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The polling point is the place where the vote is made, the voting proceedings and where the counting and preliminary scrutiny is done.
The polling point officers are one presiding officer and two secretaries.
The appointment of the polling point officers is made by the Government’s electoral administration, under supervision of the Electoral Commission of Catalonia.
The officers of the polling points and their substitutes are assigned in a public draw from all those registered on the electoral roll aged under 70.
Those polling point officers appointed will receive within two days of the appointment. If the notification is received later, the delay will not invalidate the appointment.
Together with the notification, the appointees will receive an instruction manual on their responsibilities edited by the Electoral Commission of Catalonia.
The rights of those persons who are officers of polling points are as follows:
Yes, the exercise of the duty as a polling point officer (presiding or secretary) is obligatory, not voluntary, notwithstanding allegation of justified and documented causes preventing duty.
Those of you who have been appointed as polling point officers have a term of three days to submit allegations of justified and documented cause for leave of absence.
The corresponding local electoral commission must resolve the allegations within two days. The decision of the local electoral commission may not be appealed.
Yes. Those persons who do not enjoy a weekly day off on the day of the vote and are appointed to be a polling point officer or a party representative, you have the right to enjoy paid leave of one whole working day against the voting day, and a reduction of the first five hours of the working day after the day of the vote, also paid.
These leaves, which are non-recoverable, will be paid to you by your employer once you have justified your duty as a polling point officer or party representative.
Initially you can use a copy of the notification of your appointment as a polling point presiding officer or secretary. You can then request a document of proof of your duty from the Electoral Commission of Catalonia.
The polling point is established at 8 am on the day of the vote.
The presiding officer, the two secretaries and the respective substitutes of each polling point appear at the corresponding polling station to establish the polling point with the support of representative of the electoral administration.
Every presiding officer has two substitutes. Both presiding officers and substitutes must appear at the polling station at 7:30 am on the 1st October.
If all the appointed officers appear, the polling points will be established with these officers.
If the presiding officer does not appear, he/she will be substituted in the order as follows:
In the case where any of the substitutions above cannot be made, the corresponding local electoral commission will immediately designate the persons to establish the polling points, and may order as many electors present on the premises as may be necessary to do so in the order in which they are ready to vote at that time.
A polling point cannot be established without the presence of the presiding officer and both secretaries.
If in the case there are not sufficient officers, the corresponding local electoral commission will immediately designate the persons who are to establish the polling point, and may order as many electors present on the premises as may be necessary to do so in the order in which they are ready to vote at that time.
Once the polling point has been established, the substitutes who have not finally been appointed as officers of the polling point may leave the polling station and will be exempt of any further duties.
Each polling point must have the following:
Yes, as long as there are at least two officers remaining at the polling point.
Voting will have to be interrupted until the absent officer returns.
Yes. The local electoral commission may order an elector to form part of the polling point.
If the certificate of establishment has been signed, you will not be able to take position of your post as officer of the polling point as you will have been substituted.
The vote must continue with the remaining officers of the polling point.
You will be substituted by the first secretary. If the second secretary does not agree, your casting vote as the presiding officer allows you to take this decision.
No. But it does imply an irregularity.
No. You cannot be arrested by any authority, unless involving flagrant crime.
As well as the presiding officer and the two secretaries, the formally appointed polling point party representatives and observers may be present upon establishing the polling points and participating in the deliberations.
