BARCELONA, 27 January, 2021 (TON): Barcelona rescheduled its presidential elections to March, 2021 that had been originally scheduled for January 24, 2021.

The elections got delayed due to mobility restrictions, imposed by the Catalan government.

The club said, the members will be allowed to vote by mail.

Voting will take place at six polling stations and by mail after the Catalan government made a change in the legislation “to allow for postal voting for sporting bodies,” Barcelona said on Tuesday.

Members over 65 years of age will be allowed to vote from home. Polling stations outside Catalonia, with the exception of Andorra, will not be used as originally planned because of the restrictions prompted.

“During this period the club will continue to work closely with the Catalan government and the health and local authorities to best organize the elections so that they can be carried out in the best conditions possible,” Barcelona said.

The three presidential candidates are Joan Laporta, Víctor Font, and Toni Freixa.

Since the former president Josep Bartomeu resigned in October, Barcelona has been governed by a caretaker board.

Barcelona lost to Bayern Munich 8-2 in the quarterfinals of the Champions League in August, and its soaring debt forced the club to practically give away veterans like Luis Suárez to slash its salary burden. Lionel Messi later asked to leave the club but had his request denied.