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Election day on 27 September will mobilize 77,470 people to attend to 2,702 polling stations

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Today starts the period for public display of the census and correcting data, which will end on 17 August A total of 5,510,713 Catalans are called to the polls, 96,845 more than in the last elections Of the total census, 195,533 are resident away and 164,240 are new electors, who will be voting for the first time in elections to the Catalan Parliament

2015/08/10 17:08

The electoral process for the parliamentary elections inCataloniawill mobilize 77,470 people during election day on 27 September, between officers at polling stations and representatives of the Authorities. In the whole ofCataloniathere will be 24,531 officials and 49,062 assistants, who will be running 2,702 polling stations (16 less than in 2012) and 8,177 ballot boxes (47 more than in 2012).

 

By electoral districts, inBarcelonathere will be 1,609 polling stations; in Girona, 399; in Lleida, 321; and inTarragona, 373.

 

The period of public display of the census begins

 

From this Monday, 10 August, the process begins of public display of the census and correcting data for the parliamentary elections inCatalonia. The data will be on display in the town and city halls and consulates until 17 August next. During this time, from 10 to 17 August, applications for changes in details can be submitted and also requests for inclusion or exclusion from the census.

 

The Electoral Census Office will publish corrections and notify the applicants, town halls and consulates of the results of requests on 21 August. At the same time, the Government has begun the information campaign on verification of the census during the electoral period. This campaign, which is addressed to all citizens, will be broadcast in the communication media. Also various instructive videos have been prepared on the different ways of voting and on the functions of polling station officials and these can be seen on the web www.parlament2015.cat.

 

 

Details of the provisional census

 

It must be remembered that the provisional census for these elections to the Catalan Parliament comprises 5,510,713 Catalans. Of these, 195,533 are Catalan electors abroad and registered in the Census of electors resident abroad (CERA).

 

The provisional electoral census of residents in Catalonia (CER) for these elections is 5,315,180 people, 57,829 more than in 2012. Of this total, 3,973,123 people are in the district of Barcelona;495,606 inthe district of Girona; 299,131 are in the district of Lleida, and 547,320 are in theTarragonadistrict.

 

Of the 195,533 Catalan electors abroad, registered in CERA, 151,131 correspond to the district of Barcelona; 15,214, to Girona; 14,598, to Lleida, and 14,590 toTarragona. The number of Catalan electors registered in CERA has risen materially since the Parliamentary elections of 2012, when the total figure was 156,517.

 

 

Schedule

 

  1. a.    Election organization by electoral districts

 

 

2015

2012

2010

Polling stations 

2,702

2,718

2,721

Barcelona

1,609

1,616

1,620

Girona

399

402

400

Lleida

321

327

330

Tarragona

373

373

371

Electoral sections

5,048

5,046

5,016

Barcelona

3,588

3,592

3,575

Girona

531

524

525

Lleida

387

391

390

Tarragona

542

539

526

Ballot boxes

8,177

8,130

8,032

Barcelona

5,836

5,735

5,697

Girona

823

823

820

Lleida

516

550

560

Tarragona

1,002

1,022

955

 

 

 

  1. b.    Personnel deployed by electoral districts

 

 

2015

2012

2010

Polling station officials 

24,531

24,390

24,096

Barcelona

17,508

17,205

17,091

Girona

2,469

2,469

2,460

Lleida

1,548

1,650

1,680

Tarragona

3,006

3,066

2,865

Assistants (replacements)

49,062

48,780

48,192

Barcelona

35,016

34,410

34,182

Girona

4,938

4,938

4,920

Lleida

3,096

3,300

3,360

Tarragona

6,012

6,132

5,730

Representatives of the Authorities 

3,877

4,834

4,931

Barcelona

2,550

3,260

3,292

Girona

474

546

550

Lleida

354

399

473

Tarragona

499

629

616

 

 

 

  1. c.    Provisional electoral census by electoral districts

 

 

2015

2012

2010

Population by right

7,518,903

7,539,618

7,475,420

Barcelona

5,523,784

5,529,099

5,487,935

Girona

756,156

756,810

747,782

Lleida

438,001

442,308

436,402

Tarragona

800,962

811,401

803,301

Electoral census of residents in Catalonia (CER)

5,315,180

5,257,351

5,229,651

Barcelona

3,973,123

3,921,452

3,900,952

Girona

495,606

490,290

486,679

Lleida

299,131

300,525

301,186

Tarragona

547,320

545,084

540,834

Electoral census of absent residents (CERA)

195,533

156,517

133,815

Barcelona

151,131

120,458

102,655

Girona

15,214

11,792

9,742

Lleida

14,598

12,649

11,415

Tarragona

14,590

11,618

10,003