In the presidential election nationwide, up to 17 o’clock 47.89 percent of those entitled to vote cast the vote – she informed at the PKW press conference. Therefore, the cards were issued to 14 166 725 persons entitled to vote. – The National Electoral Commission still has good news – assessed the chairman of the PKW Sylwester Marciniak. In the first round of the 2015 presidential election, the turnout to 5pm was 34.41 percent.
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From 7 o’clock voting takes place in the presidential election. Under the rules, polling stations will be open until 9pm. From midnight from Friday to Saturday, there will be election silence that will last until the end of the election. If none of the precinct electoral commissions prolongs the voting, the election silence will end at 9 PM.
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Attendance up to 17 o’clock
At a press conference at 18.30, the National Electoral Commission announced that 47.59 percent of those entitled to vote had participated in the election by 17. The highest turnout was in the Mazowieckie voivodship – 51.17 percent. The lowest percentage of cards issued in the Opolskie voivodship – 42.32 percent.
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For comparison, in the presidential election in 2015 in the first round the turnout at 17 o’clock was 34.41 percent.
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According to information from 17 o’clock in large cities, the highest turnout was recorded in Warsaw (54.76), Poznań (53.21) and Zielona Góra (53.04).
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At the previous PKW conference on Sunday, it was reported that by 12.00 the attendance was 24.08 percent.
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“Pandemic is not dependent on electoral commissions”
At the first Sunday conference, at 10 o’clock, the head of PKW Sylwester Marciniak informed that over 25,000 were opened nationwide. polling stations. – The pandemic is not dependent on electoral commissions, while the introduction of sanitary restrictions has caused that the voting speed is significantly reduced – he added.
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He said, however, there are “things dependent on the constituency electoral commissions.” He added that the PKW reminded the committees that “no more than one person per four square meters of its public area may be in the polling station at the same time, excluding members of the constituency electoral commission, representatives of trust, social and international observers and the host of the premises”.
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– It is unacceptable for the constituency electoral commissions to set further limits, for example, admitting one voter to the polling station or in such a number that certain voters’ positions are not approached by some voters despite a large queue waiting outside – said Marciniak.
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He noted that compliance with sanitary rigor is necessary, but precautions cannot go too far.
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He added that it was an appeal to all members of the precinct electoral commissions. – We see what is happening in front of the premises, huge queues. I hope that during the day they will be smaller – said the head of the Polish Olympic Committee.
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PKW: a high turnout is expected
As the head of the PKW said in the morning, there may be several reasons for long queues in front of polling stations. – Undoubtedly a matter of increased sanitary rigor. This results in longer proceedings with the voter in the premises – he pointed out. He added that the expected high temperature during the day may also affect the interest in voting in the morning.
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– We will be able to make final arrangements in the following hours, but so far there is a high turnout – he said then.
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Asked about the possibility of extending the election silence due to queues outside the premises in the evening, Sylwester Marciniak explained that this would not be the basis for extending the silence, and similar events had already taken place in previous elections. – People who reach the premises or will be in a queue in front of the building where the commission is located will have the right to vote. However, this is not a premise to extend the election silence – he said.
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Incident in the commission in Toruń
Earlier, the chairman of the Polish Military Contingent informed about the incident that took place in Toruń in the District Electoral Commission number 100. Its chairman “undertook electoral activities in a state of intoxication”. – The police were called, he was removed from the committee, then a new chairman was elected – added Marciniak. – This event did not affect the start of voting or its correct course – pointed out the head of the Polish Olympic Committee.
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Commissions transferred due to the situation in Podkarpacie
On Sunday morning, members of the National Electoral Commission were asked whetherweather situation in Podkarpacie affects choices.
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The head of the National Electoral Office Magdalena Pietrzak informed that on Saturday the seats of two precinct electoral commissions were moved, in which “it was not possible to vote”. She also said that several committees had problems that were dealt with overnight. – There was a threat that we would not have committee members because the residents were saving their belongings. This morning there was information that there was no problem that there would be committees – she added. She indicated that in connection with the PKW storms, there were also two cases of change of registered office in other regions of the country. – One was in the delegation in Jelenia Góra, the other in the delegation in Słupsk. In one case the seat of the precinct electoral commission was changed, in the other case it was moved to another room of the same school because the roof was broken above the gym – she explained, adding that it did not affect the vote. “We don’t have any information so that voters will have trouble getting to the premises,” she noted.
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How to cast a vote?
Voters may vote for one of 11 candidates. To cast a valid vote, enter the X in the box to the left of the name of the selected candidate on the ballot paper.
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Voting circuits
The PKW had previously informed that 27 230 voting circuits were established, including permanent: 25 433, in hospitals: 799, in prisons: 94, in detention centers: 45, in external wards of prisons: 33, in nursing homes: 646, in student hostels: 3. He also reported that eight wards were established on ships, and 169 were abroad. 49 Regional Electoral Commissions were also appointed.
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