The Government delegate in Galicia, Pedro Blanco, has presided today the meeting that activates the logistical planning of the Government Delegation for the General Court Elections on July 23. The delegate recalled that the General Administration of the State has assigned two specific functions in this electoral process. On the one hand, to provide the necessary logistical support for the exercise of the vote, including the security of the entire process and, on the other, to transmit the data of participation and scrutiny on the same day of the elections. This task is reflected in the budget that is destined in Galicia for its organization and that is close to 3.7 million euros.
At the meeting, the Secretary General of the Government Delegation, Alberto de la Fuente, has detailed the main figures of this electoral meeting, in which 2,688,623 Galicians and Galicians will be able to participate, of which 79,761 will do so for the first time when they reach the age of majority. Pedro Blanco celebrated that 472,140 Galicians and Galicians residing abroad will vote for the first time without having to submit any prior application. These people will receive at home the necessary documentation to deposit the vote, either in the premises authorized in the destination countries or by certified mail.
The elections on July 23 will decide a total of 23 deputies: 8 in A Coruña, 7 in Pontevedra, 4 in Lugo and 4 in Ourense. They will also elect 16 senators: 4 by province, regardless of the senators elected by autonomous designation. In total, 38 candidacies were proclaimed for Congress and 34 for the Senate.
Regarding logistics, the government delegate stressed that Galicia will have 3,960 tables distributed in 2,350 electoral venues. 7,920 ballot boxes and 3,445 booths will be available to choose the ballot papers. In total, 29 million ballot papers were printed for Congress and 3 million ballot papers for the Senate.
These tables will be attended by 11,880 table members, who have already been selected, and 2,576 representatives of the Administration, who will be responsible for verifying the correct opening of the tables, resolving incidents and collecting the data of participation and the vote count. In addition, during the day of the elections, at the headquarters of the Government Delegation and in the subdelegations there will be personnel authorized to resolve any incident that may arise with the representatives, the constitution of the tables or the material, in collaboration with the Electoral Boards.
Security
Pedro Blanco has meant the important deployment of security personnel to guarantee the free exercise of the right to vote. This staff will be located in the voting centers, their accesses and other points of interest of the day. The forecast indicates that 6,687 security personnel, including National Police, Civil Guard and Local Police, will integrate this device.