Cuba is ready for elections
According to the president of the National Electoral Commission (CEN), Alina Balseiro, the dynamic test of last Sunday, November 19, showed satisfactory results, considering that all the conditions are created to face the electoral process on the 26th.
CUBA, November 21, 2017.- The dynamic test is an exercise that is part of the steps to be developed in preparation for the electoral process and aims to verify the material, organizational, communication, insurance, transportation and communication plan.create all the conditions so that the elections can be carried out satisfactorily.
According to the president of the National Electoral Commission (CEN), Alina Balseiro, the dynamic test of Sunday, November 19, showed satisfactory results, considering that all the conditions are created to face the electoral process on the 26th.
Balseiro affirmed that the dynamic test had two stages, a first one where they foreseen each one of the essential elements for the development of the voting: the polls, the cubicle, the flags, the shields, the presence of all the electoral authorities. Meanwhile, in the second stage they made a practical exercise of much help, because they trained the sixth part, issued by the schools after the opening of the polls and the collation of the ballots deposited in them with the number of voters who voted.
According to María Esther Bacallao, CEN secretary, with the test 24366 schools were activated and the work of the special commissions, municipal and national, as well as the municipal information reception group were checked.
«A sample of a number of ballots was made, it was worked as if it were an election day and it was finished with the scrutiny and the validation of the ballots. Of the 12 515 circumscriptions, 12 227 completed the work satisfactorily, which indicates 97% of the total, "said María Esther.
The main incidences of this dynamic test were related to the insurance, electrical faults, lack of transportation, effects on telephony or the absence of all the members of the tables. Each of these incidents is expected to be resolved by Wednesday. That is to say, it is guaranteed that on Sunday, November 26, everything will be insured for the election day.
The dynamic test was also a training opportunity for the polling station authorities. In the next day will be chosen the 12 515 delegates to the municipal assemblies of the Popular Power, after the decision of more than eight million Cubans and Cubans in front of the polls. (Cubaminrex-Granma)