On Friday and Saturday, members of election commissions will visit voters at home. Voters with disabilities, people who care for them at home, people who cannot work due to illness and voters aged 70 and over can vote at home.
When a new term is selected Seimas almost 95 thousand people decided to use the right to vote at home. voters.
Voters in hospitals, social care and welfare centres, military units and prisons will still be able to cast their vote in Friday’s parliamentary elections. This is the last day of early voting in these centers.
More than 49 thousand voters are planning to vote in Lithuanian diplomatic missions abroad.
More than 2 million people are registered on voter lists. 326 thousand voters. With their votes, they will be able to create a new Seimas, in which 141 parliamentarians will work. 1,721 candidates are running for 70 seats in the multi-member constituency, 699 candidates are running for the 71st seat in the single-member constituency. 14 parties and one coalition seek mandates of people’s representatives.
The main election day for the Seimas is October 13, Sunday. The second round of elections is planned for October 27.
The CEC chairman on early voting: the turnout was higher than 10% in some constituencies.
After three days of early voting in the Seimas elections, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Lina Petronienė says that this election is different from the previous ones in terms of voter turnout. According to her, the turnout in some constituencies was higher than 10 percent. border, and Neringa remains the most active when comparing cities.
“We have several constituencies where more than 10% voted, – in Senamiestis, Žvėryn constituencies in Vilnius, more than 15% voted, in Antakalny – 13%, followed by various constituencies in Kaunas, Vilnius, as well as Jotvingiai constituencies, which are based in Lazdijai district Vote, and Druskininkai more than 11 percent.
And according to the standard, if we were to evaluate it according to neighborhoods or cities, the residents of Neringa are probably at the forefront of their activities. As one has nearly 30 percent in these three neighborhoods, two have more than 30 percent. of voters who have already voted”, L. Petronienė commented on the election activity for LRT radio.
It is true that the Chairman of the CEC emphasizes that the number of votes may drop slightly on the main day of the election.
“There will probably be a little less voting on Sunday, because it will not be possible to vote in the entire region of Lithuania, you can only vote in your constituency,” she said.
When asked if there were violations during these elections, L. Petronienė noted that there were, but at least for now, these elections are no different from the previous ones in the their violations.
“Naturally, this week is the most diverse of the reports during the election period. Some of it is very small – about there being an ad somewhere, whether it’s legitimately shared, whether it’s flagged or not. In fact, there are more serious signs of voter fraud, so information is being investigated,” she said.
ELTA reminds that, after the end of early voting in the Seimas elections, voting will begin two days at home on Friday.
On Friday and Saturday, members of election commissions will visit voters at home. Voters with disabilities, people who care for them at home, people who cannot work due to illness and voters aged 70 and over can vote at home.
Voters in hospitals, social care and welfare centres, military units and prisons will still be able to cast their vote in Friday’s parliamentary elections. This is the last day of early voting in these centers.
The main election day for the Seimas is October 13, Sunday. The doors of the polling station will open at 7am on Sunday and they will be waiting for the voters until 8pm.
2024-10-11 03:36:00
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