Some 2.47 million voters have voted by mail for 23-J in a historical record

More than 2.47 million voters have deposited their vote at the Post Office for the 23-J elections, which represents 94.2% of the applications admitted, the highest ratio reached in a general election since 2008, that is, the first year with approved statistical records.

As Correos explains in a press release sent this Saturday, it represents 99.08% more than the total number of votes admitted in the general elections of April 2019 (1,241,716) and 82.06% more than in those of June 2016 (1,357,745) which, until now, marked the historical record in the number of votes by mail managed in the electoral processes of Spanish democracy..

In addition, the difference between applications and votes admitted has been 5.8%, the lowest ratio recorded in all electoral processes, compared to 7.8% in April 2019, 6.6% in June 2016, and the average of 7.3% if the general elections held since 2008 are considered.