This Friday, the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) selected 25 citizens for each polling stationwith the aim of appointing, among them, the regular and alternate members who will have a key role during the general elections next Sunday, April 12.
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This process, which was carried out for each of the 91,613 voting stations that must be installed, was carried out with the participation of representatives of the National Elections Jury (JNE) and the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (Reniec).
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For the selection of candidates for polling station members, priority was given to voters with a higher level of education, those who do not have any type of disability and those who do not have previous experience as polling station members.
Excluded from the selection
The ONPE specified that, according to current regulations, citizens with legal impediments were excluded, such as candidates, representatives, electoral system officials, political authorities or representatives elected by popular vote.
Added to the list were members of the Armed Forces and the PNP who will participate in the elections; as well as firefighters and representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office that carry out functions of prevention and investigation of electoral crimes, among others.
In the same way, voters who were polling station members, as regular or substitutes, in two or more elections in the last five years, have been excluded from the selection process of the list of 25 candidates, on the basis of which the draw will be carried out.
The ONPE indicated that the list of the 25 citizens selected by each voting station will be used for the draw for polling station members that will be held next Thursday, January 29. “The citizens who are drawn will have the great responsibility of conducting the installation, voting and counting at the voting stations set for these elections,” he added.
The early installation and correct functioning of the voting table will depend on them, which must operate between 7 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. In addition, they will become the highest electoral authority at each polling station.
Those who do not comply with their civic action of being polling station members will be fined S/275, the ONPE warned.
It is important to note that the general elections next Sunday, April 12, will be held with a registry of 27 million 350 thousand 306 citizens authorized to vote. On this day, the Peruvian president and vice presidents, senators, deputies and representatives before the Andean Parliament will be elected.
