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=== Polling procedure === [[File:CAM04655b.jpg|thumb|Voting ballot box in the [[2014 Uruguayan general election|2014 general elections]]]] The voting procedure is detailed in [https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/7812-1925 Law No. 7,812] –known as the "Elections Law"–.<ref>{{Cite web |title=¿Voto electrónico en Uruguay?: una “utopía” posible, pero que requiere cambiar la ley |url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/-Voto-electronico-en-Uruguay--una-utopia-posible-pero-que-requiere-cambiar-la-ley-uc865530 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Montevideo Portal |language=es}}</ref> To cast the vote, Uruguayan citizens must appear before a polling station determined based on the series and number of their registration in the electoral roll.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-26 |title=Cómo votar sin la credencial y otras once dudas electorales |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/como-votar-sin-la-credencial-y-otras-once-dudas-electorales |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}}</ref> Having verified the identity of the voter and their inclusion in the electoral roll, the polling station officials give them an envelope to go to the voting booth, known as {{Language with name/for|es|Cuarto secreto|Secret room}}, and insert the ballot inside, guaranteeing the [[Secret ballot|secrecy of the vote]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redacción |title=Qué se puede hacer y qué no este domingo en el cuarto secreto |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/que-se-puede-hacer-y-que-no-este-domingo-en-el-cuarto-secreto-2019627172416 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006173014/https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/que-se-puede-hacer-y-que-no-este-domingo-en-el-cuarto-secreto-2019627172416 |archive-date=2023-10-06 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=El Observador}}</ref> Once outside the ''cuarto secreto'', the voter places the envelope inside a closed ballot box.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-23 |title=En Cerro Largo hay una urna de madera de 1920 |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/en-cerro-largo-hay-una-urna-de-madera-de-1920 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}}</ref>
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