The Council of Citizen Participation of the City of Totana reports that tomorrow, April 28, the deadline for submitting a nomination to elect the new mayor / sa-pedáneo / a in the deputation of El Raiguero.
The election will be done in a participatory manner through the open list system;
After the resignation several weeks ago of the alcalde-pedánea, Ana Maria Martinez for "personal reasons".
Candidates may be candidates who are residents of the area or owners of second homes registered in the municipality of Totana before the deadline for submitting applications.
In the case of second home owners only one member per family may be present.
The people who wish to appear must do so by request through the Citizen Attention Service, addressed to the Department of Citizen Participation by enclosing a photocopy of the DNI or legal residence card and in the case of owners of second residence housing accreditation to be in possession Of the same.
The Councils of Citizen Participation and Pedanías will hold a meeting with all candidates for mayor pedáneo in order to explain the election process to be carried out and establish the schedule.
Voting will take place in the hamlet at the agreed date and place;
And in the case that a single candidate is presented, a day of ratification will be held.
In the event that more than one candidate is present, the voting day will be held and the neighbors can choose the candidate they wish or vote blank.
The voting or ratification days shall last two and a half hours;
And may exercise their right to vote, those neighbors and adults of age, registered or residents in the area or owners of second homes may be eligible to vote in the latter case one person per household.
Totana has a participative structure that allows the active participation of the neighbors in the different municipal management areas.
Among the bodies that make up this participatory structure is the Junta de Pedáneos, a municipal body for Citizen Participation in the area of ​​districts, in which municipal representatives participate and the 8 alcaldes-pedáneos who watch over the defense of the interests of the neighbors of each one of them. The pedanias, and transmit them to the municipal government.
At the beginning of the present legislature, the procedure for the election of the mayors was carried out by means of the open list system, the representatives of each of the districts being elected and ratified by the neighbors.
