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Article 176
 

Right to vote atmunicipal elections


1. Without prejudice to Chapter I of Part I of this Act foreign persons residing in Spain whose country allows Spanish residents to vote at similar elections by virtue of a treaty or at European Communities elections, shall be entitled to vote as electors at local councils elections. The right to vote at municipal elections extends to persons residing in Spain who, not having acquired the Spanish nationality:


a) Are citizens of European Union according to paragraph 2 of subs. 21 of Section 8 of the European Community Treaty, and 


b) Meet the conditions for franchise required of Spanish nationals and have expressed their wish to exercise their right to vote in Spain.


2. The Government shall notify to the Electoral Register Office the list of foreign States whose nationals residing in Spain are to be entered in said Register.


 1 AS AMENDED BY SECTION 1 OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT 1/1997, OF MAY 30