Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee inspects election preparation work in Hoang Mai

On the afternoon of May 19, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial Election Committee (EC) led the delegation to inspect the preparation for the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term in Hoang Mai Town.

Also in the delegation were: Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command; Le Dinh Ly - Director of the Department of Home Affairs, Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of the Department of Health, leaders of the Provincial People's Committee Office, Standing Committee of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee.

Overview of the inspection session of the working group in Hoang Mai town. Photo: Pham Bang

According to the report of the People's Committee of Hoang Mai Town, after the 3rd Consultation Conference, the Standing Committee of the Fatherland Front Committee of the town unanimously introduced 53 candidates to elect 32 delegates to the People's Council of the town and 388 candidates to elect 241 delegates to the People's Council of the commune and ward levels for the 2021-2026 term.

After a case of Covid-19 was reported in the locality, the Town Fatherland Front Committee issued a notice on adjusting the plan to organize meetings with voters and campaign for candidates for the 15th National Assembly and candidates for People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term to ensure compliance with the requirements of Covid-19 prevention and control in Hoang Mai town.

Comrade Nguyen Huu An - Chairman of Hoang Mai Town People's Committee reported on the results of election preparation. Photo: Pham Bang

Accordingly, election campaigning in the town has been widely deployed on mass media. In particular, Hoang Mai town has extensively deployed election campaigning on social networks and has received the consensus, support and high appreciation of the people. To date, the People's Committees of communes and wards have established and posted a list of 71,770 voters.

The People's Committee of Hoang Mai town has also developed an election plan associated with the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic. Accordingly, the general election plan for the whole town is divided into 3 areas, including: Polling places in communes and wards implementing social distancing; organizing elections for people who are quarantined at home, workplace, and residence; organizing elections in concentrated medical quarantine areas and places implementing social distancing or blockade. In each area, the election regulations and procedures are strictly implemented according to Instruction 104/HD-UBBC dated May 11, 2021 of the Provincial People's Committee.

Comrade Duong Dinh Chinh - Director of the Department of Health spoke at the inspection. Photo: Pham Bang

In addition, the Town Election Commission also directed communes and wards to increase the number of members in the election teams, prepare plans to prepare replacement staff, arrange additional ballot boxes in locked-down areas, develop detailed plans for voting, and ensure prevention and control of Covid-19 in places under social isolation.

The People's Committee of Hoang Mai town and the wards and communes have reviewed and prepared materials and documents for the election such as seals, ballot boxes, voter cards, ballots, etc. In addition, the town has also promoted information and propaganda work to help people understand their rights and obligations and actively participate in voting.

Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command spoke at the inspection session. Photo: Pham Bang

Concluding the inspection, Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee highly appreciated and commended the direction and implementation results of the election preparation contents of the Hoang Mai Town People's Committee in the context of the town having 1 positive case of Covid-19. And up to this point, the epidemic situation in the area has been basically controlled.

Despite many difficulties, the town has fully prepared the contents for the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term. In particular, propaganda work has been carried out in many diverse forms, ensuring security and order...

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung inspected epidemic prevention and control work at the polling station in Quynh Xuan ward. Photo: Pham Bang

In the coming time, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested Hoang Mai town to focus, direct, closely follow the plan, and successfully carry out the election; Review documents and records, especially update the voter list before the election to ensure the correct number of voters. Strictly implement the election process according to the instructions of the Provincial Election Committee.

In particular, Hoang Mai town must have a scenario to respond to the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic; Continue to train skills and knowledge for election teams to be truly proficient, following the motto of hand-holding and showing how to do things, especially in isolated areas.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung inspects the voting area at the polling station in Quynh Xuan ward. Photo: Pham Bang

Continue to promote propaganda work so that people are fully aware of their rights and obligations, so that election day is truly a festival for all people. Continue to grasp the situation, have plans to ensure security and order in the area.

After working with the Town Election Committee, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung and his delegation directly inspected the election preparations in Block 7, Block 9, Quynh Xuan Ward and Lien Hai Village, Quynh Lien Commune. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee highly appreciated the preparations for posting the list of candidates, the list of voters, and ballot boxes at the polling stations.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung inspects the polling station in Quynh Xuan ward. Photo: Pham Bang