Laura Castellanos, spokesperson for the Central Electoral Board (JCE), reported on damages at the Inspectorship Unit (Unidad de Inspectoría) of the JCE that was affected by a major fire on Sunday, 21 July 2019.
Castellanos told La Cuestión radio show that they were still waiting for the Police and Fire Department report on the causes of the fire and that of the insurance company on losses. She explained that the damages mainly affected desks, chairs and computer devices. However, the good news is that the equipment did not contain information that was not backed up. She denied the scanners that had been used in the 2016 general election were affected, nor devices that would be used in the 6 October 2019 primaries.
Castellanos said that once the reports from the Police and Firemen on the causes and the inventory and damages report by the insurance company are available, the findings would be shared with the general public.
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La Cuestión
23 July 2019