The Central Electoral Board (JEC) has approved this Thursday an instruction that requires all voters who vote by mail to identify themselves with the DNI or a similar document at the time of sending the ballot and casting the vote.
In addition, the Board has agreed that it is a valid excuse not to be part of a polling station when it involves the cancellation of a trip or vacation stay, contracted before the call for the 23-J elections, and there is economic damage or involves a disruption serious.
“If election day coincides with a trip or stay of a vacation nature, which has been contracted before the date of calling the elections, whose cancellation causes economic damage or serious disruption to the applicant, it can be considered as an excuse by the JEZ , provided that the full integration of the tables is ensured and that the due advance notice of the contract is documented, as well as the economic damage or serious disruption alleged”, the resolution states.
After the controversy aroused by the alleged fraud of postal votes in Melilla, the JEC has approved this resolution with a view to the upcoming elections on July 23 and has indicated that if it is not possible to go in person to deliver the documentation, an authorization must be granted. Authorization to be delivered by another person, which must be signed by the voter and accompanied by a photocopy of their ID or similar document.
