In the elections to Spanish Parliament 36,893,976 voters may vote and in the elections to Valencian Parliament 3,657,109 voters may vote

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1 7 March 2019 Elections to Spanish and Valencian Parliament of 28 April 2019 In the elections to Spanish Parliament 36,893,976 voters may vote and in the elections to Valencian Parliament 3,657,109 voters may vote Voters residing abroad who wish to vote must apply by 30 March The electoral roll will be available for consultation from 11 to 18 March and voters may opt out of receiving electoral propaganda On 28 April ,893,976 voters may vote in the elections to Spanish Parliament. Of these, 34,799,999 of them live in Spain, and 2,093,977 live abroad. Of the voters living in Spain, 1,157,196 will be able to participate in general elections for the first time, due to having turned 18 since the previous election to Spanish Parliament, held on 26 June Total voters in elections to Voters resident in Voters resident Spanish Parliament Spain abroad 36,893,976 34,799,999 2,093,977 For its part, in the elections to the Valencian Parliament 3,657,109 voters are eligible to vote, of which 3,548,454 live in Spain and 108,655 live abroad. There are 164,789 new voters living in Comunitat Valenciana, due to having reached legal voting age after 24 May 2015, the date of the previous Community elections. Total voters in elections to Voters resident in Voters resident Valencian Parliament Spain abroad 3,657,109 3,548, ,655 As a result of the reform of the Electoral law, for the first time voters who had cancelled their right to vote on the basis of disability may vote. Elections to Spanish and Valencian Parliament of 28 April 2019 (1/5)

2 Number of voters in the elections to Spanish Parliament by electoral (continued) Province Total Voters resident in: Spain abroad Total 36,893,976 34,799,999 2,093, Albacete 308, ,216 7, Alicante/Alacant 1,272,913 1,234,876 38, Almería 500, ,046 41, Araba/Álava 257, ,252 6, Asturias 974, , , Ávila 137, ,158 7, Badajoz 555, ,013 11, Balears, Illes 801, ,204 27,516 Senate Mallorca 628, ,348 22,212 Menorca 70,468 68,027 2,441 Ibiza-Formentera 102,692 99,829 2, Barcelona 4,178,818 3,994, , Bizkaia 949, ,972 39, Burgos 299, ,664 17, Cáceres 345, ,976 16, Cádiz 999, ,434 28, Cantabria 501, ,958 38, Castellón/Castelló 419, ,362 9, Ciudad Real 396, ,168 6, Córdoba 648, ,706 18, Coruña, A 1,087, , , Cuenca 154, ,923 3, Gipuzkoa 583, ,270 27, Girona 521, ,815 19, Granada 752, ,525 49, Guadalajara 186, ,101 4, Huelva 397, ,186 7, Huesca 172, ,164 7, Jaén 526, ,349 12, León 433, ,879 46, Lleida 314, ,875 16, Lugo 345, ,308 66, Madrid 5,054,640 4,749, , Málaga 1,191,831 1,138,533 53, Murcia 1,057,297 1,024,676 32, Navarra 511, ,802 27, Ourense 361, , , Palencia 141, ,414 7, Palmas, Las 868, ,480 47,696 Senate Gran Canaria 702, ,944 43,293 Fuerteventura 67,274 65,906 1,368 Lanzarote 98,665 95,630 3, Pontevedra 904, , , Rioja, La 249, ,656 16, Salamanca 306, ,669 30, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 851, ,413 99,476 Senate Tenerife 729, ,086 65,881 Palma, La 85,344 63,864 21,480 Gomera, La 25,721 16,030 9,691 Hierro, El 10,857 8,433 2, Segovia 119, ,333 3, Sevilla 1,544,148 1,509,761 34, Soria 76,845 69,993 6,852 Elections to Spanish and Valencian Parliament of 28 April (2/5)

3 43 Tarragona 571, ,680 18,103 Number of voters in the elections to Spanish Parliament by electoral (conclusion) 44 Teruel 107, ,917. 4, Toledo 524, ,861 11, Valencia/València 1,964,496 1,903,216 61, Valladolid 432, ,970 13, Zamora 169, ,013 20, Zaragoza 738, ,563 23, Ceuta 62,582 59,940 2, Melilla 59,224 54,123 5,101 Number of voters in the elections to the Valencian Parliament by electoral Province Total Voters resident in: Spain abroad Total 3,657,109 3,548, , Alicante/Alacant 1,272,913 1,234,876 38, Castellón/Castelló 419, ,362 9, Valencia/València 1,964,496 1,903,216 61,280 Application for a vote by electors residing abroad Voters residing abroad who wish to vote must apply for their vote until the 30 of March to the provincial delegation of the Electoral Census Office (ECO) corresponding to their registration. The ECO is sending the official application form to these voters. Applications can be submitted online. To do so, it is necessary to have an electronic certificate recognised by the National Statistics Institute (INE) Electronic Headquarters or to use the password sent with the official form. From 5 March the form is also available at the consulates and on the web pages of the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation and the INE. Number of voters in elections to Spanish Government resident abroad by country (with more than 50,000 voters) Country of residence Voters Total 2,093, Argentina 420, France 214, Cuba 136, Venezuela 130, Germany 125, United States of America 121, Mexico 119, Brazil 112, United Kingdom 103, Switzerland 96, Uruguay 59, Chile 55,400 Other Countries 398,689 Elections to Spanish and Valencian Parliament of 28 April (3/5)

4 Number of voters in elections to the Valencian Government resident abroad by country (with more than 3,000 voters) Country of residence Voters Total 108, France 24, Argentina 13, Germany 9, United Kingdom 8, Switzerland 7, United States of America 6, Ecuador 3, Mexico 3, Brazil 3, Venezuela 3,144 Other Countries 24,880 Consultation of the electoral census and claims The electoral census of residents in Spain can be consulted from 11 to 18 March in the city councils and provincial delegations of the ECO. Votes resident abroad will be able to check their registration details at consular offices on these same dates. Voters may present claims on their registration data in the city councils, consulates or in the provincial delegations of the ECO, within the same period, from 11 to 18 March. On the INE Electronic Headquarters ( there is a service for consultation of the registration data in the electoral roll and the polling station and address of the electoral premises, upon accreditation of the identity of the voter with a recognised electronic certificate (electronic ID among others). Requests to opt out of receiving electoral propaganda As a result of the reform of the Electoral law, voters may request their exclusion from the copies of the electoral roll that are provided to the representatives of the candidacies for the sending of electoral propaganda. These exclusions are continuous and have permanent effect unless the voter expresses otherwise. Those who make this request until 18 March will not receive electoral propaganda from the political parties in the election campaign of these elections. Requests received later than 18 March will take effect in the following elections. The request for exclusion can be carried out by internet, with electronic certificate, at the INE Electronic Headquarters ( or at the city councils, consular offices and provincial delegations of the ECO. Census cards From 1 April the ECO will send each voter residing in Spain a census card with the polling station and the electoral premises where they are entitled to vote. The information contained in this card also will be valid for the municipal, Community and European Parliament elections of 26 May 2019, unless there is a change in the data of the voters, in which case they will receive a second census card before 26 May. Elections to Spanish and Valencian Parliament of 28 April (4/5)

5 Information On the INE website ( relevant information is available on the actions of the ECO in these elections, count of voters, claims, polling stations and electoral premises, postal voting, deadlines and legal regulations. In addition to the consultation of the current electoral roll, the following procedures are offered at the Electronic Headquarters of the INE, without the need for accreditation with electronic certificate: - General consultation of polling stations and electoral premises, without the need for accreditation - Consultation of the status of the postal vote and certified sending number, if it was sent through the Post Office - Filling out the application for postal voting In addition, the provincial delegations of the ECO deal with consultations on actions within their competence (registration in the census, polling stations and voting places, census cards, postal voting, etc.) at their offices and via the telephone number For further information see INEbase: All press releases at: Press office: Telephone numbers: (+34) /94 08 gprensa@ine.es Information Area: Telephone number: (+34) Elections to Spanish and Valencian Parliament of 28 April (5/5)