LIMA, PERÚ- SETIEMBRE 16.La Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electoral (ONPE) mostró hoy a los medios de comunicación el sistema de votación electrónica que será aplicado en siete distritos del país, en el marco de las elecciones regionales y municipales a desarrollarse el 5 de octubre.Foto: ANDINA/Difusión
More than 34,000 Peruvians from seven different districts are using the electronic voting machines in Sunday’s regional and municipal elections, according to the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE).
The seven districts using this innovative system are Santa María del Mar, Punta Negra, San Bartolo, Punta Hermosa, Pucusana, Pacarán (in the Cañete province) and La Punta (Callao).
The use of electronic voting has been implemented since 2011 in order to ensure transparency, integrity, security and speed for the elections’ result. This system has been previously used in the districts of Pacarán and Santa María del Mar.
In Sunday’s elections, a total of 25 regional presidents (similar to governors), 195 provincial and 1,647 district mayors as well as 10,526 councilors will be chosen by Peruvian citizens.
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Published: 10/5/2014