How long can you vote by mail in the upcoming elections on May 28?

On May 28, municipal elections will be held throughout Spain, and regional elections in 12 communities: Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, the Valencian Community, Extremadura, Madrid, Murcia, Navarra and La Rioja, as well as as elections to the Assemblies of the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

In the municipal elections, 35,414,655 voters will be able to vote, including 414,581 belonging to EU countries and countries with which Spain has signed a reciprocity agreement to exercise the right to active suffrage and who have expressed their intention to vote in these elections.

While in the regional elections there will be 18,382,505 voters. Of that amount, 1,046,757 are absent residents living abroad (CERA). Finally, 124,428 voters will be able to participate in the elections to the Assemblies of the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, of which 8,896 are CERA.

What is the deadline to request a vote by mail?

Those people interested in voting, and cannot do it in person that day, the first thing they should know is that they have until May 18 (inclusive) to request the certificate of their registration in the Electoral Census.. Without this certificate it is impossible to vote by correspondence.

It can be requested electronically, through the Correos website, or at any Post Office during its normal hours.. In the first case, the interested parties must prove their identity by means of an electronic signature. Specifically, natural person certificates recognized by the Ministry of Industry and electronic DNI are accepted.

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In the second case, the request must be made personally by the interested party.. There is an exception, when the person is sick or has a disability accredited by official medical certification.

In this case, it can be presented by another person authorized by a notary or consular authority.. And they must present their original ID, passport or driving license.

How long can you vote by mail?

Once the appropriate verifications are made, the provincial delegations of the Electoral Census Office will proceed to send the electoral documentation. It will do so at the address indicated by the citizen, with a certified and urgent nature.

This electoral documentation includes the following elements: certificate of registration in the census, envelopes and ballots of all candidacies. These shipments will be made until May 21, one week before the elections.

The postman from Correos will make up to two delivery attempts by hand to the interested party. If the delivery cannot be carried out, the appropriate notice will be left for you to pick it up at the corresponding office. Then, at the time of collection, you must bring your ID card, passport or driver’s license.

Once the citizen has all the documentation in his possession, he will have until Wednesday, May 24 to deposit the envelope with his vote in any post office in Spain.

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