The european elections They are celebrated over several days within the EU. Except in two countries, the rest of the member states of the European Union develop the electoral process during a single day, most of them, on Sunday, June 9. Spain is one of them. More than 38 million people are called to exercise their right to vote in our country, many of whom will do it by mail. In fact, for these elections, the postal vote applications They have doubled compared to the last European electoral process that took place without coinciding with other elections.

He Voting by mail is worth exactly the same as voting in person., and both are exclusive: if you request to vote by mail, you cannot go to the polls to vote in person, even if you could never deposit the corresponding ballot. That is why it is important to know the deadlines in which it is possible to deliver programmatic preferences for the Sunday appointment. With only six days until the elections, we must remember that You can no longer request a vote by mailsince the deadline to do so ended on May 30, but you can go to the Post Office to vote before 9J.

Initially, the deadline to vote by mail in these European elections ended on Thursday, June 6, but after seeing the number of applications, Correos extended the date to vote by mail until Friday, June 7. Thus, those who requested a vote by mail can go to any Post Office up to two days before the elections are held. Of course, in the office opening hours, which varies considerably depending on the office in question. In fact, many Post Offices only operate in the morning.

The two options to deliver the vote by mail

Once the voting documentation is received at home and following the instructions of the Central Electoral Board, The voter must go in person to the office to vote. Regardless of his or her choice—ranging from voting to a specific list, choosing to leave the envelope blank, or submitting a null vote—the voter You must identify yourself with your ID, passport, driver’s license, residence card or any other valid document that allows you to be identified.

For their part, the Post Office staff must verify the identity of the voter and write down their identification document number, attesting to the receipt of the envelopes and ballots, with the signature of the delivery by the applicant. But be careful, because there is also the possibility that a third person delivers a voter’s vote. Although to present the vote by mail in this way you also have to follow some rules.

Voters who cannot deliver their vote in person will have to authorize a third person, to submit your documentation this name. The authorization must be signed by the voter and be accompanied by a photocopy of their ID, passport or official document, as well as the identification of the person they authorize. In no case will Correos staff accept the delivery of electoral documentation from a third party without their corresponding authorization.