This Monday, July 3, all citizens who have already requested to vote by mail will begin to receive their ballots to be able to exercise their right in the coming days. When casting the vote by mail, all citizens must identify themselves by presenting the National Identity Document, passport, driver’s license, residence card or any other valid document that allows the voter to be identified, and the Post Office staff must proceed to verify it.
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People who requested a vote by mail but cannot personally go to the Post Office to deposit their vote must grant authorization for the delivery to be made by another person on their behalf. The authorization must be signed by the voter and accompanied by a photocopy of their national identity document, passport or other official identification document.
Postal staff will not accept the delivery of electoral documentation belonging to another voter if it is not accompanied by the corresponding authorization signed by the voter, which must be kept, together with a photocopy of the official document accrediting the voter and the person delivering on their behalf. the electoral documentation, for its remission to the corresponding Electoral Board of the Zone.
Correos must ensure the delivery of all the envelopes with votes at the respective polling stations on election day on Sunday, July 23, within the legally established deadlines.
These are the upcoming dates to keep in mind:
- Monday, July 3: This Monday the ballots and the corresponding documentation begin to arrive at the address selected in the vote-by-mail application.
- Tuesday, July 18: On this date the deadline for receiving the aforementioned ballots to vote by mail will end.
- Thursday, July 20: It is the last day to be able to deposit the votes by mail.
Remember that it is mandatory to collect the documentation in person and identify yourself beforehand. If you are not at home, you will be informed that you must go to the corresponding post office to, after accreditation, receive the documentation for voting by mail. The electoral law establishes that, in the event of illness or incapacity that prevents them from going in person (something that must be proven), another person authorized by a notary or consular authority can go to the Post Office on behalf of the voter.