31 March 2011

Municipal and Autonomous Community elections of 22 May 2011

35,381,270 voters will be able to vote in the elections of 22 May

The electoral census will be available for query from 4 to 11 April

Next 22 May 2011, a total of 34,567,304 voters will be able to vote in the municipal elections. 19,328,936 voters will be able to participate in the Autonomous Community elections that will be held in 13 Autonomous Communities, and 114,584 in the elections to the Assemblies of the autonomous cities of and .

Elections Residents in Residents abroad Foreign Spaniards nationals Municipal 34,093,730 473,574 -- Autonomous Community 18,629,554 -- 699,382 Assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla 108,695 174 5,715 According to article 2.3 of the Electoral Law, in order to be able to vote in the municipal elections, it is necessary to be registered in the electoral census of residents in Spain.

Electoral census querying The electoral census will be available for query from 4 to 11 April, at the municipal councils, and also in the provincial delegations of the Electoral Census Office. Spanish voters residing abroad may verify their registration data on these same dates at their respective consulates. Queries at the municipal councils may be made through electronic means, after the interested party identifies him or herself, or alternatively, through the posted voting lists, if said electronic means are not available. The claims period, if any error or omission is observed regarding the data contained in the electoral census, will elapse from 4 to 11 April. Claims may be presented at the municipal councils, consulates or provincial delegations of the Electoral Census Office.

Census cards The Electoral Census Office shall issue each voter a census card that indicates the corresponding polling station, as well as the voting premises and address, as of 25 April.

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Voter query processing The provincial delegations of the Electoral Census Office will attend all queries within the scope of their authority (census registration, postal vote, electoral premises, census cards, etc.) at their offices, and also by telephone, on the following number: 901.101.900.

Internet querying The National Statistics Institute website (http:/www.ine.es) provides information on the electoral census, with data of interest for this query, current census, claims, postal vote, terms, legal regulations, and recounting of registered persons. All voters may query the data on the polling stations and voting premises. Likewise, voters holding a digital certificate may verify their registration data in the electoral census.

Autonomous Community elections of 22 May 2011 Number of voters by Autonomous Community Voters resident in: Spain abroad Total 18,629,554 699,382 Aragón 991,329 24,482 Asturias, Principado de 901,960 85,067 Balears, Illes 711,503 14,762 Canarias 1,474,094 100,904 Cantabria 469,074 25,765 Castilla y León 2,049,710 114,958 Castilla - La Mancha 1,544,770 20,725 Comunitat Valenciana 3,484,413 64,707 Extremadura 884,334 21,753 , Comunidad de 4,443,751 178,669 , Región de 974,899 19,955 Navarra, Comunidad Foral de 468,216 17,158 Rioja, La 231,501 10,477

Elections to the Assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla of 22 May 2011 Number of voters Province Spanish voters resident in: Foreign voters Spain abroad resident in Spain Ceuta 58,098 2,152 59 Melilla 50,597 3,563 115

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Municipal elections of 22 May 2011 Number of voters by province Province Voters resident in Spain Spaniards Foreign nationals Total 34,093,730 473,574 Álava 245,785 1,222 303,276 1,855 /Alacant 1,196,253 77,827 Almería 438,281 14,739 Asturias 901,960 2,885 Ávila 136,542 839 546,525 1,435 Balears, Illes 711,503 22,335 3,908,252 41,385 289,845 2,337 Cáceres 337,809 909 Cádiz 957,962 4,658 Cantabria 469,074 4,426 Castellón/Castelló 408,895 15,586 399,077 2,415 Córdoba 635,673 3,560 Coruña, A 952,350 2,399 Cuenca 161,132 2,729 487,971 11,272 697,252 6,931 Guadalajara 176,101 3,807 Guipúzcoa 554,875 2,282 Huelva 385,860 6,217 170,583 2,426 Jaén 526,146 983 León 411,015 2,145 301,764 3,932 297,947 1,182 Madrid 4,443,751 67,868 Málaga 1,075,877 39,898 Murcia 974,899 17,462 Navarra 468,216 3,255 278,052 2,640 142,307 494 Palmas, Las 761,837 12,381 778,238 3,841 Rioja, La 231,501 3,185 288,342 1,054 712,257 16,630 121,123 1,667 Sevilla 1,477,809 4,088 72,632 1,024 542,699 9,615 108,864 1,403 Toledo 505,184 5,171 /València 1,879,265 23,674 424,826 2,099 Vizcaya 921,383 3,416 Zamora 163,078 754 711,882 7,237

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Municipal elections and elections to the Assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla of 22 May 2011 Number of foreign voters resident in Spain by country of nationality Country of nationality Number of voters Total 473,748 Germany 47,031 Austria 2,185 Belgium 9,077 Bolivia 5,044 Bulgaria 19,045 Cape Verde 22 Chile 1,254 Cyprus 23 Colombia 12,657 Denmark 3,350 Ecuador 25,694 Slovenia 140 Estonia 139 Finland 2,732 France 32,949 Greece 824 Hungary 775 Ireland 4,128 Iceland 28 Italy 40,277 Latvia 369 Lithuania 1,671 Luxembourg 174 36 Norway 829 New Zealand 33 The Netherlands 14,660 Paraguay 648 Peru 5,908 Poland 7,667 Portugal 21,189 The United Kingdom 102,633 The Czech Republic 953 The Slovak Republic 837 Romania 103,355 Sweden 5,412

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