FC Porto elections: The electoral guide that can change the lives of blue and white people – Current Affairs

After a long wait, marked by strong campaigns and opposing ideas, the Futebol Clube do Porto elections are about to take place. The election is scheduled for April 27, at Estádio do Dragão, and will allow the blue and white members to choose who will be the president of the Porto emblem in the next term. Pinto da Costa, André Villas Boas and Nuno Lobo go to the polls so that, at the end of the night, the big winner can start working on the new future of FC Porto.

Everything you need to know about the FC Porto elections

April 27th was chosen for this important moment in the club’s life. The voting process will take place at Estádio do Dragão, between 9 am and 8 pm. Due to forecasts of a large turnout of voters, it is likely that the election will continue beyond the scheduled time, but only for those who queued up until 8 pm. Arriving later, even if there are still people waiting to vote, it will not be possible to contribute by voting. Furthermore, the club has already informed that, to guarantee the integrity of the elections, voting in advance, remotely or by correspondence will not be permitted.

The designated location for this purpose will be the Estádio do Dragão, where members will be able to go towards the eight open doors (four on the East side and another four on the West side), to vote at any of the 44 polling stations available.

Being a member is not enough to guarantee that you will be able to exercise your right to vote. First of all, it will be necessary for the 1st of March 2024 to be regularized, which you can do until 8pm on the 26th of April, when the deadline for payment via Multibanco reference ends.

To be able to vote, a member must fit a certain profile. You must have at least one uninterrupted year in the Senior Member category or be a member with less than one year’s seniority in the Senior category, but who has previously been admitted to the Junior, Meritorious and Honorary member categories and has completed at least one uninterrupted year of membership. In addition, those who are Senior Athlete Members, with a regularized March 2024 quota, will also be able to vote.

On the other hand, all those who are corresponding members, those under 18 years of age, members with dues to be regularized, members who have not completed the remuneration process and, obviously, fans who are not members of FC Porto are unable to vote.

To vote on April 27th, you will have to deliver the necessary documents (membership card, physical or digital, and an official and legally valid identification document: citizen card, passport, driving license or identity card) to the President of the polling station. vote, in order to be identified. You will then receive two voting slips (one to elect the Management, the Board of the General Assembly and the Fiscal and Disciplinary Council and the other to elect the Superior Council) and mark the option you want in the isolated voting chamber, fold the sheet in four with the printed part facing inward and completes the process by placing each of the ballots, individually, in the ballot box.

The results will be released after the counting process of all ballots is complete.

What’s new in these elections

These elections will also provide great innovation in the way of voting. FC Porto introduced a census platform, which is a digital service accessible through the portal created with the aim of aggregating all information about the club’s elections. Using this tool, you will be able to check your membership status and status, as well as the status of your active electoral capacity.

To do this, simply enter your membership number and date of birth and you will immediately be able to access all the data necessary to vote. FC Porto members are given information about their ability to vote, category, date of admission, as well as remuneration status and the last fee paid.

These are the assumptions for an election day that will be decisive for the future of Futebol Clube Porto and that will allow us to understand whether the blue and white partners are looking for change or whether they will give a vote of confidence to the president of the last 42 years.