Register to vote

[Cotillo_Tom]

I understand that another affect of Brexit is that we Brits now have to re-register to vote in the local elections. When we were EU citizens, registration on the Empadron automatically got you on the Electoral register, but sadly, no longer. Its a separate registration system for us non-EU folk!

There are some additional qualifications, 3 years on the Empadron, for example and I'm led to believe that there is quite a short set time period to visit the Town Halls to do the registration.  

Anyone got any information on this and particularly the time period in each of the 5 Town Halls (I'm sure they will differ slightly!!).

Tom.

[TrickyFox]

I'm led to believe that you need to register by November 30th (Antigua - 3rd hand info) but I have seen another post which says between 1st December and January 15th (article in Canarian Weekly).

[Cotillo_Tom]

The member Classic (she with the cat logo) very kindly found some information about this, but was unable to post the item onto the forum, so I have found a work-around.

In essence, for us Brits, post-Brexit, we qualify if:

The requirements for registration are:
• You must be over 18 years of and not be the subject of any official restrictions on your right to vote 
• You must be registered on the Padrón – local register of residents in your borough
• You must have authorised resident status in Spain
• You must have lived, legally, in Spain for the time as stated in the voting agreement with your country (3 years for Norwegian nationals, 3 years at the time of census registration for UK nationals, and 5 years at the time of census registration for other countries).  You may be asked to confirm your length of residency with a residency certificate from the Police 
(My note: Your local Town Hall can supply a history of your Empadron regisration and I would have thought that was adequate).

To register:
For those who wish to register on the census, either online, by post, or in person at the Town Hall: 

To ease the process of registration, towards the end of November 2022 the OCE will be in contact with foreign residents in Spain, nationals from countries with a reciprocal voting arrangement with Spain who meet the conditions as laid down, with their data as it is registered in the official foreign resident central register and the town hall padrón lists, detailed in the INE. This letter will include a code (CTT) with which the recipient can register to vote online.  

• a)  Online:
  
  
• To request registration in the electoral census online you can go to the following page, https://sede.ine.gob.es, confirm your identity using the cl@ve system and click on the registration option. If you don’t have the cl@ve system you can register using your NIE number and the CTT code provided in your letter. 
  
  
• b) Post:
  
  
• You may send a reply directly to the OCE using the pre-paid envelope
  
  
• c) At your Town Hall:
  
  
• If you believe you are entitled to vote in the municipal elections due to the reciprocal arrangements in place you can go in person to the Town Hall and ask to be registered on the census, bring your identity card (TIE) and nationals from Norway, Iceland and the UK can also bring their national ID cards and/or passport.
  
  
• You will have to be able to prove the length of time you have lived in Spain with a residency certificate from the Oficina de Extranjería or the national Police offices. 
  

The CERN.N application will be available before 1/12/2022 so you can download in IDA_CELEC (the electoral data portal).

Timeframe:
Registration requests can be made between December 1st 2022 and January 15th 2023

Registration requests made outside this time frame, including petitions to change registered data on the electoral census, will not be considered. 

(My note: So, prepare for a visit to your local Town Hall, assuming you meet the qualification requirements, between 1/12/22 and 15/01/23, allowing for holidays etc..)

MANY thanks Classic.