The process will take place on Saturday October 26 and Sunday October 27, during which regional and municipal positions will be elected, through a compulsory ballot.
This weekend the electoral process takes place, starting from the days Saturday October 26 and Sunday October 27 .
This process will allow citizens to establish their preferences regarding Governors, regional councilors, mayors and councilors .
To find out where to go to vote, information is available online, provided by the Electoral Service (Servel).
Where should I vote?
He location and polling station can be reviewed in the platform consulta.servel.cl when entering RUN.
The page will display election data, including whether the person is qualified to vote and whether they have been designated as a polling station member.
What do you need to vote?
When you go to the polling station, you must have your identity card or passport with you . From Servel it was confirmed that the document can be expired, but only from October 27, 2023 .
Voting must also be done in blue pencil, on the four electoral ballots for the positions of Governor, Regional Councilor, Mayor and Councilor.
Are the elections with compulsory voting?
Regional and municipal elections have compulsory voting .
Thus, absenting oneself from civic duty without justification exposes the person to a fine of 0.5 UTM. The sanction results in approximately $33,000 .
As indicated in the Servel THE valid situations that allow you not to vote in elections are as follows:
- Finding yourself sick.
- Being outside the country or more than 200 kilometers from the voting location.
- Any other serious impediment, proven before the local police judge.
How many days do workers have to vote?
Workers have a three-hour permission to vote in elections .
This is indicated by the Labor management which states the following: “Workers who are required to provide services on days when an election or plebiscite takes place have the right to be absent from work for a period of three hours to vote, without this implying a reduction in their remuneration “.
Is it an election holiday?
For this electoral process, Saturday 26 presents no changes and Only Sunday October 27 is considered a public holiday. of an obligatory and inalienable nature.
According to the Ministry of Labor, the leave applies to shopping centers, band centers and shopping centers governed by the same company name or legal personality.
Due to the above, can only serve commerce, such as supermarkets, department stores and stores, outside of shopping centers either band centers .
Source: Latercera
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