So far, 2.4 million people have requested a vote by mail. Of these, 480,000 have already exercised their voting rights and the rest will have to do so before July 20.
The deadline is this Thursday, July 13 absent mood. These elections represent quite a challenge for Correos, as the request to vote in this way has grown exponentially.
According to data from the trade union Comisiones Obreras, they have received so far 2.4 million applications. The union influenced that on this occasion historical recordas the milestone of 1.4 million reached in the 2016 general election will be exceeded. The 2019 election failed to reach the million postal votes mark.
20% of the applicants, some 480,000 voters, have already exercised their right to vote. The rest have 8 days, until July 20, to cast their vote.
The Post Office has reported that, despite the “huge influx” of people requesting a vote by mail, attention in the offices is developing with “absolute normality” and that the “legally established” deadlines are being met. The trade unions, on the other hand, have denounced delays in the delivery of the documentation.
The request for a vote by mail can be made electronically on the Correos website or in person, but always with supporting identification. Citizens can choose the postal address to which they want to send all documentation and vote at any post office.
On the other hand, the PP candidate for the general election, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, addressed post office staff and urged them to work “to the fullest”, “morning, noon and night”, to distribute the vote by post within the deadline and promised to pay them overtime if they being president. have generated his statements controversybecause they cast doubt on the system.
Source: EITB
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