The Supreme Court has decided to temporarily suspend voting for those who obtained Spanish nationality through the 'grandchildren's law', unless they can prove family exile. This measure affects those registered in the Electoral Census of Absent Residents.
The Supreme Court has agreed to provisionally suspend the exercise of voting for individuals who have been registered in the Electoral Census of Absent Residents (CERA) after obtaining Spanish nationality through the 'grandchildren's law', unless they can demonstrate that their relatives suffered exile. The information, reported by expansion.com, indicates that this measure will apply to future electoral processes until the matter is resolved.
The Administrative Litigation Chamber establishes that those who have not yet registered in the CERA may continue with their processing, but once the file is completed, their registration will be suspended until a ruling is issued. In this regard, it is specified that the suspension will not apply to those who can certify that they are descendants of Spaniards who lost their nationality due to political, ideological, or sexual orientation reasons.
The Supreme Court has ordered the Central Electoral Board to act accordingly, requiring consular registers to provide the necessary certification. This decision comes after a public hearing where the parties involved, mainly Vox and Iustitia Europa, argued about the risk of irreversibly damaging electoral legality.
The State Attorney's Office has expressed opposition to this measure, arguing that depriving nationals of their voting rights would violate their fundamental rights, as established in the Spanish Constitution.
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