2023-10-04 07:01:00
The elections are ‘just around the corner’, and in the province the National Electoral Council of Chimborazo (CNE-Ch) carries out various activities as the governing body of democracy, in order to ensure that the process of the second round is carried out without incident. electoral round in O15. One step away from the second round.
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John Muñoz, vice president of the Provincial Electoral Board of Chimborazo, an entity attached to the National Electoral Council of Chimborazo Delegation (CNE), said that on October 1, at the EU Coliseum ‘Cap. Edmundo Chiriboga’, the electoral simulation for the 2023 Early Elections was carried out, with the objective of maintaining a fully informative logistical system, with respect to the scrutiny minutes and the process of how it is done internally.
The training for members of the vote receiving boards began on September 17 and will end on October 15. The number of members at the province level is 8,946, in 1,278 vote receiving boards, it was known. Likewise, on October 12, the vote of people deprived of liberty without an enforceable conviction will take place, with a total of 21 people who will vote in the second round.
Voters
In fact, in the first round only eleven prisoners voted. In Chimborazo, the canton with the largest number of voters is Riobamba. It should be noted that those who are called to be members of the receiving boards are university students, which includes 80.2%.
For its part, to safeguard security and order, on September 28 the first security table was held, in which 17 public entities participated that “join efforts so that the elections go perfectly to the need requested by the country in this act of democracy.”
Likewise, Muñoz indicated that those who have been appointed members of the receiving boards and have not presented themselves to exercise their civic and democratic function will have to abide by the sanctions established in the Code of Democracy, which range from 10% to 15%. of the basic salary, this according to the situation found. Muñoz pointed out that voters should come and vote “the destiny of the country is in their hands,” in addition to analyzing the candidates’ government projects to have an informed vote.
Consequently, he added: “in the elections we have lowered a large rate of absenteeism compared to others, and this determines that Ecuadorians are interested in being masters of their future, and the only way is to act well in democracy.”
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Input
Training can be provided at the Provincial Delegation, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Important
For citizens who are part of the vote receiving boards, there are 2 means by which they can train: in person and online through the CNE.
Details
“The objective of democracy is that it must evolve each time according to the needs, and the shortcomings of democracy are solved with more democracy,” Muñoz said.
Actions
Voters have the difficult decision to elect their new ruler responsibly, since the future of the country depends on it.
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