“We are very concerned about his statements”

Within the change of statements between Enrique Riquelme and Florentino Pérez, a brand new voice that disagrees with the Alicante businessman’s speech has emerged: the Actual Madrid Electoral Board. Thus, it has issued a press release wherein it denies Riquelme relating to his statements relating to the electoral roll.

Official assertion from the Electoral Board

Given the statements of the candidate Enrique Riquelme, wherein he affirms that solely one of many candidates handles the membership’s census, in addition to the doubts and mistrust expressed relating to the safekeeping and custody of the vote by mail, this Electoral Board states the next:

1. The Electoral Board has not supplied the electoral roll to any of the candidates competing within the elections on June 7.

2. The Electoral Board has transmitted to the 2 candidates, in writing, the process in order that they will ship data, documentation and materials to the companions. Moreover, the candidate Enrique Riquelme was knowledgeable of this matter the day he offered his candidacy, in individual.

3. Mentioned process is established within the guidelines that govern the electoral course of (level 2 of the part on the electoral roll) revealed for this objective. The foundations clarify that candidates should present the Electoral Board with the knowledge, documentation and materials they wish to ship to members and the membership takes care of the sending.

4. The Electoral Board established Monday, June 1 at 6:00 p.m. as the tip of the deadline to obtain the knowledge, documentation and materials that every candidate want to ship to the members.

5. The Electoral Board may be very involved about Enrique Riquelme’s statements wherein the custody and safety of voting by mail is put underneath suspicion, since, in response to a query from mentioned candidacy on this matter, the Electoral Board responded in writing, from which we transcribe this excerpt:

“In an effort to reinforce transparency and confidence within the integrity of the postal vote custody process, candidates who request it might designate one of many validly accredited auditors to stay constantly within the neighborhood of entry to the room enabled for the custody of the votes.

The presence of the interveners in mentioned space shall be understood to be carried out in an area topic to the surveillance and safety methods current within the membership amenities, being topic to the relevant video surveillance regime and the processing of the photographs that, the place acceptable, is acceptable in accordance with present rules.

6. Subsequently, any data, documentation or materials that has reached the members of any candidacy from the membership has been processed in accordance with the present process and rules.

7. The Electoral Board is rigorously and exactly following the relevant rules always throughout the current electoral course of, for which it requests respect.