The Supreme Court has admitted for processing, as has been communicated Iustitia Europa, the appeal filed by this group in relation to the external vote of the children of people who acquired Spanish nationality under the so-called Law of Grandchildren. The decision opens a period to submit submissions until next November 15, in a procedure that affects the verification of the requirements for registration in the electoral roll of Spaniards residing abroad.
The group argues that, to date, only it has been proven that 901 grandchildren meet the requirements examined and it calls for the descendants registered in the overseas roll to be identified. It also requests the precautionary suspension of the vote of the other affected children while their administrative and electoral situation is individually verified.
The admission for processing means that the Supreme Court will proceed with the procedure and examine the submissions of the parties, but it does not imply that it has accepted the precautionary measures requested nor that it has declared any electoral roll registration irregular. The group has stated that the deadline for submitting submissions ends at 15:00 hours on Sunday.
On November 9, the Supreme Court rejected expanding the suspension of the vote
The new judicial action occurs after the Supreme Court rejected, on November 9, extending the precautionary measures to the children of those naturalized under the Law of Grandchildren. The Chamber considered that the proximity of the general elections of November 29 and the material difficulties in carrying out the checks could cause a serious disruption to the electoral process. The decision included dissenting votes.
The controversy has its origin in the precautionary measures agreed in September regarding registrations in the Electoral Roll of Resident Absentees (CERA) of certain beneficiaries of the Democratic Memory Law.
According to the documentation examined in the procedure, the group of affected progenitors amounts to 163,355 people, of which 901 had provided the required accreditation to be exempted from the suspension. The new claim refers to a group of 189,678 people linked to the naturalizations contemplated in Annex III.
Iustitia Europa asks to verify the case files before 29N
The match presided over by Luis María Pardo requests that the Administration identify the affected voters, determine who their parents are, and verify the route by which they acquired Spanish nationality. As an alternative, its appeal also proposes that the contested ballots be received separately and remain under custody until their electoral situation is determined.
The party maintains that a possible correction of the census after the elections could prove insufficient if the votes had already been incorporated into the count. In support of its request, it cites the dissenting vote of Magistrate Antonio Jesús Fonseca-Herrero, in favor of expanding the precautionary measures.
The next step will be the submission of allegations within the deadline announced for 15 November. The Supreme Court must rule on the appeal before it can be considered that the current precautionary situation has been modified.