The CGIL Vasta Catanzaro-Crotone-Vibo area launches a strong signal of alarm about the ongoing electoral operations in Lamezia Termeon the occasion of the administrative and referendum consultations of 8 and 9 June. According to reports from the representatives of the union by some citizens, in various electoral sections of Lamezia Terme, the seating presidents would have asked the voters if they intended to collect all the available cards – for the choice of the mayor and/or on the ballot and for the referendums – thus asking questions that, as the CGIL underlines, are “in open contrast with what is established by the operating manual provided to all sections. electoral ».
“A similar practice – highlights the general secretary of the CGIL vast area, Enzo Scalese – risks altering the climate of full freedom in which every citizen must be able to express himself. Asking the voter if or not it intends to withdraw all the available cards is not foreseen by the rules and can condition, even involuntarily, or generate uncertainty, especially in those who are about to exercise such a delicate and personal right “. For the CGIL, the role of the presidents and members of the seats must remain rigorously neutral and limited to the punctual application of the rules, avoiding any attitude or question that can influence the vote or induce the citizen to believe that there are options or limitations not contemplated by law.
In light of what is happening, the CGIL vast area – which has already reported the cases to the electoral office of the Municipality of Lamezia Terme – considers immediate intervention by the Prefect of Catanzaro, so that an official and univocal communication is released, aimed at all seats, useful to clarify and standardize the correct methods of conducting electoral operations. “Only in this way – concludes Scalese – will it be possible to fully guarantee the right to vote, an essential foundation of our democracy”.