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IN USA, thousands of Mexicans tried to vote this Sunday in the elections in his country, on a day full Problems technical specialists in the voting system and
IN USA, thousands of Mexicans tried to vote this Sunday in the elections in his country, on a day full Problems technical specialists in the voting system and in several hour-long queues at consulates in cities such as Washington, Los Angeles or New York.
The 20 consulates where you can vote in the United States opened their doors this morning at the same time as in Mexico (1400 GMT).
IN Washington, DC. They opened at 10:00 local time, but hours before, dozens of Mexicans were waiting outside.
Four hours later, with the line growing to more than a thousand people and wrapping around several streets, only about 150 people were able to vote at one of the five electronic ballot boxes installed in the US capital, he explained. EFE Ricardo Sánchez, spokesman for the National Electoral Institute (INE).
The reason, he points out, is that the recently launched electronic system, in which tablets are the only way to vote, This greatly slows down the process.
“There are people, many of them elderly, who don’t know how to use cell phones, and it takes a lot of time because there are a lot of voices and there are a lot of choices,” Sanchez explained.
In addition to the votes for the presidency of Mexico, today the composition of all members of the Senate was updated, and at the local level elections will be held in nine states of the country.
According to INE, 258,461 people from abroad will be able to vote in this largest election in history, with 97 million people called to the polls.
Previously, they could do this by mail or via the Internet, but many of them chose to do this at the 23 designated consulates (in the United States, in Montreal, in Paris and in Madrid).
Sanchez explained that the electronic voting system, which slows down the process, was installed in these places for the first time. “Citizens are still not used to this.”
Three hours before the closing of nine polling stations set up at the Los Angeles consulate, where 1,362 people were registered to vote, only 544 people had voted, he said. EFE Leobardo Mendoza, INE representative for the designated California city.
“The voting that takes place at the consulates does not take place through printed ballots and a ballot box, but through electronic ballot boxes, which implies that citizens must use an electronic device, and most of those who come are elderly people, which they are missing. these digital skills.”
One of those who managed to vote was 95-year-old Antonio Dominguez, who arrived at 8:00 a.m. local time and managed to get in to vote at 11:00 a.m. “Unfortunately, everything is very disorganized, it’s a pity that the Mexicans and the INE representatives could not plan this,” he condemned EFE.
Many in attendance complained of organizational chaos because when people show up, they don’t know where the line is for those already registered to vote (390 in Washington) and the line for those who are not registered.
“There are many of us, but there is not enough organization. There are only five computers, when there are a lot of people on the street, more than a thousand people.
“When we arrived, we didn’t find the line we needed to line up in, there was a lot of misinformation there,” he says. EFE Tamara, a voter originally from Mexico City, minutes before finally reaching the polling station after Washington.
Next to him is Fernanda, a 41-year-old Mexican woman from Queretaro, who was there for 4 hours but did not give up: “Yes, I want my vote to be counted, and the wait is worth it, and the parties will hear that we are ready to wait for so many hours.” .
For 37-year-old Fabiola, originally from Guanajuato, the main thing today is not the expectation. “Perhaps more importantly, they did everything possible to ensure that we could vote abroad, which may involve more than just waiting a few hours,” he says.
To liven up the anticipation, many of those on the street sing songs and play “Cielito Lindo” or “Mexico Lindo y Dear” while applauding those leaving the consulate with a thumbs up after having had time to vote. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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