Good afternoon everyone, today in my first post in the Weekend Experience community and I am going to tell you about my unexpected and pleasant experience in the elections for the proposed new Constitution.
Who has seen some news about Chile knows that in 2019 there was a social outburst that produced, among other things, this process to change the current Constitution that was imposed in Dictatorship in 1980. How most elections, this one also takes place on a Sunday but we are still in winter and I did not expect the sky to be so clear, but it is, there is a perfect sun to go for a walk and enjoy the day.
I walked to the voting center which is about 25 minutes from my house, noting how busy it is and it looks like a normal weekday. That worried me a bit since this time voting is mandatory, in fact the fine for not going to vote is about 205 USD approximately, which would make that probably the voting centers would be full.
In fact while I was walking I remembered that in the previous elections I had to wait in a very long queue of about 4 hours, that time the day was dark and very cold. Fortunately when I arrived there were not many people.
My polling place is the Universidad Católica del Norte, it has very nice facilities that I enjoyed a lot while I was walking.
After a short walk I arrived to where the polling stations are located and I saw that there were not many people waiting for their turn. I was glad I had left the house at that good time in the morning.
After waiting for a while and voting quickly, which took me about 2 minutes at most, I walked back home since the day is still nice and warm. I hope everyone who is going to vote enjoys this little walk that took me less than 2 hours, as much as I enjoyed it. Now let's wait for the results of these elections and see what happens.
I hope you enjoyed this post, have a nice Sunday and all the best. See you soon.
