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First vote of the Coronavirus era: fear linked to infections has caused a real flight from the polling stations that will host the next elections on September 20 and 21
by Nicoletta Cottone
First vote of the Coronavirus era: fear linked to contagion has caused a real flight from the polling stations that will host the next elections on September 20 and 21
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They decline the invitation politely, but firmly. They cut the rope, they escape, they disappear. The fear linked to Coronavirus infections has caused a real flight of presidents and scrutineers from the polling stations that will host the next elections on September 20 and 21, the first of the Covid era. A stampede from north to south, like in school, floods the “justifications” and medical certificates. Unavailability. A number of resignations never seen before that has forced municipalities to hire cashiers in a unique way. More than 200 civil protection volunteers are already ready to replace the defectors among the presidents and members of the electoral colleges appointed by the Court of Appeals.
Vote between distancing and masks
Strict rules for access to polling stations: everyone must wear a mask. Rigid distancing between the members of the voting table and with the voters. You will need to remove the mask to recognize it.
In Genoa, ATMs are hired through Facebook.
In Genoa, after the resignation of about a third of the tellers (855 of 2,644 appointments), the municipality took cover. And she posted an ad on Facebook to recruit tellers and voting chairmen. And if no substitutes are found, the strategy focuses on the descent into the field of municipal employees
In Florence, almost one in three presidents is on the run
In Florence, almost one in three presidents are on the run. There, 110 presidents proposed by the Court of Appeals for the elections out of a total of 360 surrendered. And they were replaced. Exemptions, officially for “unavailability”, which count the fears of Italians for contagion. In the last regional elections, the percentage of withdrawals was lower, around 25 percent. Almost half of the ATMs give in: the exemptions were 730 of 1,470 people. Five years ago, only a third of tellers gave up. Here too, replaced.
In Bari 67% of exemptions, unavailability for Covid seats
In Puglia, high resignation rates in all provinces. In Bari it reaches 67%, only considering the presidents of the headquarters (228 people). All nominees for Covid seats installed in hospitals or for the sick in isolation have surrendered. Here too, the record number of resignations is officially due to “unavailability”, but certainly fear of the virus also played a role: in the last regional elections the resignation rate was 40%. Currently 203 presidents have been replaced by reserves.
