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In the 2020 Local Elections, which take place today, September 27, Romanians will go to the polls to vote for those who will lead the administration in the localities where they live. Polling stations opened at 7:00. Voters can express their right to vote until 9:00 p.m., when all polling stations close. To be able to cast their vote in local elections, citizens must go to the polling stations where they are assigned and have documents that prove their identity.
Voters who go to the polls must he is wearing a mask protection in the voting booth. If you forgot the mask at home, the authorities make it available at the polling station where there will be disinfectant.
Also read: How to vote in the 2020 local elections if you do not live in the city where you live
Within 24 hours after the end of the vote, no later than September 28, 2020, the vote counting, the closing of the minutes and the preparation of the files with the voting results will be carried out. The files containing the voting results are delivered to the electoral office of the constituency. The transport is carried out under the supervision of the personnel of the structures of the Ministry of the Interior.
Also until September 28, electoral contestants can request the cancellation of elections in a constituency.
After receiving the files that contain the minutes with the results of the counting of the votes of all the polling stations of the polling stations and after resolving the appeals made, the electoral offices add the votes expressed and assign the mandates.
After receiving the minutes drawn up by the Bucharest county and electoral district electoral offices and resolving the complaints about electoral fraud, the Central Electoral Office adds the votes at the national level and guarantees the publication of the results in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I.
LIVE TEXT – TOP VOTING DAY EVENTS IN THE 2020 LOCAL ELECTIONS
UPDATE at 7:25. The participation is 0.76%. The majority of voters have already gone to the polls in Dolj, Dâmbovița and Prahova counties.
UPDATE at 7:15. Aurelian Bădulescu, candidate for Mayor of Sector 3, voted.
“People must come to the polls, not the crowds, it is time, everyone will be able to vote safely. People must understand that they need to go to the polls,” he said.
UPDATE at 7:00. The polling stations have been opened. Gabriela Firea arrived at the electoral college at 7.01.
18,000 people have already voted.
UPDATE at 6:00 – Polling stations open across the country at 7:00. During the day you will find the most important information about today’s elections at digi24.ro.
How to know in which polling station you can vote
In the 2020 Local Elections, you can find the electoral college where you are assigned and its address at registrulelectoral.ro. You need to fill in three fields: CNP – personal numeric code, surname, verification code that you see on the site.
Until what time can you vote? When they close the sections
The hours of the polling stations for the 2020 local elections are between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., at which point the president of the voting station at the voting station declares the voting process closed and closes the voting station.
Voters who are at the voting table at 9:00 p.m. may exercise their right to vote. In addition, at 9:00 p.m., the special ballot box must be at the voting table.
With what documents do you vote in the 2020 local elections?
According to BEC Decision No. 81 of September 7, “Romanian citizens exercise their right to vote on the basis of one of the following identity documents: identity card, electronic identity card, provisional identity card, identity card or diplomatic passport, electronic diplomatic passport, the service passport or the electronic service passport, and in the case of military school students, the military service card, valid documents on the day of voting ”. What happens if the identity card has expired? LOOK HERE
What rules do you have to follow in the polling stations. Special rules related to Covid-19
Voters who go to the polls must wear a protective mask in the voting booth. Citizens who go to the polls without a protective mask will have masks from the authorities, in addition to disinfectant. Those wishing to vote in local elections should note that they will not be allowed access to the polling station if they refuse to wear a mask.
Today we are not just elected mayors. Why are we voting today?
Today, Romanians with the right to vote will elect their mayors, the presidents of the provincial councils, but also those who will form part, for four years, of the local and provincial councils.
18,794 polling stations were organized in the country, of which 1,200 were located in the Capital. Most of the polling stations are located in sectors 3 and 6.
Publisher: DC
