite the snowstorm, a large number of Ecuadorians in the area today participate in the general elections of their country, in which the new president will be elected.

In New York, two polling places have been set up, located in The Bronx and Queens.

The voting tables opened from 9 in the morning and those who attend will be able to vote until 7 at night.

Although the Ecuadorian consulate had indicated that the two campuses, the Mott Haven Educational Campus and John Bowne High School, would follow a strict protection protocol to avoid coronavirus infections, in the long lines to enter these centers, the distancing protocol was not followed. Social.

In addition to the president, registered Ecuadorians will be able to vote for the vice president, members of the Andean parliament and for the two representatives of the National Assembly abroad, who represent the area of ​​Canada and the United States.

In the event that no presidential candidate wins the elections with 40% of the votes, or a difference greater than 10 percentage points over the second, a second round will be held on April 11 between the two candidates with the most votes.

In Ecuador, voting is mandatory, but abroad it is a right that migrants have optionally exercised since 2006.

According to the consulate, more than 40,000 Ecuadorians are registered to vote in our city.

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