How to vote in these general elections: guide with everything new to take into account
- General elections in Spain 2023: last minute of the polling stations, voting news and polls, live today
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- Pedro Sanchez | Alberto Núñez Feijóo | Santiago Abascal | Yolanda Diaz
The Spaniards have a very special appointment this Sunday, July 23, since the elections will take place in which the representatives of the Cortes Generales in Spain will be chosen. According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), in these elections close to 37 million people will be able to vote, of these, 1.6 million will be able to participate for the first time in a general election, for having turned 18 since the previous vote for Cortes, held on November 10, 2019..
After the announcement by the current President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, of the advancement of the elections, after the municipal elections on May 28, the doubts that have revolved around the process have been multiplying. In the first place, the general elections fall in the middle of the summer season, which has generated an avalanche of requests to vote by mail that have forced the postal service company to deploy all its resources.
The polling stations have everything prepared for the incessant trickle of voters who will go to the polls during the day. Fortunately, to facilitate the right to vote on a Sunday, you are not obliged to go to vote at any specific time, and the opening and closing hours of the polling stations are always the same throughout the Spanish territory: from nine in the morning to eight in the afternoon, a time slot of 11 uninterrupted hours.. Of course, if you are a member of the polling station or substitute, you will have to present yourself there at eight in the morning.. The first official results will begin to be known from nine at night. It can be done in different ways:
- National Identity Document (DNI): The DNI receipt in process is useless, since the voter's photograph does not appear on it
- Passport (with photo)
- Driving license (with photo)
Likewise, from Moncloa they remember that people who work on July 23, have the right to be absent to go to vote. The State Administration or, where appropriate, that of the autonomous communities “will adopt the necessary measures so that the personnel who work for others and those who provide their services on election day can have up to 4 free hours (paid) during their working hours to exercise the right to vote”, they detail.. When the work is provided in reduced hours, the corresponding proportional reduction of the leave will be made..
Once the polling stations close their doors, the time for counting arrives. It is carried out as follows: the president extracts, one by one, the envelopes from the ballot box and reads out loud the name of the candidacy. Show each ballot, once read, to members, auditors and attorneys. Once the recount is finished, a record will be drawn up and a copy will be delivered to representatives of each candidacy, auditors, attorneys-in-fact and candidates who request it, as well as to the representative of the Administration.. This will be the provisional scrutiny. The final one will be held from July 28 to 31 by the Provincial Electoral Boards.