By James Birkett, British Embassy
Palma.—The Spanish deadline for registering an intention to vote in the European Parliamentary elections is Thursday 30 January. If you are a British resident in Spain you can have your say, provided you take action by the deadline.
The Spanish government has provided the following information (translated by the British Embassy) that residents may find useful:
Applications to express an intention to vote may be carried out in several ways:
In the case of citizens who received a communiqué from the Electoral Registry Office (Oficina del Censo Electoral) in November 2013, the only requirement is to fill in and sign the formal statement included in the communiqué and then send it to the relevant Regional Delegation of the Electoral Registry Office. In the event the Electoral Registry Office should also have the person’s Foreigner Identification Card Number (NIE), then that person may also go online to express the intention to vote, through the link https://sede.ine.gob.es
In the case of EU nationals living in Spain but not registered with the local town hall, it is necessary for them to register with their local town hall (padrón municipal) and fill in the relevant form expressing their intention to vote in Spain.