There are two days left for the polls to be opened in which it will be decided. All the electoral gear is prepared in the absence of the voter going between 9 am and 8 pm to their corresponding college to cast their vote. Therefore, now we only have to prepare the voters. Do you already know which polling station you have to go to vote? We resolve any doubts that may arise, whether it is the first time you go to the polls, if you have changed your residence or if, simply, your memory has decided to eliminate the address you went to the last time in an election.
The most normal thing is that, for these dates, a document that includes the updated data for the voter with the information of the electoral college that corresponds to him, the table and the specific section where to find the ballot box.
These cards are issued by the Electoral Census Office once the elections have been called and the claims period has elapsed. Of course, if you have not received it, it is possible that it is because you have changed your residence without updating the census: it is to the address registered in the census where the census cards are sent.
How do I know where I am registered to vote?
It includes the registration of a person’s habitual residence, and all residents in Spain are obliged to register and modify the data if the place of residence changes. When a birth occurs, the Civil Registry where the baby is registered contributes its data to the municipal register of that town, which will register it at the family home. Until the emancipation of the person, she will continue to belong to the register with the domicile of her family or her legal representatives. The same happens in the case of disabled adults.
If you have changed your address and have not updated your new address in the municipal register -or another series of unfortunate events such as the census card having vanished from your mailbox or getting lost in the back of the postman’s car-, he has deployed to completely remove doubts.
Through a tab, the application asks the user to fill in the data of the province and municipality of residence, the address with postal code and the initial of the voter’s first surname. The search will take the interested party to a new file with the complete information of the electoral college that corresponds to him, the table, section and the address of the same. No digital certificate is needed to be able to access this service and know the data of the electoral college.
In the event that you live in a city other than the one where you were born and you have not yet been registered there, keep in mind that you will have to travel to the place where you are still included in the census to be able to exercise the right to vote .
Absentee ballot
If you cannot travel, it is the best alternative, although you have had to request it at the post offices until last April 18, after an extension of the deadline. Until this Friday at 2:00 p.m., the Correos public service locations receive voters who come to send their ballots, with all the guarantees so that they can be considered in the count once the day ends on 28 -TO.
With this information, you no longer have any excuse for not going to vote. You just have to check the place where you cast your vote on your census card or the INE online tool. And good news: you can do it the Spanish way, one minute before leaving your house.
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