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Article 1
 

Purpose of the Act



1. This present Act shall apply to:



a) Elections of members of the Congress of Deputies (Diputados) and senators (Senadores) without prejudice to the provisions of Self-government Statutes for designation of the senators referred to in Section 65.9 of the Constitution;
b) Elections of members of local assemblies and
c) Election of members of the European Parliament.



2. It shall likewise apply in the terms provided in the First Additional Provision of this Act, to lections to the Self-governing Communities’ Legislative Assemblies, as a surrogate to the Communities’ legislation in this area.



 1.C). ADDED BY SECT. 1 OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT (LEY ORGÁNICA) 1/1987, OF APRIL 2