Polls open Sunday, June 7 and Monday, June 8 for the runoffs, also in Emilia-Romagna. Voting takes place to elect the mayor in two municipalities, both with more than 15,000 inhabitants: Comacchio in the province of Ferrara and Vignola in the province of Modena.
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- Runoff turnout live
- Voting hours in Comacchio and Vignola
- The challenge for the mayor of Comacchio: the candidates
- The challenge for the mayor of Vignola: the candidates
- How to vote in the runoff in Comacchio and Vignola
- How to vote without making a mistake
- Split vote and runoff
- Who wins the runoff?
Runoff turnout live
The first turnout figure, that of 12 p.m. released by Eligendo data, is 11.33% in Comacchio and 14.54% in Vignola.
Subsequent surveys are scheduled for 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Sunday, June 7. The definitive turnout figure for the runoffs will be known on Monday, June 8, after the polls close at 3 p.m.
In the first round on May 24 and 25, turnout for the municipal elections in the region had stopped at 54.4%, a drop of over 10 percentage points compared to previous consultations and, surprisingly, almost six points below the national average.
In Comacchio, only 45% (-9.4%) had voted, while in Vignola, 57.8% (-11%).
Voting hours in Comacchio and Vignola
On Sunday, June 7, polls are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. On Monday, June 8, however, you can vote from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Then the counting of ballots will begin.
The challenge for the mayor of Comacchio: the candidates
Who will be the mayor of Comacchio after Pierluigi Negri? The contest is between the center-right candidate Samuele Bellotti (45.83% in the first round) and the center-left candidate Walter Cavalieri Foschini (28.56%).
The challenge for the mayor of Vignola: the candidates
Who will be the mayor of Vignola for the next 5 years? The ongoing challenge is between Angelo Pasini (center-right and civic lists), who garnered 47.89% of the votes in the first round, and the outgoing mayor Emilia Muratori (center-left and civic lists), who stopped at 31.70%.
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How to vote in the runoff in Comacchio and Vignola
The runoff ballot contains the names and surnames of the two candidates for mayor, written within a rectangle.
Below each name are reproduced the symbols of the linked lists. The lists supporting the candidates may be more numerous than those in the first round, depending on whether “alliances” have been formed with other lists that did not make it to the runoff.
How to vote without making a mistake
The vote is cast by drawing a mark on the rectangle where the name of the chosen candidate is written. The vote is valid even if: the voter places a cross on the symbol of one of the linked lists (and it counts for the mayoral candidate supported by that list) the voter places a cross both on the name of the mayoral candidate and on the symbol of one or more of the linked lists
Split vote and runoff
For the runoff, a split vote is not allowed. The ballot is void if it shows a mark on the name of one mayoral candidate and one on the symbol of a list supporting the other candidate.
Who wins the runoff?
The candidate who obtains the highest number of valid votes is proclaimed mayor.
In case of a tie, the candidate linked to the list or group of lists for the election of the municipal council that achieved the highest overall electoral figure is elected.
In case of an electoral figure tie, the oldest candidate is proclaimed mayor.
