They may exercise their right to vote on 22 May 2011 in the Assembly elections of Ceuta and Melilla in the elections to the Legislative Assemblies of the Autonomous Communities. The procedure is the same for both cases. Voters must request to participate and, after receiving the relevant documents, be eligible:
To issue its voting by mail to the consular post or Consular Section of the diplomatic mission in which they are enrolled. By casting a vote in ballot box in the office or consular sections in which they are enrolled. The procedure in detail is as follows:
The Provincial Delegations of the Electoral Census Office will send, until 2 or May 10, 2011 (depending on the presentation or not appeal against the relevant constituency nominations)
ballots or envelopes and voting two identical certificates to be registered in the Census of Absent Residents, an envelope which must include the address of the competent Electoral Board and another with the direction of the consular post or Consular Section of the diplomatic mission in which they are enrolled. Must submit the application form to the Provincial Delegation of the Electoral Census Office who are registered no later than April 23, 2011. Must accompany this application a photocopy of passport or ID card issued by the Spanish authorities or, alternatively, certification of nationality or Registration of Matricula Consular issued by the Consulate of Spain in the country of residence.
The Provincial Delegations of the Electoral Census Office will send, until 2 or May 10, 2011 (depending on the presentation or not appeal against the relevant constituency nominations) ballot papers and envelopes and voting as well as two identical certificates to be registered in the Census of Absent Residents, one of which must contain the address of the competent Electoral Board and the other with the direction of the consular post or Consular Section of the diplomatic mission in which they are enrolled .
This documentation is accompanied by a leaflet and an official form designed to facilitate the reimbursement of costs for referral of their vote by registered mail to the Consulate or Embassy Consular Section.
The voter selects a ballot whose candidacy want to vote and enter it into the voting envelope. Act the same way for each of the processes involved in the event that you do in a number (in the upcoming May 2011 elections, voters vote only CERA in an election)
The elector shall include in the envelope addressed to the Provincial Electoral Board as follows:
The voting on the ballot. One of the certificates of registration in the census. Photocopy of passport or ID card issued by the Spanish authorities or, alternatively, certification of nationality or Registration of Matricula Consular issued by the Consulate of Spain in the country of residence. The form for return shipping costs of their vote, duly completed (if desired and only when they exercise their right to vote through the mail.) From here, you can choose:
1.Desplazarse the Consulate or Embassy Consular Section in which it is registered to cast his vote in urn between days 18 and May 20, 2011. In this case, the consular officer upon delivery of the second certificate of registration in the census, deposit the envelope addressed to the Provincial Electoral Board. 2.Refer vote by mail. Will then place the envelope addressed to the Provincial Electoral Board, together with the second certificate of registration in the census in the envelope addressed to the Consulate or Consular Section in which you are enrolled. Must do so no later than May 17, 2011. Will be essential to the validity of these votes clearly indicated on the envelope postmark or other official registration of a Post Office of the State concerned, or where appropriate, of the consular post or Consular Section of the Diplomatic Mission concerned certifying so indubitable, compliance with deadlines for each procedure.
After the deadline for the deposit of the vote in ballot box (this will take place between 18 and 20 May 2011), the consular officer will issue a report to be forwarded to the Central Electoral Board, which shall include the number of certificates of registration received the census and the number of envelopes received by mail until the end of the deposit of voting urn and, if necessary, any incidents that might have occurred.
The next day, all votes (received by mail or deposited in ballot box) should be submitted to the Office for this purpose is constituted in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, which shall be sent urgently to the electoral boards in charge of counting .
If these voters are temporarily in Spain during this election process, may request (as residents in the country) the postal vote from the date of the call until 12 May (inclusive), without involves its removal from the CERA. To do so, must complete a form available at any post office in Spain and addressed to the Provincial Delegation of the Electoral Census Office of the province of registration, voters must sign the application and check the official post office puts the date and the appropriate stamp. Receipt of election documents in the direction of Spain has been identified in the application, the voter shall send their vote by mail, no later than May 18. These voters may not vote in person at the polling station. How to vote by mail from abroad? (For voters temporarily residing abroad) Voters who are temporarily abroad between the call for a process and its conclusion and wish to exercise their right to vote but not enrolled in the Electoral Absent Residents Abroad (CERA), may do so by following a specific procedure governed in Royal Decree 1621/2007 of 7 December.
In the consulates and consular sections of embassies of Spain, and on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, will be available to these voters to the ballot request. You can also get it here.
The completed application must be submitted in person at the consular post or Consular Section of the Embassy of Spain after identification by presenting the identity document. The deadline for submitting the application ends on April 23, 2011. The officer will verify the registration in the Consular Register as a nonresident (although both - application and registration - can be done in the same spot.)
In this form, which is addressed to the Provincial Delegation of the Electoral Census Office, shall signify its desire to vote in an election called, and indicate the address to which you want to send the election documents to vote.
Certificate will be mailed the necessary documents. The Electoral Census Office will make the shipments until the 2nd or May 10, 2011 (depending on the presentation or not appeal against the declared candidates in the constituency concerned):
certificate of registration in the census. a blank ballot in the case of local elections (and papers of all candidates in the other processes). copy of the page or pages of the "Official Gazette" of the province in which the declared candidates are included in the municipality (in the case of local elections). the envelope or envelopes for voting. an envelope which must include the address of the polling station that corresponds. a leaflet. an official form designed to facilitate the reimbursement of postage, if applicable (since not all countries charge postage for shipments election). The voter shall write on the ballot the name of the party, federation, coalition or group whose candidacy want to vote, will introduce the ballot in the voting envelope and following the instructions in the leaflet, send it along with the certificate of registration in the census, in another envelope addressed to the Bureau, by certified mail. The same shall apply to each process convened.
This shipment may carry out until the day May 18, 2011.
Will be essential to the validity of these votes clearly indicated on the envelope postmark or other official registration of a Post Office, the State concerned, certifying that has been sent by the deadline.
The Postal Service retained until election day correspondence addressed to the Bureau and the move at 9 am and until 20 pm the same day. Envelopes received after 20 hours will be forwarded to the Electoral Area.
More information:
Article 75 of Organic Law 5 / 1985 of June 19, the General Electoral System. Article 11 of Royal Decree 605/1999 of 16 April, additional rules of the Electoral Processes. Royal Decree 1621/2007 of 7 December, which regulates a voting procedure for Spanish citizens who are temporarily abroad.
