Badajoz (EFE) localities.
Five towns in Badajoz lose two councilors each. Specifically, Baterno, Esparragosa de la Serena, Granja de Torrehermosa, Valencia del Ventoso and Pueblonuevo del Guadiana. On the contrary, the municipality of Orellana de la Sierra wins two councilors. Said variation supposes eight councilors less in the total computation of this province.
In that of Cáceres, the municipalities of Garrovillas de Alconétar, Santiago del Campo, Millanes, Logrosán and Herrera de Alcántara lose two councilors in their respective local corporations. However, Sierra de Fuentes, Berrocalejo, Valdecañas de Tajo, Ahigal, Alcollarín and Santa Ana win two. These changes lead to two more councilors in the whole of this province.
electors
The Government delegate in the community, Francisco Mendoza, explained this Friday in a press appearance that the census for the elections to the Assembly of Extremadura is made up of 889,744 people, 10,186 less than four years ago.
In the case of the municipal elections, the electoral census is 863,955 people, which represents a decrease of 11,364 compared to 2019.
The number of foreigners residing in this autonomous community who can cast their vote in the municipal polls is 2,439.
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration, María Ascensión Murillo, has reported that 28,789 Extremadurans residing in 156 countries will have the right to vote in the case of regional elections.
Extremadura will have 1,417 polling stations, spread over 792 schools, to vote in regional and municipal elections
There will be 4,251 ballot boxes, 1,981 booths, more than 16.2 million ballots and 1.84 million voting envelopes.
Mendoza has highlighted the “broad device” that the day of May 28 will have, since among the members of the polling stations, the personnel of the administrations or the members of the security forces and bodies, in this case 2,237 agents, it will be reached the 19,190 people.
Disability
The option of Braille voting has been made available to blind voters for the Assembly elections; So far, 115 applications have been received, compared to the twenty people who requested it four years ago.
All schools in Extremadura will also be accessible, and the initiative to facilitate voting in the case of citizens with intellectual or developmental disabilities has been improved.
Regarding deaf people who are chosen as board members, they may choose to request a magnetic loop service or have a sign language interpreter.