This Sunday began the training days of the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) for the members of the table of the regional and municipal elections of October 2. In the region Arequipa 23 thousand 706 people are called to exercise functions as president, secretary, third member or substitutes.
The head of the ODPE Arequipa-Islay, Marco Vilela, He pointed out that until 10:00 am on Sunday, September 18, there was an attendance of 20%, which exceeded expectations. Next Sunday the 25th there will be another day of training, In addition, during the week, instructions will be given in the local coordination centers of the ONPE. Likewise, members can access virtual tutorials on the ONPE platform.
Vilela reported that a total of 104 polling station members excused themselves from doing their duty. This dispensation ended on August 18. Now you can only access justifications for health reasons, up to 5 days before the scrutiny date.
He recalled that the elections on October 2 will be between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Part of the entry protocol will be the use of a double mask or a KN95 chinstrap. The vaccination card will not be requested. In the Arequipa region there are 1,162,968 eligible voters to elect the next regional governor, as well as provincial and district mayors.
In the training, polling station members were also reminded that they will receive an incentive of S/ 120. If they do not attend, they will be fined S/ 210. The fines for not voting are separate and are calculated according to the poverty range.
