Polling stations in the Vitebsk region are ready for the final stage of the election campaign

December 8, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Polling stations for the presidential elections of the Republic of Belarus in the Vitebsk region are practically ready for the final stage of the election campaign, the chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Election Commission, Vyacheslav Kryukovsky, told a BELTA correspondent. Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations have already completed the inspection of polling stations and monitored the implementation of previously issued directives on ensuring citizen safety; the regional branch of "Beltelecom" has provided all polling stations with telephone communication. Currently, members of the precinct election commissions are on duty at the polling stations. Voters can come to the polling station, familiarize themselves with the data on presidential candidates, and check if their names are on the voter lists. According to preliminary data, there are about 895 thousand names on the voter lists. Voters in the Vitebsk region will be able to vote at 911 polling stations for the presidential elections of the Republic of Belarus. There will be 2 polling stations in military units, and 50 polling stations in sanatoriums, hospitals, rest homes, and health resorts. 11,458 people are included in the commissions. More than 4,000 local observers have been accredited by the presidential election commissions in the Vitebsk region. It is expected that about 1,000 short-term observers from the CIS and more than 400 from the OSCE will monitor the electoral process in the region. There are 28 territorial commissions for the presidential elections of Belarus operating in the region, including 1 regional commission, 21 district commissions, 3 city commissions in cities of regional subordination, and 3 district commissions in Vitebsk. A total of 364 people work in the commissions. The presidential elections of Belarus are scheduled for December 19, 2010. Early voting will begin on December 14. -0-