“There is a sufficient number of screens and polling stations in the municipalities, as there are fewer polling stations due to the postal vote,” said Konstantinos Michaelidis
The services of the Region of Central Macedonia and the municipalities are fully prepared for the conduct of the European elections. The polling stations in all seven regional units, which will be waiting for voters from 7 am to 7 pm on Sunday, amount to 2,829 and are reduced by 822, a rate of 22%, compared to the municipal elections held in October of 2023.
“We distributed the electoral materials, ballots, blanks, electoral rolls, stationery, while the tablets are distributed to the judicial representatives. There is a sufficient number of screens and polling stations in the municipalities, as the polling stations are fewer due to the postal vote,” the head of the General Directorate of Internal Organization and Operation of the Region of Central Macedonia, Konstantinos Michaelidis, told APE-MPE.
Mr. Michaelidis added that the services of the region will be on their feet during the weekend as well, while from Sunday afternoon and with the closing of the ballot box they will receive the telegrams of the results of the combinations, which will then be sent to the Ministry of the Interior.
Of the total 2,829 polling stations in the 7 regional units of the Central Macedonia region, most (1,340) will be located in the A’ and B’ electoral regions of Thessaloniki.
St. Angeloudis: “All measures have been taken for the crowning moment of Democracy”
In the municipality of Thessaloniki, more than 700 employees are working feverishly, in order to ensure that the distribution of electoral materials, the configuration of the polling centers and the overall electoral process of the European elections can be carried out without problems.
Stand 5 of the TIF, where the election materials are kept, was visited in the morning by the mayor of Thessaloniki, Stelios Angeloudis, who emphasized: “all measures have been taken and in case there is any problem, we are ready to deal with it”.
“For the prime moment of the Republic, the citizens should know that there is an invisible world, which has been working day and night for the last 30 days, in order to have all the organizational perfection needed for the elections”, added Mr. Angeloudis.
The total number of electoral divisions for the municipality of Thessaloniki is 391 in 57 school complexes, by 103 fewer than in the municipal elections of last October. A total of 391 ballot boxes and 782 screens are available. Also, an additional 79 screens, at least 1 for each school, were prepared to facilitate voters with mobility problems.
In order to facilitate the movement of the disabled, the municipality of Thessaloniki will make available a special vehicle of the “ANEIAS” Network. The movements will take place on the day of the vote, from 9 am to 5 pm to the polling centers housed in schools of the urban complex of the central municipality. For travel planning, interested parties can contact: 2313317591, 2313317533, 2313317878, 2313316603.
The rest of the municipalities of the prefecture of Thessaloniki are similarly prepared ahead of the elections, which have informed the citizens of the changes in the polling stations with their announcements.
Source: Skai
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