62,142 people have asked to vote by mail for this election, which is 4.7% less than in the 2019 election.
A total of 1,708,980 people they are called upon to vote this Sunday in the Basque Autonomous Community, 8,400 fewer than in elections four years ago, to elect 2,661 councilors and 153 lawyers to the three general assemblies.
The representative of the Spanish government in the CAV, Denis Itxaso, explained on Tuesday the arrangement prepared for the celebration of the municipal elections on the 28th. The forales are the responsibility of the councils.
In addition to those registered in the CAV, 6,534 people from the European Union are allowed to participate in local elections. In this case they are also less than four years ago, 202 fewer.
They open in total 718 polling stations (340 in Bizkaia, 277 in Gipuzkoa and 101 in Álava), which accommodate 2,694 tables (1,409 in Bizkaia, 858 in Gipuzkoa and 427 in Álava) with 5,388 ballot boxes. 8,082 people are named as holders of these tables and another 10,528 as alternates.
Of the electoral count of 1,708,980 citizens, 900,393 are residents of Bizkaia, 556,210 in Gipuzkoa and 252,377 in Álava, who will elect 1,244 councillors, 986 and 431 mayors of the 112 municipalities in Bizkaia, the 88 of Gipuzkoa and the 51, respectively. from Alava.
62 142 persons have applied for absent mood for this election, which is 4.7% less than in the 2019 election.
As for the security apparatus, Itxaso has reported that 1,544 agents will be deployed to “guarantee the safety of citizens and the exercise of rights and freedoms during voting day”.
Source: EITB
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