The Galician regional elections will be held on February 18, although from December 26 to February 8, all those registered on the electoral roll who cannot go to the polls in person can request to exercise their right to vote by mail. .
In the same way, all people who request to vote by mail both in person and electronically will have until February 14 to cast their vote for the next president of the Xunta.
In order to request a vote by mail in person, you must go to any post office in Spain where it will be necessary to present your valid DNI, Passport or driving license and deliver a report that can be downloaded from the postal website itself. To avoid waiting, Correo offers the option of making an appointment.
On the other hand, if you want to request the vote electronically, Correos has made a form available to voters, which to access requires an electronic ID or a valid digital certificate.
Likewise, those people who are living abroad will have to confirm that as of October 1, 2023 they were registered on the consular electoral census (CERA). In this case, it is not necessary to submit any application as a preliminary step to exercise the vote and the Provincial Delegations of the Electoral Census Office will send the electoral documentation to the registration address of each voter in two shipments.
The first shipment will be between January 13 and 19, 2024 in an envelope that will contain all the relevant information for voting, while the second shipment will be between January 24 and 28, 2024 with the party ballots. .
Once the documentation is received, voters will have two options to vote. Sending the envelope addressed to the competent Electoral Board for scrutiny by certified mail to the Consulate until Tuesday, February 13 or by personally depositing the vote at the consular office where they are registered between February 10 and 15.
Finally, voters who are temporarily abroad and decide to vote by mail in the Galicia 2024 elections may request electoral documentation until January 20 and must be registered at the Consular Office as non-residents. The deadline for these people to cast their vote by certified postal mail to the corresponding polling station in Spain will end on February 14.
