For one reason or another, some people postpone their voting until the last minute. What is the deadline?
The 2024 internal elections on June 30 in Uruguay they present a very long schedule in their voting centers, which goes from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., according to the information provided by the Electoral Court through their website.
The reception of votes by the Voting Receiving Commissions (CRV) It will begin at 8:00 a.m. throughout the country, ending at 7:30 p.m., without interrupting the event or suspending the reception of votes under any circumstances. To know where to cast your vote, you can consult the official website of the Electoral Court or in the search engine of the Electoral Court. census.
If after 7:00 p.m. a Vote Receiving Commission verifies that there are still voters waiting in a certain circuit and that people could no longer vote due to lack of time, the term of the act will be extended for a maximum of 1 hour (until 7:00 p.m.). 20:30) so that these citizens can cast their vote.
However, after this time limit, people will no longer be able to cast their vote even if they remain within the circuit assigned to them.
The difference between extensions in urban and rural circuits
In this sense, the Electoral Court establishes that in urban circuits voters must always belong to the circuit, even during extension time.
In rural districts, voters who do not belong to that district may vote during all hours (including the extension hour), provided that their civic registration corresponds to a rural district within the department and they show their civic credential.
In both urban and rural circuits, members of each Voting Reception Commission, as well as custodians, facilitators and electoral officials, or persons who are permanently or temporarily disabled, may also vote as observers.
Source: Ambito
