In the elections to the Assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla and in the elections to the Legislative Assemblies of the Autonomous Communities of 28 May, the Provincial Delegations of the Electoral Register Office will send the following documentation ex officio to the address of registration of each person of Spanish nationality registered in the electoral roll of resident-absent voters living abroad:
The voting envelope
Two identical certificates of registration in the electoral roll of absent voters living abroad.
Envelope addressed to the Provincial Election Board.
Envelope addressed to the Consulate or Embassy.
An information sheet on how to exercise the right to vote and the address of the official website where the candidacies will be displayed and where downloadable sets of ballot papers will be available
The list of centres authorised to deposit votes in ballot boxes within their consular demarcation.
The documents must be sent by the ERO by registered post from 22 April until 28 April, plus the time it takes for the documents to arrive at the address abroad.
The ERO shall also send the official ballot papers to the address of registration of each absent resident voter, from 3 May and no later than 7 May, in those provinces where the proclamation of candidatures has not been contested, and no later than 13 May in the remaining provinces
The downloadable ballots will be available after the appeals against the proclamation of candidatures have been resolved and no later than 7 May.
Include the following in the envelope addressed to the Provincial Election Board:
The voting envelope with your vote.
One of the electoral roll registration certificates.
Photocopy of passport or identity card issued by the Spanish authorities or certificate of nationality or registration in the consular register issued by the Spanish consulate in the country of residence.
Deposit this envelope in person in the ballot boxes provided for this purpose at your embassy or consulate between 20 and 25 May.
**Or send this envelope by registered post until 23 May. **
In this case, the following should be included in the envelope addressed to the consulate or embassy:
Envelope addressed to the Provincial Election Board with the contents indicated above.
The second electoral roll registration certificate,
If desired, the completed form for the return of postage costs in countries where no post office box has been opened.
Once deadlines have expired, all votes (received by post or deposited in ballot boxes) will be sent to the polling stations responsible for the counting of the votes.
More information at the embassy or consulate and at: