Calendars
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| PREVIOUS ACTION | ||
| PUBLICATION IN OFFICIAL STATE GAZETTE ROYAL DECREE CALL | 16 April | 42.2 and 218 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTORAL BOARDS | ||
| Initial constitution of PEB and AEB with judicial members and election of President | 19 April | 14.1 |
| Those designated request their replacement as members because they are standing for election as candidates | 19 - 23 April | 14.2 |
| Publication of the lists of members of the PEBs and AEBs in the BOPs | 20 - 24 April | 14.3 |
| Joint proposal designation non-judicial members by representatives | 13 - 23 May | 10.1b, 11.1b |
| Appointment non-judicial members by the competent Electoral Board | 13 - 23 May | 10.1b, 11.1b |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| RECTIFICATION OF THE CENSUS IN ELECTORAL PERIOD | ||
| Consultation of the current electoral census at Town Halls and Consulates | 22 - 29 April | 39.2 |
| Claims regarding census inclusions/exclusions | 22 - 29 April | 39.3 |
| Claims representatives candidacies | 22 - 29 April | 39.4 |
| Resolution claims by DPOCE | 22 April - 2 May | 39.6 |
| Display at Town Halls and Consulates of the rectifications of the Census-Notification | 3 May | 39.6 |
| Appeals against the OCE resolutions before the Contentious-Administrative Judge | 22 April - 8 May | 40.1 |
| Notification of the ruling to the interested party, the Town Council, the Consulate and the DPOCE | 22 April - 13 May | 40.2 |
| DIVISION OF CONSTITUENCIES INTO SECTIONS AND POLLING STATIONS | ||
| Publication in the BOPs and display at Town Halls of the Sections and Polling Places and Stations | 22 April | 24.2 |
| Claims to the PEB on the delimitation of the Sections and Polling Places and Stations | 23 - 28 April | 24.3 |
| Resolution of the PEB | 23 April - 3 May | 24.3 |
| Display at Town Halls and publication of the definitive lists of the Sections, Polling Places and Polling Stations on the Internet | 30 May - 8 June | 24.4 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| FORMATION OF THE POLLING STATIONS | ||
| Drawing of lots to be held by the Town Councils | 11 - 15 May | 26.4 |
| Notification of appointments and delivery of the Polling Station Members’ Manual | 11 - 18 May | 27.2 |
| Allegations of those appointed to the AEB preventing them from serving as Polling Station members | 12 - 25 May | 27.3 |
| Resolution of the allegations and announcement of the resolution | 13 - 30 May | 27.3 |
| Notification to AEB of inability to hold office (until 8.00 am on voting day | 31 May - 9 June | 27.4 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| REPRESENTATIVES, ADMINISTRATORS AND ELECTORAL OFFICERS | ||
| Appointment by parties, federations and coalitions of the General Representative before the JEC | 16 - 24 April | 43.1, 168.1 and 219.1 |
| Appointment, before the JEC, of the candidacy representatives before the PEBs | 16 - 26 April | 219.3 |
| JEC informs PEB of the names of candidacy representatives | 16 - 28 April | 219.4 |
| Appearance candidacy representatives before the PEB and acceptance nomination | 16 April - 6 May | 219.4 |
| Appointment of representatives by promoters of Electoral Groupings before the PEB | 1 - 6 May | 219.2 |
| Appointment of the General Administrators before the JEC | 16 - 26 April | 121, 124, 174.1 and 226.1 |
| Appointment of the Administrators of the candidacies before the PEB | 1 - 6 May | 174.2 and 226.2 |
| Appointment of Electoral Officers by representatives of candidacies | 16 April - 6 June | 78.1 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| CANDIDACIES | ||
| Notification to the JEC of the creation of electoral coalition | 17 - 26 April | 44.2 and 220.1 |
| Presentation of candidacies to the JEC | 1 - 6 May | 45 and 220.1 |
| Publication BOE of candidacies presented | 8 May | 47.1 and 220.5 |
| Announcement by the JEC of any irregularities detected or reported | 10 May | 47.2 and 220.1 |
| Deadline for remedying irregularities | 11 - 12 May | 47.2 |
| Proclamation of candidacies by the JEC | 13 May | 47.3 and 220.1 |
| Publication in the BOE of the proclaimed candidacies | 14 May | 47.5 and 220.5 |
| Delivery of the ballot papers by the JEC to the candidacies | 15 - 16 May | 70.4 and 220.1 |
| Appeal against the proclamation of candidacies | 15 - 16 May | 49.1 and 2 |
| Final judicial resolution regarding the appeal | 16 - 18 May | 49.3 |
| Term for filing of writ of amparo before the Constitutional Court | 16 - 20 May | 49.4 |
| Resolution of the Constitutional Court on the writ of amparo | 17 - 23 May | 49.4 |
| Appeal against proclamation of candidacies if in campaign art. 44.4 (Special Ruling Supreme Court) deadline | 24 - 30 May | 49.5a) and c) |
| Resolution previous appeal by Special Ruling Supreme Court. Deadline (3 days after filing) | 24 May - 2 June | 49.5c) |
| Deadline filing writ of amparo before the CC Deadline | 25 May - 4 June | 49.4 |
| Resolution Constitutional Court on the writ of amparo. Deadline | 27 May - 7 June | 49.4 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY AND EVENTS | ||
| The AEB is informed by Town Councils of the locations where posters can be placed | 17 - 23 April | 56.1 |
| Announcement by AEB to representatives, places reserved for their posters | 15 May | 56.3 |
| Town Councils inform the AEB and the latter inform the local PEBs of campaign premises and venues | 17 - 26 April | 57.1 |
| Publication in the BOP of public campaign premises and venues | 17 April - 1 May | 57.2 |
| Application to the AEB by representatives of campaign premises and venues | 17 April - 16 May | 57.2 |
| Communication of public campaign premises and venues | 17 May | 57.3 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTION CAMPAIGN | 24 May - 7 June | 51 |
| Ban on publication, disclosure and reproduction of opinion polls | 4 - 8 June | 69.7 |
| Day of Reflection | 8 June | 53 |
| SUBSIDIES FOR ELECTORAL EXPENSES | ||
| Order Ministry Treasury and Public Administrations on grant updates and expenditure ceilings | 17 - 21 April | 227.4 |
| Communication to JEC and PEB open account number | 16 April - 9 May | 124.1 and 2 |
| Application advance 30% of the grant for electoral expenses | 7 - 9 May | 127 bis 2 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| POSTAL VOTING BY VOTERS RESIDING IN SPAIN | ||
| Postal ballot application | 16 April - 30 May | 72 |
| Sending OCE postal voting documentation | 20 May - 2 June | 73.2 |
| Remission of postal votes by voters | 20 May - 5 June (extended until June 7 by JEC Agreement) | 73.3 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| VOTING BY VOTERS RESIDING ABROAD (CERA) | ||
| Public centres authorised depositing votes in ballot box and, as appropriate, redistribution of voters (CERA) (Order AUC/306/2023 Art. 2.3 and 3.1) | 17 - 20 April | |
| Notification of the authorised centres to the OCE and the CGCEE (Order AUC/306/2023 Art. 2.4) | 17 - 20 April | |
| Ex officio sending of the CERA documentation (except ballot papers) by the OCE | 4 - 10 May | 75.1 and 3 |
| Ex officio sending of the ballot papers by the OCE if there are no objections to the candidacies | 15 - 19 May | 75.3 |
| Ex officio sending of the ballot papers by the OCE if there are objections to the candidacies | 15 - 25 May | 75.3 |
| Availability of downloadable ballot papers for CERA voting | 13 - 18 May | 75.3 |
| Submission of postal votes to the Consulate by voters (no later than the fifth day before the election) | 4 June | 75.7 |
| Placing of votes in ballot boxes by voters at Consulate or authorised centres | 1 - 6 June | 75.4 and 5 |
| Remittance of the votes and the Consular Certificate to the MAEUEC office | 8 June | 75.8 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| TEMPORARILY ABSENTEE VOTING (RD 1621/2007-BOE 14-12-2007) | ||
| Application for temporarily absentee voting (art. 3 RD 1621/2007) | 16 April - 11 May | 74 |
| Submission by DPOCE of electoral documentation in the event of non-appeal proclamation candidacies | 14 - 20 May | 74 |
| Submission by DPOCE of electoral documentation in the event of appeal proclamation candidacies | 14 - 28 May | 74 |
| Submission of the vote to the Polling Station | 14 May - 5 June | 74 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| BRAILLE VOTE (RD 1612/2007 - BOE 08/12/2007) | ||
| Application Braille voting documentation | 16 April - 13 May | 87.2 |
| VOTING DAY | ||
| It will run from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm | 9 June | 42 and 84.1 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| GENERAL COUNT AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES | ||
| Holding of the count by the PEBs | 14 - 17 June | 103.1, 107.2 and 223.1 |
| Presentation of claims by representatives and proxies | 14 - 18 June | 223.2 |
| Resolution of claims and announcement to representatives and proxies by the PEB | 14 - 20 June | 223.2 |
| The PEB submits the certification of provincial election results to the JEC | 14 - 24 June | 223.3 |
| The CEC counts votes, allocates seats and proclaims elected officials | 14 - 29 June | 224.1 |
| Candidates pledge or take the oath before the CEC | 5 days after proclamation | 224.2 |
| ACTIVITY | DATES | LOREG |
|---|---|---|
| CONTENTIOUS ELECTORAL | ||
| Filing of the contentious-electoral appeal (before the CEC) | Within 3 days of the proclamation of the elected representatives | 112.1 and 2 and 225 |
| Submission of the file to the competent jurisdictional body (Supreme Court) | The day after the submission | |
| Appearance of the appellants | Within 2 days following the presentation | |
| Transfer to the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the parties for allegations | Until the day after the end of the term for appearance | 112.4 |
| Formulation of allegations | Up to 4 days after transfer | 112.4 |
| The chamber agrees on the taking of evidence | Within the day following the deadline for allegations | 112.5 |
| Test (as appropriate) | No more than 5 days | 112.5 |
| Supreme Court Ruling | No more than 4 days | 113.1 |
| Notification of the ruling to the interested parties | No later than the 45th day after the election | 225.2 |
| Publication of results in the BOE by the JEC | 40 days after the announcement of the elected representatives | 108.6 |
| Constitution of the Parliament | First Tuesday following the expiry of the period of one month following the date of the elections | Act 20 Sept. 1976 |