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Article 253
 

253.1. In federal elections or in the local elections coinciding with the federal election, the integration, location and appointment of members of the directive boards of the polling stations to be set up for the reception of votes, will be done based on the provisions of this Law. In the event that the local elections coincide with the Federal, one single polling station should be set up in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the agreements issued by the General Council of the Institute.


253.2. In the terms of this Law, the sections in which the single-member districts are divided will include a maximum of 3,000 voters.


253.3. In every electoral section, for each 750 voters or fraction one polling station will be set up to receive the votes of the citizens residing of the same; if there are two or more they will be located adjacent to each other and the nominal list of voters will be divided in alphabetic order.


253.4. When the population increase of the sections demands it, the following will be done:


a) In the event that the number of the citizens registered in the nominal list of voters corresponding to a section exceeds 3,000 voters, the number of polling stations resulting from dividing alphabetically the number of citizens registered in the list by 750 will be set up in the same place or location, and


b) If a location that allows the set-up in the same place of the required number of polling stations does not exist, these will be located in adjacent places, taking into consideration the concentration and distribution of the voters in the section.


253.5. When the infrastructure or sociocultural geographic conditions of a section makes it difficult for the voters residing there to access one single place, the set-up of several extraordinary polling stations can be agreed in places that are easily accessible to the voters. Therefore, if technically possible, the nominal list should be prepared only including the names of the citizens who live in the geographic zone where these polling stations are set up.


253.6. The special polling stations referred to in article 258 of this Law will be set up in the sections agreed upon by the corresponding district board.


253.7. In each polling station, the set-up of screens where the voters can decide their vote will be guaranteed. The design and location of these screens in the polling stations will be made to fully guarantee the secret of the vote. On the outside of the screens and for any type of election, the caption “The vote is free and secret” should be included with visibility.