The plenary of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) presented the health protocol to be applied in polling places for the upcoming presidential and congressional elections. Presiding judge Julio Julio César Castaños Guzmán made the announcement on Tuesday, 26 May. The details are in Resolution 53-2020. The protocol calls for disinfecting the polling stations, hand sanitizing of electoral staff and voters before entering the voting station, and use of masks. A distance of two meters will be kept between voters. Electoral workers will all wear masks and gloves during the exercise of their duties.
Castaños Guzmán says the health protocol follows the recommendations of political parties and international organizations. He mentioned the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), as well as the recommendations of the International Foundation for the Advising of Electoral Systems (IFES), the Inter-American Union of Electoral Bodies (UNIORE), and the National Election Commission of The Republic of Korea.
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El Dia
27 May 2020