The Programme of
Stamatis Sgourakis
Mayoral Candidate
Apokoronas May 18th 2014
The List of Stamatis Sgourakis
Sunday May 18th is Election Day
The Procedure
Polling Stations – usually the local school or former school in your village – open 7am to 7pm.
You will need to take your passport. If you have changed your passport since 2010 and not registered the change on the Electoral Register, take both the old and the new one to be on the safe side.
On arrival, your name and passport number will be checked against the Electoral Register.
Staff will give you one Voting Paper for each bloc of candidates – the list of those supporting each Mayoral Candidate, a Blank Voting Paper to use if you wish to abstain and an envelope.
To vote you must choose ONE list. Put the unused ones in the bin.
Use a + sign not an x against your choices.
When you have recorded your votes, seal your Voting Paper in the envelope, put it in the Ballot Box and you have finished!
Below you will find information about the number of votes you may cast according to where you live.
Polling Stations – usually the local school or former school in your village – open 7am to 7pm.
You will need to take your passport. If you have changed your passport since 2010 and not registered the change on the Electoral Register, take both the old and the new one to be on the safe side.
On arrival, your name and passport number will be checked against the Electoral Register.
Staff will give you one Voting Paper for each bloc of candidates – the list of those supporting each Mayoral Candidate, a Blank Voting Paper to use if you wish to abstain and an envelope.
To vote you must choose ONE list. Put the unused ones in the bin.
Use a + sign not an x against your choices.
When you have recorded your votes, seal your Voting Paper in the envelope, put it in the Ballot Box and you have finished!
Below you will find information about the number of votes you may cast according to where you live.
There is no Public Election Debate
An Election Debate?
A view from Alyn and Nina of Georgioupolis
Nikos Harokopakis is standing as a Candidate for the position of Village President in Plaka & Almyrida on the list of Stamatis Sgourakis, the Mayoral Candidate. If he is elected, Nikos will replace the controversial figure of Nikitas Paizis.
Manolis Nikoloudis, Mayoral Candidate, has sent this in...
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS SUNDAY MAY 18th 2014
Nick comments
“We understand that the traders and taverns have a short season but it seems that many of them are now claiming the space by the road on the beachside. This will mean that the parking will be cut by around 75 % as no tavern owner will want you to park in front of their tables which is understandable. In some cases, the owners are putting decking down. It looks like the coming season will be worse than last year. Not only will you not be able to sit on the beach without renting a sunbed,(which you will not get a receipt for) you will now find it is very hard to park legally. We don't think this is the way to get the blue flag back. Also the toilets are dirty and, on a warm day, smell.”
“We understand that the traders and taverns have a short season but it seems that many of them are now claiming the space by the road on the beachside. This will mean that the parking will be cut by around 75 % as no tavern owner will want you to park in front of their tables which is understandable. In some cases, the owners are putting decking down. It looks like the coming season will be worse than last year. Not only will you not be able to sit on the beach without renting a sunbed,(which you will not get a receipt for) you will now find it is very hard to park legally. We don't think this is the way to get the blue flag back. Also the toilets are dirty and, on a warm day, smell.”
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MAY 2014
The next Municipal Elections in Greece will be held in May 2014. As part of our contribution to and involvement in these elections here in Apokoronas, GefyratheBridge has set up a specific Election Matters page here.
This is intended as a space of information, news and views about the future of our Municipality of Apokoronas.
Municipal Elections update.
VOTER REGISTRATION FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MAY 2014
To register, people must go in person to the Town Hall in Vrysses. There, on the ground floor, beyond the lift on the left-hand side, you will find Chrisoula Benaki. She is responsible for the registration process. She speaks excellent English and is extremely helpful. You will need to take your Passport
(ideally with a photocopy to save time and the Municipality money) and, if you have one, your Resident’s Permit.
In addition to the intrinsic importance of exercising our democratic rights as EU citizens, by voting in next year’s municipal elections we can also further demonstrate our interest in and commitment to a healthy and forward-looking Apokoronas.
THE OFFICIAL FORM LOOKS LIKE THIS. It is better in Full-screen!
This is intended as a space of information, news and views about the future of our Municipality of Apokoronas.
Municipal Elections update.
- There are no postal votes.
- The deadline for voter registration is Friday 28th February.
The first item to be posted is information about Registration on the Electoral Roll. We have posted a copy of the form to be completed. With it, there is a rough English translation to guide people through the process.
VOTER REGISTRATION FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MAY 2014
To register, people must go in person to the Town Hall in Vrysses. There, on the ground floor, beyond the lift on the left-hand side, you will find Chrisoula Benaki. She is responsible for the registration process. She speaks excellent English and is extremely helpful. You will need to take your Passport
(ideally with a photocopy to save time and the Municipality money) and, if you have one, your Resident’s Permit.
In addition to the intrinsic importance of exercising our democratic rights as EU citizens, by voting in next year’s municipal elections we can also further demonstrate our interest in and commitment to a healthy and forward-looking Apokoronas.
THE OFFICIAL FORM LOOKS LIKE THIS. It is better in Full-screen!
VOTER REGISTRATION FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MAY 2014
We are building a bit of a library of your questions
All the answers published here have been checked with the Municipality.
Q: We registered and voted in the last local elections. Have we got to go and re--register?
A: We do not have to re-register.
Q: Do you have to be living in Crete permanently to be able to register to vote or/and can you register to vote if you own a property here in Crete but do not live here on a permanent basis?
A: The Municipality requires voters to spend “most of their time here”. If you spend time in another EU country you must choose the one place in which you will vote.
Q: In 2010, I registered in Kalyves and voted there. Do I need to re-register?
A: If you have moved to another village in Apokoronas, you must re-register so that your name appears on the Special Electoral Roll of your new village. You will need to show either a Rental Contract or an Electricity Bill or a House Contract with your name and new address.
Q: Before the election will I have to do anything to ensure I can vote or will I be reminded automatically?
A: There will no further official reminder. [We will remind you! – Ed]
Please send us any questions you have.
We are building a bit of a library of your questions
All the answers published here have been checked with the Municipality.
Q: We registered and voted in the last local elections. Have we got to go and re--register?
A: We do not have to re-register.
Q: Do you have to be living in Crete permanently to be able to register to vote or/and can you register to vote if you own a property here in Crete but do not live here on a permanent basis?
A: The Municipality requires voters to spend “most of their time here”. If you spend time in another EU country you must choose the one place in which you will vote.
Q: In 2010, I registered in Kalyves and voted there. Do I need to re-register?
A: If you have moved to another village in Apokoronas, you must re-register so that your name appears on the Special Electoral Roll of your new village. You will need to show either a Rental Contract or an Electricity Bill or a House Contract with your name and new address.
Q: Before the election will I have to do anything to ensure I can vote or will I be reminded automatically?
A: There will no further official reminder. [We will remind you! – Ed]
Please send us any questions you have.