How to excuse yourself from voting at the Virtual Precinct?

This weekend the regional and municipal elections take place in Chile, so those Citizens who are far from their voting location can excuse themselves from voting via the Virtual Precinct procedure. of the Carabinieri.

This process will take place during Saturday October 26 and Sunday October 27 in a modality of two days in which each person will be able to attend the vote on the day of their choice, as confirmed by the Servel .

We must not forget that these elections have compulsory voting you must therefore have justification if you do not show up to fulfill your civic duty.

Situations that allow you to avoid fines for not having voted correspond to being sick, being outside the country or being more than 200 kilometers from the voting location. Concerning the latter, you must go to the Virtual Police Station to obtain proof.

Before the regional and municipal elections, the Carabinieri explained how to proceed procedure at the Virtual Police Station to apologize for your vote . Here is the step by weight:

• You must enter www.comisariavirtual.cl with unique key.
• Complete personal and electoral data.
• Thanks to the platform, you will receive an alphanumeric code.
• It must be Go to the nearest police station with the code and identity card have the file validated by a police officer.

It should be noted that this management is only intended for people who cannot vote because they are more than 200 kilometers from their polling place .

From the Carabinieri, it is specified that This procedure is not necessary for those who do not stand for election because they are seriously ill or because they are abroad. . In both cases, the justifications must be presented later, before the local police judge.

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.

Absence from civic duty without justification will expose the person to a fine of 0.5 UTM, which translates into approximately $33,000 .

People called to the table who do not show up are subject to a penalty ranging from 2 to 8 UTM. THE the fine is between $133,122 and $532,488 for the benefit of the community.