CARACAS.- Four days before the presidential elections in Venezuela, he CNE relocated polling stations that would operate in embassies and consulates in Spain and in Colombiaso Venezuelan voters who reside in those countries and are registered with the CNE must take precautions to be able to exercise their right to vote on Sunday, July 28.
The head of the National Electoral Council (CNE) provided the information through her networks and gave the addresses of the new centers set up in the cities of Madrid and Barcelona, in Spain, and Bogotá, in Colombia.
In Madrid, Venezuelans can vote at the Fernando Ríos Cultural Center, located at 10 Camarena Street, 28047.
In Barcelona, the center of voting It is the House of the Nueva Trinidad Neighborhood, located at 3 Garbi Street, Barrio Nuevo, 08033, according to the information.
In Bogotá, the Colombian capital, resident voters can go to the “Palermo” Technical College, Teusaquillo Neighborhood, Carrera 23 with streets 49-37.
The three cities concentrate a large number of Venezuelans registered with the CNE.
Abroad, only about 69,211, or 0.32% of the 8.5 million Venezuelans abroad, will be able to exercise their right to vote to elect the President of the Republic, according to figures from the CNE.
In Madrid, for example, there are just over 25,000 of the 800,000 nationals residing in Spain, but not all of them will be able to vote on Sunday due to difficulties in registering, according to media reports. However, official information from the CNE clears up any doubts about where to vote.
Centers’ schedule
Rector Nogal, who is also President of the Political Participation and Financing Commission of the electoral body, also reported that the voting tables will be open from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday, June 28, the day of the vote.
On the evening of July 24, the CNE published an annex to the Table Manual that governs its members in each voting center. The instruction to contact the National Electoral Board at 6:00 PM to verify whether the tables can be closed was eliminated from this manual.
This confirms that at 6:00 PM the attention to voters must cease, unless there are voters in the queues.
It was also officially reported that the credentials for the witnesses accredited by the opposition alliance were sent to the 38 organizations with political purposes so that they can carry out their function as observers at the voting centers in the Diplomatic and Consular Representations.
The 21,392,464 Venezuelans called to vote next Sunday must go to the polling stations in their respective localities early in the morning and bring their identity cards.
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Source: With information from networks