The draws to select the members of the polling stations from the elections to European Parliament They have already started. In MadridFor example, this Tuesday the 30,789 people which will constitute the 3,421 polling stations in 434 locations for the next appointment with the polls. In Valencia The draw will take place next Monday, April 13, 2024. Those in charge of these draws are the different councils, as indicated in the Organic Law of the General Electoral Regime. Of course, under the supervision of the zone electoral boards.

As in the rest of the elections, each table is made up of a president and two members, with two alternates additionally being designated for each of these three members. That is, in total they are designated a total of nine voters per table although only three of them will perform on election day. The regulations also state that the determination of the members of the tables It will be done through a computer application for which two numbers of two digits each are needed.

The first number indicates the jump coefficient in the voter list, while the second indicates the number of times the voter list obtained from the previous process must be shuffled. The result determines the designation of each of the components – a presidency and two members – and the corresponding substitutes for each polling station. The entire process is carried out through a mathematical algorithm that guarantees security, the council has insisted.

When the notification is received

In the days following the draw, the citizens chosen at random to integrate the polling stations They will receive the corresponding notification along with an instruction manual on their functions.

From that moment on, they have a seven-day period to file a complaint before the Zonal Electoral Board any justified and documented cause that prevents them from accepting the position.

To be part of the electoral tables you have to know how to read and write and be under 70 years old, although you can resign from the age of 65. The people who exercise the presidency They must be in possession of a Bachelor’s degree or a Vocational Training degree. second degree or, alternatively, that of a school graduate or equivalent. Persons who participate in the elections as candidates cannot hold the presidency or the seats.

Excuses contemplated to resign from the electoral table

The persons designated president or member of a table who have between 65 and 70 years old may resign from the position bringing it to the attention of the Zone Electoral Board to appoint a replacement. When the resignation for this reason is submitted to the electronic office, it will be processed automatically, so that the system will verify the age information in the census and generate acceptance of the resignation at the time.

Some of the causes that can be alleged, prior documentary accreditation before the Madrid Zone Electoral Board, are:

  • Have a disability equal to or greater than 33 percent.
  • Have previously been part of a polling station on at least three occasions in the last ten years.
  • Doctors and health personnel on duty
  • People who suffer serious disorder due to family responsibilities.

In any case, the allegation of cause of excuse does not nullify the appointment as board member until the Zone Electoral Board expressly decides on its estimation or rejection. The non-presentation of the designated electors to the act of constitution of the tables on June 9 It is considered an electoral crime. The penalties to which they can be sentenced are imprisonment of three months to one year or a fine of six to 24 months.