From early morning on March 13, at Hon Chuoi island (hamlet 1, Song Doc commune), the polling station located at the barracks of Hon Chuoi Border Guard Station was brilliantly decorated with flags and flowers. This is where 159 voters on the island exercised their voting rights.
Hon Chuoi has a rocky terrain, people mainly live by fishing and aquaculture on cages and rafts along the island.
In recent days, the border guard force has deployed many forms of propaganda, including the "Border Guard Loudspeaker" model, providing information about elections, biographies of candidates and handing out voter cards directly to people.
Chairman of Song Doc Commune People's Committee Do Van Su said that the locality has closely coordinated with forces to ensure that all voters on the island can participate in the election. "Whether on the mainland or offshore, each ballot contributes to selecting worthy delegates, representing the will and aspirations of the people," Mr. Su said.
Attending the opening ceremony were Ms. Lam Yen Nhi - Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the commune, Vice Chairwoman of the Song Doc Commune Election Committee. Also attending were Mr. Ngo Van Huong - Head of the Party Building Committee under the Commune Party Committee, Head of the Song Doc Commune People's Council Delegate Election Committee.
At the ceremony, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Quon - Deputy Political Commissar of Hon Chuoi Border Guard Station, Head of Election Team No. 3 of Song Doc commune - disseminated the election regulations and voting room regulations. After that, the Election Team invited 2 voters (not candidates) to check the main ballot box and auxiliary ballot box in the presence of voters, and at the same time sealed the ballot boxes according to regulations.
At exactly 7 o'clock, the Election Team announced the start of the voting session. Immediately after that, voters exercised their citizen rights, voting to elect National Assembly deputies of the 16th term, delegates of the People's Council of Ca Mau province and delegates of the People's Council of Song Doc commune for the 2026 – 2031 term.
Election team No. 3 of Song Doc commune conducted the election of 3 National Assembly deputies out of 5 candidates. For the election of deputies to the People's Council of Ca Mau province, voters selected 5 deputies from the list of 8 candidates. At the commune level, voters elected 3 deputies to the People's Council of Song Doc commune for the term 2026 – 2031 out of 5 candidates in the locality.
The early election in Hon Chuoi ended with 159/159 voters participating in voting, reaching a rate of 100%.
At the same time, in polling station No. 4 in Hon Khoai island cluster (Dat Mui commune), 292 voters including border guards, radar stations, lighthouses, forest rangers and workers constructing key national projects on the island also participated in voting in a joyful atmosphere.
This is the only area of Ca Mau province to organize two-level elections: National Assembly deputies and Provincial People's Council deputies. The decoration of the ceremony and listing of voters and candidates are carried out thoughtfully and in accordance with regulations.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Le Thanh Su - Political Commissar of Hon Khoai Border Guard Station, the unit has developed plans to ensure security and order, be ready to fight, and maintain absolute safety for the voting area.
To ensure early elections on the islands take place smoothly, the police force and functional sectors have proactively reviewed residence and strictly managed residents in coastal areas and wharves. Fire prevention and fighting, and inspection of electricity and water systems at polling stations have also been carried out thoroughly.
With the careful preparation of forces and local authorities, the early election day in Hon Chuoi and Hon Khoai took place safely and in accordance with regulations, showing the spirit of responsibility of voters on remote islands for the great festival of the country.
