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Government continues referendum preparations without disclosing details in face of ‘harassment’ by Spain
Vice president and foreign affairs minister formally request transfer of powers to their departments for purchase of ballot boxes for October 1 vote
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Catalan government insists there will be ballot boxes for independence referendum
Executive pledges to resist Spanish pressure and explore other legal avenues to provide polling stations with means to vote on October 1 after accreditation process declared null
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Court admits case against Catalan minister for ballot box purchase
Government vows to go ahead with acquisition claiming it is legal
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"We are not afraid," says ballot box manufacturer
A possible supplier for the referendum says it is "nonsense" to prosecute the Government for trying to buy ballot boxes
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Public Prosecutor sues Catalan officials for initiating ballot box purchase
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Former Spanish Minister aimed to stop symbolic referendum by force
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Spanish prosecutor weighing charges against Catalan Government for buying ballot boxes
The Spanish prosecutor is preparing to file charges against the Catalan Government after it published an official offer of tenders for ballot boxes that could can be used for the independence referendum, the CNA has learntlearned. Sources close to the Spanish General Prosecutor, José Manuel Maza, said that they will present the case once the bid for the supply of the ballot boxes is completed. “They give us no other choice,” the same sources said, without offering any more details. The Catalan Government spokeswoman, Neus Munté, warned that “it doesn’t make any sense” to open a judicial investigation for into this as matter since “there is no law forbidding the purchase of ballot boxes”. She also said the Government won’t “tolerate any threats or intimidation” from the Spanish government towards the companies interesting in bidding.
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Government to pay up to €184,000 for the referendum ballot boxes
The Catalan Government published an announcement on Tuesday in its Official Journal inviting companies to bid to supply ballot boxes for the independence referendum. The executive needs up to 8,000 ballot boxes and is offering to pay up to €184,000. Companies will have 15 days to show their interest in providing them, and the Government will choose the best offer. In the same public call for tenders the Generalitat is also offering €16,000 for cardboard ballot boxes. The announcement is the first step towards the celebration of the independence referendum. The Catalan Government is expected to announce a date for the vote before summer. Catalans were promised an independence referendum by autumn 2017.
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Catalonia getting ready to buy the ballot boxes for the independence referendum
The Catalan Government is taking the first steps to buying the ballot boxes for the independence referendum, CNA has learned. The executive is about to publish an announcement in the Catalan Government Official Journal that invites companies to bid to supply the ballot boxes. Catalonia is expected to need 8,000 ballot boxes for its independence referendum, which the government wants to celebrate in the autumn with or without permission from the Spanish State. Companies will have 15 days to show their interest in providing the ballot boxes once the offer is officially published, something that is expected to happen in the next few days. According to the Catalan Vice President, Oriol Junqueras, buying the ballot boxes shows the government's “commitment” to the referendum.
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Prosecutor wants Mas to be banned from public office for 10 years for 9-N symbolic vote
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