Elections: timetables and special bus and metro services

This Saturday October 26 and Sunday October 27 The process of regional and municipal elections is taking place in our country, for which a series of measures related to public transport are available.

The Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications determines strengthening of bus lines, implementation of special services and differentiated timetables to ensure transportation of citizens to their voting location.

As argued by the government for the weekend, a series of modifications are implemented in buses, metro and EFE trains of Red Movilidad, in addition to considering means for extreme areas. Check the details below.

• Mobility network : the offer of circuits is increased by more than 20% on Saturday and by more than 38% on Sunday, concentrated between 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. .
• Metro : THE Opening at 7:00 a.m. both days and the offer is expanded for the section from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., by 44% compared to a usual public holiday or Sunday.
• EFE : anticipates your timetable at 7:00 a.m. at Gare Centrale-Nos and 7:30 a.m. in Santiago-Rancagua, adding services for Sunday.
• Regions: 2,838 services added for the weekend, including 1,134 general and 1,704 for one day, especially intended for rural areas.
• Other means: 99 other subsidized services will operate, by sea, lake, river, air and/or rail.

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.

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 located outside shopping centers either band centers .

The 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 “.