Special voters go to vote at Nghe An Provincial Police Detention Center

From 6:30 a.m., voters who were detained or imprisoned were present at the centralized polling station. Here, the election organization force fully arranged hand sanitizer, masks, implemented social distancing, and required voters to disinfect and wear masks when entering the voting area.

The election committee held a flag-raising ceremony. Photo: PV

Election CommitteeProvincial Police Detention Campbelonging to election team number 9, Nghi Kim commune election committee, Vinh city. After the flag-raising ceremony, members of the election team passed the Election Law and provided election instructions for voters to exercise their civil rights.

Voters' temperature is measured before entering the polls. Photo: PV

Distributing ballots. Photo: PV

Voter CNH (born 1993) detained here said: Even though we are being detained, we are still able to vote and exercise our civil rights.

Voters are people who are temporarily detained or imprisoned and are studying to choose representatives. Photo: PV

Voters cast their ballots. Photo: PV

According to Lieutenant Colonel Dinh Trong Dung - Warden of the Provincial Police Detention Center, this morning, 100% of those who were detained or imprisoned but had not yet served their sentences exercised their civil rights and voted for the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term. Due to the requirements of Covid-19 prevention and control, the preparation and election management work took place urgently and quickly, but still ensured full implementation of all election processes and procedures according to the law.

Bringing ballot boxes into prison cells for detainees to vote. Photo: PV

Detention camp officers bring the ballot box into the treatment area of ​​the Provincial General Hospital for detainees to exercise their civil rights. Photo: PV

The supplementary ballot box was brought by officers of the Provincial Police Detention Center to the treatment area of ​​the Mental Hospital for detainees to vote. Photo: PV

It is known that due to the special nature of detention work, and to ensure security and order, in addition to 1 main ballot box at the centralized voting station, Election Team No. 9 of the Provincial Police Detention Center also arranged 2 mobile auxiliary ballot boxes to each detention cell and treatment cell so that voters who are temporarily detained or imprisoned can exercise their right to vote.

Along with the whole province, at the Vinh City Police polling station, to ensure the right to vote for those in detention, Vinh City Police deployed additional ballot boxes. The election team brought the additional ballot boxes and ballots to the detention house for voters to receive ballots and vote. 50 "special voters" exercised their right to vote, in accordance with the law and ensuring safety against the epidemic.