Have you ever thought about spending weeks or months deciding who to vote for to govern your state or country, listening to the proposals, weighing the candidates' track records, reaching a conclusion and, upon standing before the voting machine, not remembering which number to type in?
The technology of the electronic voting machine revolutionized the way votes are cast and counted in Brazil. But not every advance of science can replace a simple piece of paper with the numbers written down in pen.
What should you bring to the voting booth?
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The law allows voters to bring their cheat sheet to the voting booth to ensure the accuracy of their vote.
Cell phones, however, must be handed over to the poll workers before entering the voting booth.
The restriction applies to any device capable of photographing, recording, or transmitting images. The goal is to preserve the secrecy of the vote and prevent fraud or attempts to prove the choice made at the ballot box.
Anyone who refuses to hand over the device may be prevented from voting at that moment, and the case may be recorded by the polling station officials.
Don't forget to bring a photo ID.
The voter registration card is not required to vote, but it helps speed up the process by indicating the electoral zone and section. One option is to download the e-Título, the Electoral Justice app, with the digital version...
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Have you ever imagined spending weeks or months deciding who to vote for to govern your state or country, listening to the proposals, weighing the candidates' track records, reaching a conclusion, and then, standing in front of the voting machine, not remembering which number to type?
The technology of the electronic voting machine revolutionized the way votes are cast and counted in Brazil. But not every advance of science replaces a simple piece of paper with the numbers written in pen.
What to bring to the voting machine?
The law allows voters to bring their cheat sheet to the voting machine to ensure the accuracy of their vote.
Cell phones, however, must be handed over to the poll workers before entering the voting booth.
The restriction applies to any device capable of photographing, recording, or transmitting images. The goal is to preserve the secrecy of the vote and prevent fraud or attempts to prove the choice made at the voting machine.
Anyone who refuses to hand over the device may be prevented from voting at that moment, and the case may be recorded by the polling station board.
Don't forget to bring a photo ID.
The voter registration card is not required to vote, but it helps speed up the process by indicating the electoral zone and section. One option is to download the e-Título, the Electoral Justice app, which contains the digital version of the voter registration card.
The e-Título also displays the electoral zone and section information. Remember to check your updated voting location the day before.
Cases in the first round
In many cases, the famous cheat sheet was sorely missed in the first round of this year's elections.
The current governor of the Federal District, Celina Leão (PP), could already be planning her next term, but thanks to thousands of voters who confused her number and voided their votes, she is still competing in the second round against candidate Leandro Grass (PT).
On October 4, 26,000 people in the Federal District typed 22, the number of the PL, Flávio Bolsonaro's party. Since there was no PL candidate in the district gubernatorial race, the votes ended up voided. The PP candidate's number is 11.
In Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes was supported by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but does not belong to the same party as him. Data from the voting machines showed that about 204,000 voters typed the number 13, believing they were choosing Paes.
Those voters should, however, have typed the number 55. With no PT candidate in the race for the Guanabara Palace, the votes were voided and Douglas Ruas (PL) won in the first round.