All Brazilian citizens, born and naturalized, aged 18 or over must register with the Electoral Court to obtain a voter registration card. Brazilians aged 16 and over can now vote voluntarily. 'The document serves to prove that the citizen is registered in a specific electoral zone. However, they will only be eligible to vote in general and municipal elections, plebiscites, referendums, and to sign popular initiative bills if their registration has not been cancelled or suspended.'
Voter registration must be completed 151 days before the election date. To do so, you must go to the electoral office and present an official photo ID and proof of residence.
Electoral logistics and election preparation
This is a continuous maintenance and verification stage to ensure turkey mobile database that everything runs smoothly. The TSE website explains that the most important activities in this phase are:
Custody and assembly of polling stations;
Tests to check the operating conditions of the ballot boxes;
Perform repairs and replace parts if necessary;
Charge the internal battery of all ballot boxes;
Store equipment properly;
Replace obsolete ballot boxes and promote disposal.
Voting
This is the phase best known to the general population, as it is the one that most involves and mobilizes voters. It is the moment when representatives are actually chosen.
The Electoral Court must be responsible for the security of the vote, in addition to guaranteeing accessibility for all voters who have a disability or reduced mobility.
Electoral accountability
This is a step that is little known to the vast majority of voters and even to many candidates. The submission of electoral accounts is regulated by Law No. 9,504/1997, which establishes rules for elections. Candidates who do not submit accounts to the Electoral Court or whose accounts are disapproved may be subject to legal sanctions, losing their status of being in good standing until the end of the legislative term.