Who can use the application to submit an electronic request for a postal vote?

1. Voters residing in Spain. Once the request has been submitted online, if it is accepted by the Electoral Roll Office, you will not be able to vote at a polling station on election day.
2. Voters residing overseas who are temporarily in Spain and entitled to vote in the elections.

It cannot be requested by voters who are residents in Spain and are temporarily abroad, or by voters who are residents abroad and request it from their country of residence.

How do you request a postal vote online?

You will need to have an electronic DNI (get electronic DNI) or a valid digital certificate. 

• You must complete the required data.
• Sign electronically.
• Download the request form.

The Electoral Census Office must approve the request, so that it can send the documentation for voting to the address you have indicated in your request.

Deadline for sending your request

It can be requested from the date of the announcement until 24th April 2021.

You can then exercise your right to vote from your own home by handing the envelope with your vote to the postal worker on the day they come to take your documents.