Home > 6.3 Constitution of the list of candidates > SPAIN - Representation of the People Institutional Act
 
 
 
Download file    
 
 
Article 171
 

Candidates to Senate


1. Candidatures to the Senate are indivisible for voting and counting purposes but may be grouped in lists for presentation and for conduction of the election campaign. 


2. Every candidature to the Senate shall include two alternate candidates, stating the order in which they are to take over the mandate. Their names must be listed in the publication of the candidature in the State’s Official Gazette and in all election papers, but shall not be included in the ballot forms.


 2 AS AMENDED BY SECT. 1 OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT 8/2010, OF NOVEMBER 8