2023-07-20 07:03:59
Next Sunday, July 23, 2023, more than 35 million citizens residing in Spain are called to exercise their right to vote, to elect who will be the members of the Senate and the Congress of Deputies for the next four years, who -in turn- will elect the next president of the Government.
How do I know which is my electoral college?
To exercise their right to vote, those citizens who have not sent their vote by mail must go to the assigned polling station, which they can access between 09:00 and 20:00. Although the premises will be open beforehand so that the members of the polling stations can verify that everything is in order, as well as to accredit the auditors and proxies who participate in the elections.
View of the preparations in a polling station in the Madrid town of Leganés, this Saturday.Juan Carlos HidalgoEFE
Once at the polling station, each citizen must look for the section and the specific table that has been assigned to them. There he will be able to introduce the ballots in the corresponding ballot box, presenting only his National Identity Document. Although it is also possible to prove yourself by presenting your passport or driving license.
Voting will end officially at 8:00 p.m. At that time, the doors of the polling station will be closed. However, those people who have remained inside the premises, but have not been able to cast their vote in the polls, the members of the polling stations will let them do so.
All the information about the assigned electoral college, as well as the section and the table where each Spaniard must cast their vote, is included in the census card. It is important to clarify that this census card is not necessary to exercise the right to vote. It has an exclusively informative value. So, in case of having lost it or not having received it, we should not be alarmed. We just have to figure out where we have to cast our vote.
We simply have to access the website of the National Institute of Statistics and complete a form with basic information about our address, such as the province, municipality, street and postal code, as well as the first letter of the first name of the person concerned. Finally, you have to click on “search”. The page will show you the polling station, the section and the polling station you should go to.
Electoral roll larazon
If you prefer, you can also use the Cl@ve portal with your electronic identification and without the need for an electronic ID or a digital certificate. Another way to obtain information on where to cast your vote is to go in person to the Provincial Delegation of the Electoral Census Office. However, it is much easier to call 900 343 232, which is the telephone number authorized by the Electoral Census Office to carry out this type of consultation. Telephone service hours are from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. And on election day, the office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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