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Guatemala prepares almost 3,500 voting centers for upcoming presidential elections

Almost 3,500 voting centers are ready for the upcoming presidential elections in Guatemala
Almost 3,500 voting centers are ready for the upcoming presidential elections in Guatemala. Photo: TSE Guatemala

Magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal ?TSE? of Guatemala released the list of the 3,482 voting centers enabled in the country, which will have 24,000 polling stations for the population to attend to cast their votes on June 25, when the elections will be held presidential.

In addition to this number of voting centers, there are those destined for voting abroad, where registered Guatemalans will be able to attend the electoral constituencies defined in the United States. In total, for the 2023 general elections there are 24,585 polling stations available.

According to the presiding magistrate of the TSE, Irma Elizabeth Palencia Orellana, most of the voting centers will be located in the department of Guatemala, with more than 400 centers.  

And it is that, only for the municipality of Guatemala, 123 voting centers and 5,336 tables were allocated, since it is the one that has the most registered people, with 2,115,260 citizens who can cast their vote.

The voting centers will be installed in schools, colleges, municipal halls, sports centers, among others, the Electoral Tribunal itself reported in a statement.

In the same way, the electoral authorities indicated that they have carried out the verification process so that the places comply with the accessibility for the issuance of the inclusive vote and provide correct attention to people with disabilities.

At the moment, the TSE is fine-tuning the latest details to announce the location of the voting centers that will operate in the United States, covering 15 cities, in which compatriots will be able to cast their vote to elect their next president and vice president of the Republic. from Guatemala.

It should be noted that since June 1, the information has been published on the website https://elecciones2023.tse.org.gt/, in the "WHERE DO YOU VOTE" tab, so that citizens can consult the voting center that corresponds to them to cast their vote.

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Pamela Cruz
Pamela Cruz
Editor-in-Chief of Peninsula 360 Press. A communicologist by profession, but a journalist and writer by conviction, with more than 10 years of media experience. Specialized in medical and scientific journalism at Harvard and winner of the International Visitors Leadership Program scholarship from the U.S. government.

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