The Provincial Electoral Commission (CEP, in Spanish), was constituted this Thursday in the central province of Sancti Spiritus, prior to the upcoming partial election process to be carried out next April 19th. Delegates to the Municipal Assemblies of the People’s Power will be elected this time for a two-and-a half year term. Run-off elections will take place April 26th in those constituencies where none of the candidates secures more than 50 percent of the valid votes. The Provincial...

The number of women and youth candidates nominated for the position of delegates to the Municipal Assemblies of the People’s Power has been reported as greater this year in Sancti Spiritus. Orelbe Jacomino Ramos, president of the electoral commission in this province, stated that out of the 1 360 nominees, 470 are women, and 286 are young people. This time, the quantity of delegates proposed to be ratified in their respective posts, is also larger, he added. The photos and biographies of the...

Being guarded by pioneer students, the 1 020 polling stations of this central Cuban territory opened doors at 7:00 AM and will be closed at 6:00 PM, even in the case of missing electors. Sancti Spiritus Countryside People Vote for Cuba Over Eight Million Cubans to Vote in Municipal Elections Nevertheless, polling places are allowed to close earlier in case all electors cast their vote before closing time. In order to vote, it's necessary to identify oneself with the corresponding ID card or...

Over 19 600 residents of mountainous areas in Sancti Spiritus are expected to exercise their right to vote this April 19th. According to information from Margarita Pasarón, secretary of the Provincial Electoral Commission, the electoral process in local mountainous regions have been supported with telephones and similar communication means, so as to facilitate the flow of information. Plan Turquino comprises nearly 60 settlements grouped into 57 constituencies in the municipalities of...

607 delegates to the Municipal Assemblies of the People’s Power were elected in the first round of the mid-term elections carried out in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, this April 19th. Orelbe Jacomino Ramos, president of the Provincial Electoral Commission in this territory, praised the organization and mass participation of the people in the Sunday elections, in which 90.19% of registered voters cast their vote, thus placing the province above the national average. Over Eight Million Cubans to Vote...