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In the Forest constituency in downtown Kaunas, the first voters showed up at just 7 a.m., and a bottle of disinfectant liquid greeted them.
“It just came to our knowledge then. I agitated everyone, said we were going to vote, but all the young people were asleep …”, – Marija Dainė, 72, head of public cultural institutions, told BNS.
To reduce contacts, voters enter through one door and exit through another, members of the electoral commission warn people to come one by one, not to gather.
Commissioners work in masks and gloves, sanitize surfaces hourly, and ventilate facilities more frequently.
“People feel more uncomfortable because they have to make a big circle, but these are the requirements,” Ginvilė Pilėnaitė, president of the electoral commission, told BNS.
According to her, voters will have to wait longer in queues this time, as registration takes longer to maintain the necessary distances.
“I have been working for many years, but this time it is a different experience: we have premises and we have to adapt them to comply with the rules, so that they are safe for everyone, both employees and voters. Hopefully so, “he added.
In the first half hour, some 30 people turned out to vote in the Vilnius Vytenis constituency.
“It’s always like this: people who fear queues rush in the morning,” Julija Čėglytė, chair of the commission, told BNS.
Many voters here had their pens and wore masks. The organizers of the election elections are ready to offer disposable masks for those who have nothing to cover.
Voting at polling stations will last until 8 pm Traditionally, the highest voter turnout occurs after Sunday Mass and the night before neighborhood closings.
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