- Training as a board member is mandatory. The newspaper We present you a guide to the responsibilities following completing the induction process | Photo: José Daniel Ramos @danielj2511
Citizens who must assume duties as a member of the table in Venezuela in the presidential elections scheduled for July 28, 2024 must take into consideration what the electoral laws establish for the exercise of responsibilities once the election has been completed. training process.
Before the election
Should the credential be printed?
Users who are training as polling station members are told that it is necessary to print the document with the assigned credential and that it must be visible on election day.
The QR code that accredits the person in their duties must be clearly displayed on the sheet.
What are the next responsibilities of a board member following completing training?
Citizens must come to the polling stations on Friday, July 26 with their ID card and printed accreditation.
All members of the main, alternate and reserve polling stations and voting center coordinators must be present. Witnesses may also attend to receive the electoral party favors.
Election Day
All polling station members must collaborate with the constitution of the polling stations at the polling stations on July 28th from 5:00 am.
Once there, the secretary must begin filling out the Constitution and Voting Act of the electoral table. Afterwards, the site must be adapted so that the electoral table functions in a horseshoe shape. At 6:00 am, the voting process begins.
Horseshoe voting
Polling station members should arrange tables and chairs in a U-shape, similar to a horseshoe. This arrangement facilitates the flow of voters and allows for better supervision and organization of the electoral process by the officials present.
Polling stations must operate uninterruptedly from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and must remain open as long as there are voters waiting to vote.
Closing of voting tables
When the voting tables close, the Voting Records must be printed on the machine to carry out the citizen verification process of the votes.
What are the functions of the members of the board?
The person must inspect the premises assigned for the operation of the electoral table and verify that it allows the use of the automated voting system.
In addition, the electoral material must be received and verified to ensure that it has been delivered in the quantities specified in the corresponding minutes.
Finally, among other functions, their obligation is to ensure that the electoral records, ballots, voting books and other electoral material correspond to the voting centre and the assigned electoral table.
If I was selected as a board member, am I required to attend?
Yes, compliance with electoral service is mandatory.
Article 50 of the Organic Law of Electoral Power stipulates that “the Electoral Service is a constitutional duty, by which the voters provide service in electoral functions during the period of one year counted from the moment in which they are selected.”
Article 53 of the Organic Law of the Electoral Power establishes that “persons selected to perform electoral service who do not appear before the corresponding institutions within the established period and without justified cause” will be sanctioned with the payment of an amount ranging between 10 and 50 tax units (UT) or with proportional arrest at the rate of one day of arrest for each UT of fine.
By July 2024, the UT is equivalent to Bs. 9.
Are there reasons for not working as a polling station member on July 28?
Article 52 of the Organic Law of the Electoral Power states that the causes of exception for the fulfillment of the Electoral Service are being over 65 years of age and providing emergency service due to their profession or trade.
On the other hand, there are grounds for disqualification if you have a physical, mental, health or legal limitation that determines it; if you are a candidate for an elected office or if you hold a leadership position in an organization with political purposes.
These exceptions must be notified in writing to the CNE. However, the module for submitting exceptions to the electoral service ended on May 3, 2024.
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2024-07-17 07:53:48
