Bus overtakes slope to take voters from mountainous areas to vote
On the morning of March 15, when mountain mist still covered the hillsides in Tra Doc commune (Da Nang city), buses started rolling early to welcome voters from remote areas to the polling stations.
Due to the rugged mountainous terrain, many residential areas are isolated in the deep forest, Tra Doc Commune People's Committee proactively contracted buses, and at the same time assigned village and commune officials to directly pick up and drop off voters at 10 locations to the polling areas.
According to Mr. Phan Duy Hung - Chairman of Tra Doc Commune People's Committee, these special buses help people in mountainous areas not have to walk for hours on steep roads, ensuring that all voters have conditions to participate in the election day.
Before the election day, the locality also urgently overcomes landslide points on DH8 road to ensure smooth traffic. At the same time, a wifi system is installed at 9 polling stations to serve operation and timely information updates.
For hamlet 3 - where there is no phone signal, the Commune People's Committee arranged a school point of Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Ethnic Minority Boarding Primary School as a polling location, helping voters to participate in voting more conveniently.
Thanks to careful preparation, the election work in Tra Doc took place safely and in accordance with regulations, showing the spirit of responsibility of the people in the highlands.
Ballot boxes crossing forests to voters' homes
Not far from Tra Doc, in the mountainous commune of Tra Tan, the election day also took place in a vibrant atmosphere. This is an area with more than 85% of the population being ethnic minorities, infrastructure conditions are still difficult, and many areas do not have internet or stable phone signal.
Mr. Nguyen Hong Lai - Secretary of the Party Committee of Tra Tan commune - said that in addition to careful preparation in the polling areas, the locality also organizes working groups to bring auxiliary ballot boxes through the forest to remote residential areas or to the homes of elderly and sick voters.
We try to ensure that all voters can directly vote, showing their ownership in the great festival of the country," Mr. Lai shared.
In Song Y village, election team officials brought ballot boxes to the house of Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tho (78 years old) - a sick voter with difficulty walking. Despite her weak health, Mrs. Tho was still moved when she personally put her vote.
Being able to have officials bring ballot boxes to my house, I am very happy and touched. I can't walk but I can still participate in the election, selecting delegates according to my wishes," Ms. Tho said.
Those footsteps carrying ballot boxes across the forest have helped voters' ballots in the highlands not be left behind.
Cu Lao Cham fishermen postpone sea trip to vote
Not only in the mountains, the election atmosphere is also bustling in Tan Hiep island commune (Cu Lao Cham).
Right from the early morning of March 15, the polling areas at Bai Huong, Bai Lang and Bai Ong were bustling with people coming to complete voting procedures.
According to local statistics, the entire island commune has 2,171 voters, of which 1,928 voters elected at all 3 levels, and 243 voters elected at 2 levels according to regulations.
In Bai Lang - the area with the most voters with 929 people, many people took advantage of voting early and then returned to take care of family matters.
Ms. Pham Thi My Huong - Chairwoman of Tan Hiep Island Commune People's Committee - said that this year voters came to the polling station early and more crowded than usual.
Thanks to doing a good job of propaganda, people temporarily put aside the sea trip, and tourism activities were also temporarily suspended to prioritize the election day. The atmosphere in the voting areas is very lively and exciting," Ms. Huong shared.
In the peaceful space of the island, each ballot is respectfully entrusted by voters with faith in delegates with enough heart and stature.
Therefore, election day is not only an important political event, but also becomes a day of solidarity for the community from mountainous to island areas, where all people exercise their right to mastery.
