For the general elections on Sunday, April 12, 92,766 voting tables will be installed throughout the country, each made up of three regular members and six substitutes.
In total, 834,000 citizens were designated by lottery to fulfill this function, which is mandatory.
Those who do not assume the position of polling station member will be punished with a fine of 275 soles, an amount equivalent to 5% of the Tax Unit. In contrast, citizens who do carry out this task will receive financial compensation of 165 soles, corresponding to 3% of a UIT.
In addition, the National Election Jury recalled that not going to vote also generates economic sanctions.
The fines vary depending on the socioeconomic condition of the district: in areas of extreme poverty it is 27.50 soles, in non-extreme poverty it amounts to 55 soles and in non-poor districts it reaches 110 soles, taking as a reference a UIT set at 5,500 soles.
