Citizens of the European Union (EU) residing in Spain who are 18 or older on voting day will be able to vote in the municipal elections of May 23, 2027.
Being able to vote requires having previously expressed their desire to vote, which is a procedure has been possible both at town halls, ever since 2006, and, since 2020, online using the Electronic Office of the INE.
Those already registered in the electoral census for previously expressing their intention to vote in Spain remain eligible voters without the need to complete a new declaration. This will be the case until they directly request exclusion or leave Spain. To date, there are 345,312 EU voters signed on the electoral roll for the municipal elections.
EU citizens who want to vote, are registered on the electoral roll, and who have not previously expressed a desire to exercise their right to vote in municipal elections may do so by any of the established procedures.
The declaration of their intention to exercise the right to vote in Spain, in general terms, can be can carried out at any time through the Electronic Office of the INE, if they have a Cl@ve, or by going to the municipality where they are registered, where a form prepared by the Electoral Census Office (OCE) will be provided. This form is also available at the INE Electronic Office and can be completed by citizens before going to their town hall.
The OCE will send a letter by mail to 515,363 registered persons who have not been contacted in previous elections and who have not expressed a desire to vote. This mailing will contain a CTT code that can be used to express the intention to vote electronically using a new procedure available until 30 December 2026.
These citizens must complete and sign the formal declaration -contained in the mailing- and send it to the corresponding provincial delegation of the OCE. They may also make their declaration online, by visiting the INE Electronic Office with the CTT code received.
Those residing in Spain who are not registered in the Municipal Register and want to vote must go to their town hall to register and fill out a declaration form.
The deadline to express the desire to vote in the next municipal elections ends on 30 December 2026.
Information can be requested at town halls, the provincial delegations of the OCE and by calling 900 343 232.
The provinces with the highest number of voters from other EU countries are Madrid (52,408), Barcelona (34,244), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (28,538), Alicante/Alacant (28,020) and Malaga (20,183).
The provinces with the highest number of notices sent are Barcelona (81,050), Madrid (72,722), Alicante/Alacant (55,645), Valencia/València (41,989) and Malaga (38,183).
Voters in municipal elections and number of notices sent, by provinces
The nationalities with the largest number of voters are Romania (103,529), Italy (68,671), Germany (38,431), France (33,178) and Portugal (20,544).
The nationalities with the highest number of notices sent are Italy (135,741), Romania (103,978), France (47,943), Germany (45,072) and Portugal (32,607).
Voters in municipal elections and number of notices to send, by nationality
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