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On September 20 and 21, the constitutional referendum will vote to confirm the parliamentary court. Yes, but what exactly do you vote? Is there a quorum? Can someone positive about Covid19 exercise their right to vote in any way? To answer these questions, the Viminale Central Electoral Services Directorate has published some Frequently Asked Questions (Faqs) online. Some are shown below.
– When do you vote? Voting takes place on Sunday, September 20, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and on Monday, September 21, 2020 from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
– What is the question printed on the card? “Do you approve the text of the constitutional law on” Amendments to articles 56, 57 and 59 of the Constitution on the reduction of the number of parliamentarians “, approved by Parliament and published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic n.240 of October 12, 2019? “
– What is the quorum necessary for the constitutional referendum to be valid? For the validity of the confirmatory constitutional referendum, unlike the abrogative referendum, the law does not provide a validity quorum; that is, the majority of voters are not required to participate in the vote and the result of the referendum is in any case valid regardless of the percentage of voter participation.
– Where and how can the electoral card that has exhausted the eighteen spaces for the certification of the vote be renewed? The electoral card is renewed at the electoral office of the municipality of residence; It is advisable that voters who need to renew their electoral card come to this office with enough time to avoid a concentration of questions in the days immediately preceding and during the voting; In any case, the electoral office will remain open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the two days prior to the date of the consultation and, on voting days, for the entire duration of voting operations, and therefore from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 11 pm on Sunday, September 20 and from 7 to 15 on Monday, September 21.
– What are the identity documents that must be presented at the time of voting? The identity documents to be presented at the time of voting are those included in one of the following three categories: another regular aspect to ensure the identification of the voter; b) identification card issued by the National Union of Licensed Officers of Italy, provided it is equipped with a photograph and validated by a military command; c) Identification card issued by a professional association, provided it is accompanied by a photograph.
– Can positive voters for COVID-19 undergoing home treatment or under conditions of quarantine or fiduciary isolation at their home vote in a referendum? Yes, they can vote, by sending the mayor of the municipality on whose lists they are registered, in a period between the 10th and the 5th before the voting day: a) a statement certifying the will to vote at their home address and with the full address of this; b) a certificate, issued by the doctor designated by the ASL, on a date no earlier than the 14th day prior to the voting date, certifying the existence of the aforementioned conditions.
– Can voters admitted to COVID health departments vote? Yes, they can vote in the hospital sections, as long as the structures that host them have at least 100 beds. If, on the contrary, they are hospitalized in structures with less than 100 beds, their vote is collected by special electoral tables.
