Madrid (EFE)
Since the period to request a vote by mail opened on May 30, requests have exceeded 2.4 million, which represents 6.4% of the census of residents in Spain, which is 35.1 million.
CCOO points out that the vote by mail in these elections will double and grow beyond the 1.4 million votes by mail in the 2016 general elections, “the highest figure in the historical series to date.”
However, the company has ensured that it will provide the official data on votes requested and votes cast when the process has finished, specifically on July 14 (one day after the deadline to request a vote by mail) and 21 (hours after the end of the term to issue it).
Voting at post offices
The request to vote can be made either electronically -through the Correos website, for which a digital certificate is needed- or in person at a post office.
Both formulas require the identification of the applicant who must indicate on the form the postal address to which he wants the electoral documentation to be sent.
Correos points out that if the citizen has changed their address these days, they can request a free reissue of the forms so that the documentation reaches their new destination.
Regarding the issuance of the postal vote, it must be done in the offices, proving the voter’s identity, and July 20 is the last date to be able to vote by this procedure.
The deputy director of operations of Correos, José Luis Alonso Nistal, has guaranteed that “all citizens who have requested to vote by mail will receive their documentation on time” although he recommends that once the ballots are received they go “as soon as possible” to process the vote.