Attending were Mr. Tran Van Nam - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Delegation of National Assembly Deputies, Head of the Provincial Election Steering Committee; Mr. Vo Van Minh – Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Chairman of the Provincial EC; Mr. Nguyen Hoang Thao - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
Completing on schedule
As reported by the provincial EC, the election preparation in Binh Duong province has been focused and urgently prepared by all levels and branches, and has basically completed the work contents in accordance with the law, on schedule as prescribed, ensuring safety, meeting requirements in all jobs related to election.
According to the Resolution of the National Election Council and ECs at all levels announcing the official list of candidates for the election of deputies to 15th National Assembly and People's Councils in the province, the number of candidates for the election of deputies to 15th National Assembly of the province is 19 people, 11 deputies are elected; the number of candidates for the election of deputies to the Binh Duong provincial People's Council for the 2021-2026 tenure is 119 people, 72 deputies are elected; the number of candidates for the election of deputies to the district-level People's Council is 501 people, 299 deputies are elected; the number of candidates for the election of deputies to the commune-level People's Council is 3,985 people, 2,391 deputies are elected.
The ECs of districts, communes and Election Groups in the province have completed the posting of the extracted list and brief biographies of the candidates for the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure at the headquarters of the People's Committee of the same level and at polling stations in accordance with the law.
The work of ensuring security, politics, social order and safety, and controlling, preventing and fighting the Covid-19 pandemic continues to be seriously and closely implemented. The plan to ensure health, prevent and control the Covid-19 pandemic during the election process has been developed and promptly deployed to branches and localities.
The propaganda on the election has been enhanced by branches, localities and mass media in the province in various forms, increasing the time and quality of television broadcasts about the election to create a lively atmosphere during the time before and on Election Day.
Provincial leaders inspect the election preparation in Thu Dau Mot city
According to statistics, the total number of voters in the province as of May 16, 2021 is 1,719,918 voters, an increase of 13,328 voters compared to the statistical round on April 29, 2021. The preparation of facilities for the election is ensured, including equipment for the Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control according to the promulgated Plans. Material - technical means for Election Day have been equipped for 1,100 polling stations across the province. In which, all kinds of seals were fully granted to 101 ECs at all levels, 780 Election Boards at all levels, 1,100 Election Group seals and 1,100 "Voted" seals; 2,200 official ballot boxes and 2,200 extra ballot boxes (including 1,100 small ballot boxes to carry out pandemic prevention and control), 450 backup ballot boxes.
Preparing all plans
In order to make the Election Day safe and truly a festival of the entire people, Binh Duong continues to synchronously deploy measures to ensure security, order and social safety before, during and after the election. Deploying the plan on assignment and arrangement of forces to ensure security and order on Election Day; fighting and opposing strongly and effectively against false and distorted views of hostile forces, and misinformation on social networks; grasping the security situation in industrial zones and clusters. In this regard, Mr. Trinh Ngoc Quyen - Director of the Provincial Police Department said that the Provincial Police have implemented a plan to ensure security and order to the Police of districts, towns and cities. In particular, 20 situations related to security and order have been planned to take measures to be ready to respond. Strengthening 282 soldiers to support localities. From 6 p.m. on May 22, the entire provincial Police force will deploy to serve at polling stations.
Before the complicated developments of the Covid-19 pandemic, the province has focused on closely following the locality, closely monitoring the pandemic situation, and promptly directed the good implementation of measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 pandemic associated with organization for voters to vote at polling stations. Mr. Bui Duy Hien - Secretary of the Ben Cat Town Party Committee said that the Steering Committee and the EC of Ben Cat Town have directed to review the cases of concentrated quarantine and quarantine at home to make plans and prepare extra ballot boxes to serve these cases on Election Day. At the same time, reviewing and basing on the number of voters in the area to divide the election time frame and propagate to the people measures for pandemic prevention and control to create distancing and limit gatherings of people.
According to Ms. Nguyen Kim Loan - President of the Labor Confederation, Trade Unions at all levels are reviewing and statistic the number of workers working on May 23 to coordinate in mobilizing enterprises to create favorable conditions for workers to exercise their right to vote. At the same time, continuing to grasp the situation of workers returning to their hometowns and coming from pandemic areas to mobilize for health declaration and implement quarantine as required.
From now until the Election Day, all levels, branches and election organizations shall focus on inspecting and supervising the election work within the functions, tasks and management scope of the branches and localities according to the proposed plan. Inspecting the overall preparation for Election Day at the polling stations from the afternoon of May 21, 2021 to the evening of May 22, 2021. The Election Groups will distribute voter ID cards, organize for voters to understand the election principles and regulations, the polling booth rules, discuss the list of candidates, decorate the polling booth, etc.
Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Tran Van Nam speaks at the meeting
Speaking to direct at the Meeting, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Tran Van Nam noted that branches and levels should focus on implementing key tasks: Continuing to promote propaganda work; grasping the number of voters; reviewing the scenario for ensuring security and order, preventing and controlling the pandemic; ensuring smooth communication and electricity supply during the election process; preparing decoration, receiving materials for the election; increasing forces patrolling, controlling security and order in the area. On Election Day, ensuring that all work is carried out in accordance with the law, strictly observing measures for Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control, the information and reporting regime. After the Election Day, the handover and receipt of documents, announcement of results, and election summary should be carried out in accordance with the law. Identifying the election as an important political task, the Secretary asked all branches and levels to focus on election work, so that the upcoming 23rd May is truly a festival of the entire people.
Reported by Phuong Chi - Translated by Nguyen Trang