Local elections

Edward100 wrote on Mon May 15, 2023 6:47pm:

Hi folks, I'm married to a Spanish lady and have been a resident in Spain for eight years. My wife's polling card arrived last week but not mine. Today I telephoned the department to ask why and I was told that as Britain was no longer a member of the EEC the rules had changed and that British re...

 

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...sidents now had to apply to the local Padron informing them of my wish to vote and request a polling card. This option expired in January but I received no notification from any local or district authority and now have lost the right to vote through no fault of my own. I do take an interest in local affairs and have opinions of my own on what happens in my community so I find this state of affairs more than a little frustrating. I just wondered if anyone else has had this problem. Thanks.

Sheila64 wrote on Wed May 17, 2023 8:42am:

Perhaps you did not renew your Padrón after 5 years. This is the register they use, like our electoral roll. So if you are not on it they would not send out an invitation to vote. I do agree with you, the lack of information is a serious problem, and the post is very hit and miss. If you renew y...

 

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...our Padrón now, at least you will be able to vote in 4 years time. 😎

Edward100 wrote on Wed May 17, 2023 6:05pm:

I did that Sheila. It makes me laugh they missed me out and then this morning the police came and gave my wife a form and ordered her to be on standby on voting day as she had been nominated by the powers that be and she was a stand in monitor at the polling station if any of the others failed to...

 

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... turn up.