[District Council Election] The three police stations set up a special polling station. The arrested voters should submit a voting request as soon as possible.

Political situation

Written by: Li Weixin

2019-11-22 20:52

The district board elections were held on Sunday (24th). Some netizens were concerned that they could not vote if they were arrested on Saturday and Sunday for participating in demonstrations. A reply by the Registration and Electoral Office said that a dedicated polling station will be set up at Happy Valley, Cheung Sha Wan and Tin Siu Police Station on the polling day to be voted on the polling day by registered electors in detention or detention by law enforcement agencies such as the Police, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and Customs. Any registered voter who wishes to vote in the detention or detention of law enforcement agencies on the polling day should notify the relevant law enforcement agencies as soon as possible to make arrangements.

Eligible voters who are arrested on the polling day can be arranged to vote in three dedicated polling stations set up in the police station. (Photo picture / Gao Zhongming photo)

The first election under the cover of the anti-reform will be carried out this Sunday. Various rumors related to the district board elections have been sent online. Some of them are concerned about the right to vote on the polling day. According to the information of the Registration and Electoral Office, 23 dedicated polling stations will be set up on the polling day, including three dedicated polling stations at the Police Station and 20 Correctional Services Centres. All the dedicated polling stations have 452 electoral districts. Ballot.

Special polling stations at Happy Valley, Cheung Sha Wan and Tin Siu Police Station

The three dedicated polling stations set up in the Police Station are in Happy Valley, Cheung Sha Wan and Tin Siu Police Station respectively. The opening hours are the same as those of ordinary polling stations. Registered electors detained or detained by law enforcement agencies (except the Correctional Services Department), such as the Police, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and Customs, will be assigned to vote at the nearest polling station. The voting process will be handled and supervised by the staff of the Registration and Electoral Office.

After the vote is over, the Registration and Electoral Office will sort the ballot papers from the dedicated polling stations at the ballot station and then transfer them to the main counting station to mix them with the ballot papers cast at the big counting station. The balloting process will also be open to public observation to ensure the transparency of the election.

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If you want to vote after being arrested, you should notify law enforcement agencies as soon as possible.

If a qualified elector who is detained or detained by law enforcement agencies is deliberately obstructed by law enforcement officers and misses the voting time, the insider said that the victim can follow up with the IPCC and appeal to the arrested eligible voters to notify the relevant law enforcement agencies as soon as possible. Personnel in order to make appropriate arrangements.

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