Regional Lazio and Lombardy, seats in schools? No thank you. There are 155 Municipalities that have transferred the ballot boxes elsewhere
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A controversy that returns punctually and not without reason at every election: polling stations in elementary schools force them to close for a few days, with obvious inconvenience for families. This is why it is at least a small sign that for the regional elections of 12 and 13 February there are 155 municipalities in Lombardy and Lazio that have moved the polling stations out of the schools in view of the regional elections next Sunday and Monday. Where? In civic centers, municipal offices, neighborhood spaces.
These are 147 Lombard municipalities and just 8 Lazio municipalities, mostly small and medium-sized in both cases, with the exception of Bergamo. These are the results of the second survey “Stop polling stations in schools” promoted by the Scuola di Cittadinanzattiva which involved the 1,905 Municipalities of the two Regions affected by the elections, each of which was sent a communication via Pec. The request aimed to know if the municipal administration had evaluated the possibility or had already implemented, on the occasion of the imminent electoral round, to move the polling stations from the schools to other alternative locations, public or private, and what this had entailed in terms of organization and economic investments. But out of all the municipalities to which this question was asked, only 19% of the total answered, 155 (42%) have moved or will soon.
According to data released by the Ministry of the Interior, 88% of the 61,562 polling stations are located inside school buildings. In particular, approximately 75% of the buildings that house one or more polling stations are buildings intended for teaching and 35% of them have architectural barriers to access. The 155 Municipalities are added to the 78 surveyed by Cittadinanzattiva with the first survey, on the occasion of the administrative elections of June 2022.
“After the 2 million euro fund made available in 2021, and which 117 Municipalities benefited from – recalls Anna Lisa Mandorino, general secretary of Cittadinanzattiva – last year we asked the Government for a new allocation, possibly five-yearly, to facilitate the administrations in the identification and arrangement of alternative premises to school buildings. An appeal that went unheeded and which we are now renewing. The school is a public service that must not be interrupted and, rather than remaining ‘closed for elections’, school spaces should always be open and available of students, because it is a place in which to build new models of participation and active citizenship”.
Regional Lazio and Lombardy, here are the municipalities that have moved the seats out of the schools
There are 58 of them with less than 1000 inhabitants
Bedulite BG; Fuipiano Valle I. BG; Pitch BG; Taleggio BG; Valbondione BG; Valgoglio BG; cevo BS; Lozio BS; Marmentino BS; Paisco Loveno BS; Saviore dell’Adamello BS; Vione BS; Silver CO; Barni CO; Claino with Osteno CO; corridor CO; Creamy CO; Griante CO; Magreglio CO; San Bartolomeo Val Cavargna CO; Quintane CR; Azzanello CR; Cumignano sul Naviglio CR; Pessina Cremonese CR; Ripalta Guerina CR; Taceno LC; Old Horn LO; Lo Macastorna; Terranova de’ Passerini LO; Mariana Mantovana MN; Bagnaria PV; Calvignano PV; Campospinoso PV; Casanova Lonati PV; Castelnovetto PV; Costa de’ Nobili PV; Langosco PV; Olevano di Lomellina PV; Ottobiano PV; Rosasco PV; PV reverse scale; San Cipriano Po PV; San Zenone al PO’ PV; Semiana PV; Thick PV; Suardi PV; Andalo Valtellino SO; Caiolo SO; SW Water Castle; Bunch of Valtellina SO; Mello SO; Verceia SO; Bedero Valcuvia VA; Masciago Primo VA; Viticuso FR; Castel di Tora RI; RI colleges; Turania RI.
84 Municipalities from 1,100 to 5,000 inhabitants
Barzana BG; Cazzano Sant’Andrea BG; Dine Above BG; BG dinners; Colzate BG; Commun New BG; Leffe BG; Parre BG; Presezzo BG; Schilpario BG; Pallavicina Tower BG; Zandobbio BG; Berlingo BS; Gardone Riviera BS; Limone sul Garda BS; Milzano BS; Moniga del Garda BS; Ossimo BS; Pozzolengo BS; Sand Churches BS; St. Paul BS; Sonic BS; Tavernole on the Mella BS; Vallio Terme BS; Anzano del Parco CO; Rodero CO; Valbrona CO; Acquanegra CR; Cremosano CR; Pianengo CR; San Giovanni in Croce CR; Scandolara Ravara CR; Stagno Lombardo CR; Barzio LC; Carenno LC; Cesana Brianza LC; Costa Masnaga LC; Ello LC; Olive grove Lario LC; Primaluna LC; Borgo San Giovanni LO; Casaletto Lodigiano LO; Caselle Lurani LO; Cervignano d’Adda LO; Fombio LO; Montanaso Lombardo LO; Ospedaletto Lodigiano LO; Castiraga Vidardo LO; Massalengo LO; Cocoon HM; Canneto sull’Oglio MN; MN message; Pomponesque MN; Bubbiano MI; Bussero MI; Osson MI; Ceranova PV; Chignolo Po PV; PV mezzanine; Returbid PV; Roncaro PV; Vellezzo Bellini PV; Aprica SO; Buglio in Monte SO; Delebio SO; Gordon SO; Grosio SO; Piateda SO; Prata Camportaccio SO; Valdidentro SO; Bordio Lomnago VA; Brezzo di Bedero VA; Brissago Valtravaglia VA; Castelveccana VA; Daverio VA; Maccagno with Pino and Veddasca VA; Luvinate VA; Taino VA; Ternate VA; Correzzana MB; MRI column; Nemi RM; Amaseno FR; Atina FR.
9 Municipalities from 5,100 to 10,000 inhabitants
Curno BG; Gandino BG; Cabiate CO; Villa Guardia CO; GonzagaMN; Wife MN; Livigno SO; Rodigo MN; Cassolnovo PV.
2 Municipalities from 10,000 to 15,000
Alzano Lombardo BG; Valmadrera LC.
1 Municipality from 16,000 to 50,000
Lecco.
1 Municipality with more than 120,000 inhabitants
Bergamo.
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