At the latest, citizens will know on May 6 if they have been selected to be part of a polling station
On Sunday May 28, 2023 Spaniards are called to the polls to vote in the next municipal and regional elections. There are only a few weeks left before the appointment and many citizens wonder if they will have to to be part of a polling station or not.
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 alternates, have held between April 28 and May 2, 2023.
Since its celebration, the administration has a within three days to notify the citizens who have been selected.
Thus, At the latest, on May 6, citizens will know if they have been selected or not to be part of a Electoral table.
Although there are in municipalities, such as the city of Madrid, where the draw was held on April 28 therefore, the 31,302 selected citizens have already received the notification.
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.
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.
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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