On Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June we will vote in Cesena (just under 100 thousand inhabitants) to elect the mayor and the municipal council (of 32 members) and for the European elections. The polls will be open on Saturday 8 June from 3pm to 11pm and Sunday 9 June from 7am to 11pm. The municipal counting is scheduled for 2pm the following day.
We remind you that for the European Parliament elections we vote with the proportional system but with a threshold of 4%. While for the administrative elections in the municipalities there is a double system. In municipalities like Cesena with more than 15 thousand inhabitants, voting takes place with the double-round majority system: if in the first round none of the candidates obtains 50% plus one of the valid votes, a run-off takes place 14 days later, between the two best-placed candidates. in the first round. The possible run-off round for the direct election of the mayor of the Municipality of Forlì will take place on Sunday 23 June from 7.00 to 23.00 and on Monday 24 June from 7.00 to 15.00.
HOW TO VOTE
European elections. Each voter can vote for only one list by placing a mark on the mark of the chosen list or in the rectangle containing this mark. Each voter can express up to a maximum of three preference votes for candidates on a list. In the case of multiple preferences expressed, these must concern candidates of different sex, under penalty of cancellation of the second and third preferences. The preferential vote can be expressed for candidates included in the voted list. The preference vote is expressed by writing the name and surname or only the surname of the preferred candidates included in the same list.
Administrative elections. There are three voting possibilities. 1) you can only draw a mark on the symbol of a list, thus assigning your preference to the marked list and to the mayoral candidate supported by the latter 2) you can draw a mark on the symbol of a list, simultaneously drawing a mark on the name of a mayoral candidate not connected to the voted list: by doing so you obtain the so-called ‘disjoint vote’ 3) you can draw a mark only on the name of the mayoral candidate, thus voting only for the mayoral candidate and not for the list or lists linked to the latter. Each voter can express one or two preference votes for municipal councillors, for no more than two candidates included in the list he voted for. If two preferences are expressed, they must concern candidates of different sexes from the same list, under penalty of cancellation of the second preference. The candidate who obtains the absolute majority of valid votes (at least 50% plus one) is elected mayor in the first round. If no candidate reaches this threshold, voting will return on 23 and 24 June to choose between the two candidates who obtained the highest number of votes in the first round (runoff). In the second round, the candidate who obtains the highest number of votes is elected mayor.
FIVE YEARS AGO
IN 2019
Five years ago there were seven candidates for mayor and fifteen lists were presented. In 2019 the current mayor Enzo Lattuca (Pd and centre-left) won the run-off with 55.7% of the votes (24,224 ballots in the ballot box for him). Andrea Rossi (League and centre-right) stopped at 44.3% (with approximately 19,233 votes). In the first round Lattuca had obtained 42.8%, Rossi 33.8%. Then came Vittorio Valletta (Cesena Siamo Noi) with 9.5%, Claudio Capponcini (M5S) with 8.7%, Davide Fabbri (Cesena in Comune) with 3.1%, Luca Capacci (Fondamenta) with 1.1% and Antonio Barzanti (Casapound Italia) with 0.9%.
ELECTIONS 2014
At party level, the first list was that of the Democratic Party which obtained 32%, the League stopped at 19.4%, the third list was that of Vittorio Valletta – Cesena Noi Noi with 9.1%, in fourth place the M5S which had 8.8%. The current leading Italian party – Brothers of Italy – obtained only 1.6% in 2019.
In this electoral round in Cesena four candidates and fourteen lists will compete.
Mayor Enzo Lattuca he is re-nominated by the Democratic Party and by the enlarged centre-left alliance, supported by six lists:
- Democratic Party – Lattuca Mayor
- 5 Star Movement 2050
- Pact for Cesena (Action + PRI)
- Lettuce Mayor – Cesena 2024
- Foundations – Green and Left Alliance – Green Europe – Italian Left – PSI – Possible
- Popular Civic for Cesena – Enzo Lattuca Mayor
Marco Casali he is the centre-right candidate for mayor supported by four lists:
- Brothers of Italy – Giorgia Meloni
- Lega Cesena – Casali Mayor
- Forza Italia – European People’s Party – Berlusconi
- Together Casali Mayor
Marco Giangrandi he is the mayoral candidate of the third centrist pole who collects the legacy of the Cambiamo and Cesena Noi Noi lists of 2019. He is supported by three lists:
- Cesena It’s us
- Civic List Let’s change
- Italia Viva – Cesena in the Center
In the end Paolo Sensini he is the outsider of this electoral cycle with his list For Peace and the Common Good – Cesena alive and united (he stood out for his recent anti-vax battles).
THE LISTS THAT SUPPORT ENZO LATTUCA
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
5 STAR MOVEMENT
AGREEMENT FOR CESENA
CESENA 2024
FOUNDATION – GREEN AND LEFT ALLIANCE
CIVIC AND POPULAR FOR CESENA
THE LISTS THAT SUPPORT MARCO CASALI
BROTHERS OF ITALY
CESENA LEAGUE
GO ITALY
TOGETHER
THE LISTS THAT SUPPORT MARCO GIANGRANDI
CESENA IS US
LET’S CHANGE
ITALY LIVE
PAOLO SENSINI’S LIST – FOR PEACE AND THE COMMON GOOD
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR VOTING
The Town Hall will remain open to citizens also on the evening of Sunday 9th and in the afternoon and evening of Monday 10th June for the counting of ballots and results. The Black Room set up for the occasion in the press room will be available to the media. All information regarding the European and administrative elections can be found on the website of the Municipality of Cesena, on the homepage: https://www.comune.cesena.fc.it/novita/elezioni-europee-e-amministrative-2024/.
Who votes
Italian voters and citizens resident in Cesena, as well as citizens of the European Union also resident in the Municipality of Cesena, who are already registered or who have submitted a request for registration on the expected electoral list, can vote in the elections for the Mayor and City Council of Cesena. added by 30 April 2024. All Italian electors and voters resident in Cesena, as well as citizens and citizens of the European Union also residing in the Municipality of Cesena, who are already registered or who have submitted a request, can vote in the European Parliament elections. of registration in the expected electoral list added by March 11th.
What do you need to vote?
In order to vote, you must show up at the polling station with: your voter card; an identification document (identity card or other identification document with photograph issued by the Public Administration, for example: driving licence, passport, pension booklet, weapons licence, identification card issued by a professional association, identification card issued by the National Union of Officers on Leave of Italy, provided it is validated by a military command). The documents can be used even if they have expired. In the absence of a document, identification can also take place through: one of the members of the polling station who personally knows the voter and certifies his or her identity; the CIE receipt.
Electoral Card – The electoral card is sent to voters at their residence address once they have registered in the Municipality’s electoral lists during periodic reviews. In the event of running out of voting spaces, deterioration, loss or theft of the electoral card, to obtain a duplicate, you must contact the Sportello Facile with an identification document.
EXTRAORDINARY OPENINGS OF THE ELECTORAL OFFICE FOR ISSUANCE OF ELECTORAL CARDS – In order to facilitate the release of undelivered electoral cards or duplicates, the Electoral Office at the Sportello Facile of the Municipality of Cesena will observe the following extraordinary opening hours in addition to the normal opening hours: Friday 7 June: 8:00 – 18:00 :00; Saturday 8 June: 8:00 – 23:00; Sunday 9 June: 7:00 – 23:00. The same operation will also be carried out by the Easy Help Desk set up at the Borello community hub (piazza San Pietro in Solfrino, 465): Saturday 8 June: 8:00 – 20:00; Sunday 9 June 2024: 8:00 – 20:00.
 and Giangrandi (centre) challenge mayor Lattuca (centre-left). Sensini outsider){kind=link}