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Article 82
 

82.1. The directive boards of the polling stations will be integrated by a president, a secretary, two scrutineers, and three general substitutes. In the electoral processes in which one or several referendums are held, an additional scrutineer is appointed who will be responsible for carrying out the scrutiny and count of the votes cast in these referendums.


82.2. In the processes in which both federal and local elections are held in an entity, the General Council of the Institute should install one single directive board of the polling station for both types of elections. To this end, the directive board, apart from the provisions of the previous paragraph, is integrated by an additional secretary and scrutineer, who will be in charge of the activities set out in paragraph 2 of the previous article at the local level.


82.3. The district executive boards will permanently carry out civic education and electoral training courses, aimed at the citizens residing in their districts.


83.4. The district executive boards will integrate the directive boards of the polling stations in accordance with the procedure set out in article 254 of this Law.


83.5. In the event that the Institute exclusively exercises the functions of the electoral training, as well as the location of the polling station and the appointment of the officials of the directive boards of the polling stations in the local electoral processes, the district executive boards of the Institute will carry these out in accordance with the guidelines issued for this effect by the General Council.