Voting in your new country is always a difficult thing to set up. However, Terry Clear discusses how it works in Spain in this programme.
If you'd like to ask a question, just drop him a line via our 'Contact Us' link at the top of all pages on the www.expatsradio.com website.
Here is how you can check if you are eligible courtesy of our friends at Valencia Life Network.
If you are still uncertain whether you can vote or not, just send an email to
sede.censoelectoral@ine.es
as follows below and you will receive a response within a few hours.
It can be sent in English, but the reply will be in Spanish.
Here is a sample of what to send:
Quiero confirmar que me encuentro registrada en el censo electoral para las elecciones del 22 de mayo de 2010. Mis datos según el certificado del padrón son los siguientes:
Apellido/Surname: XXX
Nombres/Names: Direccion/Address: (as it appears on your padron certificate)
Fecha de nacimiento/Date of birth:
Lugar de nacimiento/Place of birth:(eg Gran Bretaña)
Nacionalidad/Citizenship: (eg Británica)
Empadronada desde/ On the padron since: (for example)Junio del ??
Tarjeta extranjera/NIE: X...
Quedo a la espera de su respuesta.
Sin otro particular, le saluda atentamente
(eg:) Adam Smith
