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Rome, September 19, 2020 – They will be the first Covid era elections. The coronavirus epidemic is an important variable in the vote that tomorrow (Sunday, September 20) and Monday (September 21) for the referendum on the reduction of parliamentarians and regional elections me municipal.
After the opening of the schools, the elections represent the second testing bench at this moment see a infection growth also in our country. And the fear it could also affect participation. Meanwhile, fear is having repercussions in the organizing machine: in fact, there are a significant number of exemptions by tellers and election officials: just for Milan 100 presidents wanted. It’s in Genoa The Municipality yesterday made a social call to seek the replacements of 853 cashiers and presidents of the resignation headquarters (one in three). There are still 200 left, many have responded.
Regions to vote: the map
Voting card and documents: what the polling stations need
But what is the protocol Who will follow the polls? What are the rules to follow to avoid problems and the spread of infection? Let’s see what are the indications of the Ministry of Health, delivered in conjunction with the Technical and Scientific Committee and disseminated by the Ministry of the Interior with a circular sent to the different Prefects of the area.
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the voters who go to the polls, the seat chair and all seat components are obliged wear a mask during the voting exercise. In particular, seat members are asked to replace masks every 4-5 hours if surgical, every 8-10 hours if Ffp2. The prefectures will deliver the personal protective equipment provided free of charge by the Extraordinary Commissioner for the Covid-19 Emergency, Domenico Arcuri and destined for more than 60 thousand seats. 15.1 million surgical masks will be distributed.
Distant and differentiated routes
Seats must provide routes differentiated entrance and exit signals, signals to indicate the route and guarantee the spacing of at least one meter. The cabins must be spaced.
Sanitized gels and pencils
me gel They must be placed within the schools used for voting and within each voting station. The voter is invited to sanitize their hands before and after voting. Good ventilation of the environment and sanitation of surfaces and booths are required during the two voting days and between one day and another. the copying pencils they themselves must be sanitized between one voter and another. The use of gloves is recommended for the president and cashiers.
The voting procedure
The voter wait your turn distanced from the previous voter, he sanitizes his hands before entering the voting table. He stops at a distance of two meters for facial recognition, momentarily removes his mask, then puts it back on and hands the document to the scrutineer who marks the ends with gloves. The voter receives the ballot and the copier pencil, goes to the booth and votes. He leaves the ballot box and he puts the ballot into the ballot box himself.
Voters’ responsibility
It is the responsibility of each voter to comply with some basic prevention rules such as: avoid leaving the house and going to the voting table in case of respiratory symptoms or body temperature above 37.5 degrees; You have not been in quarantine or home isolation in the last 14 days; not having been in contact with positive people in the last 14 days. “
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