On February 5, the 2023 sectional elections will take place at the national level, where mayors, prefects, councilors, members of rural parish councils and members of the Citizen Participation Council will be elected.
For the elections, 279,244 citizens were selected to integrate the polling stations of the Vote Receiving Board, made up of three main members, three substitute members, a secretary and a table president.
Citizens will be able to check if they were designated as members on the cne.gob.ec website or through the CNE App..
The members of the boards receiving the vote are prohibited from:
- a) Absence unjustifiably from the meeting receiving the vote before having concluded the scrutiny.
- b) Interfere or impede the normal development of the activities of the servers of the Electoral Function.
- c) Unjustifiably delay the scrutiny and not sign the relevant electoral documents.
- d) Induce the vote in favor of certain electoral preference.
- e) Alter or disappear electoral documents that cause the nullity of the vote and the scrutiny.
- f) Incur in acts of political and gender violence.
- g) Intentionally destroying electoral documents.
- h) Reject the vote of members of the Armed Forces or National Police in active service who carry the identity card, passport or consular identity document, and voting credential delivered by the National Electoral Council.
- i) Carry out any act or omission regarding their duties, attributions, obligations and responsibilities that hinder the normal development of the electoral process.
- j) Make statements about the electoral results.
These are the fines for not showing up on February 5
- For not attending training: fine of 10% of the Unified Basic Salary (SBU) ($45).
- For not attending to vote: fine of 10% of the SBU ($45).
- For not complying as a member of the Vote Receiving Board: fine of 15% of the SBU ($67.5).
- For abandoning functions as a member of the Vote Receiving Board: a fine of 10 to 20 basic salaries ($4,500 to $9,000).
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Source: Eluniverso
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