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In Carchi, citizens used five minutes to cast their vote in the middle of a cold day

In Carchi, citizens used five minutes to cast their vote in the middle of a cold day

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In Carchi, on the border with Colombia, 148,519 voters from 6 cantons and 26 parishes were summoned to the polls this Sunday, February 5. In previous days, 29 people deprived of liberty (25 men and 4 women) and 11 of 14 registered to vote at home complied with this obligation.

Carlos Ortiz, from the Carchi National Electoral Council (CNE), reported that there were no problems at the Sucre Educational Unit, in Tulcán, and the day began without problems.

Due to the novelty of the first time or democratic duty, young people, the elderly or people with disabilities voted in the 2023 elections without having to do so

In the first hour of the electoral call, a large presence of citizens was evident. Jairo Rosero commented that it took him five minutes to fill out all the ballots. Similar time took other voters.

Despite the cold, people got up early to cast their votes in Carchi, where a prefect and vice-prefect will be chosen from among four binomials.

In addition, six mayors; five in office opted for re-election. On the other hand, in the rural area, 26 parish councils will be formed.

A total of 269 candidacies were qualified by the CNE Carchi, four of which were rejected for not complying with the corresponding formalities. A few hours after the electoral silence, the circulation of two tabloid-type brochures, entered under the doors of hundreds of homes by people of Colombian nationality, caused discomfort. There were detainees.

In Santa Elena a person was arrested who tried to pay with another ID

The material was described as “posters” by the leadership of the Social Conservative and Somos movements, due to the content with narratives that affect the candidates Julio Robles and Cristian Benavides.

Tobar Donoso, a border parish, is the furthest away. The electoral material was sent by air, by helicopter, because there are no roads in that sector.

Cristian Cabezas, who arrived at 08:15 to cast the vote, denounced that at the Vicente Fierro precinct, in Tulcán, at the time of scratching off the ballot for candidates for the Prefecture, he found that the ballot belonged to the province of Esmeraldas.

The coordinator clarified that the inconvenience was corrected by giving him the correct one so that he could exercise his right in that area. (YO)

Source: Eluniverso

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