Presentation of candidates to European Parliament
1. The Central Electoral Commission shall have jurisdiction for all operations contemplated in Part, I, Chapter VI, 2nd Subdivision, of this present Act regarding presentation and proclamation of candidates for elections to European Parliament.
2. Candidatures are to be presented by means of full lists of candidates, unless parties, federations, coalitions or electors’ groupings avail themselves of the possibility contemplated in Section 221, in which case each list may contain as many candidates and alternates as members to be elected.
3. For presentation of candidates every party, coalition, federation or grouping of electors must produce the supporting signature of 15,000 electors. No elector may give his written support to more than one list of candidates.
4. Parties, federations and coalitions may however replace the requirement laid down in the preceding subsection by the signature of 50 elected representatives, whether members of the Congress of Deputies, senators, Spanish members of European Parliament, members of Legislative Assemblies of Self-governing Communities or members of local assemblies15. Provided that no such representative may give his written support to more than one list of candidates.
5. Candidatures submitted and candidates proclaimed shall be made public in the State’s Official Gazette.
SECT. 220 ADDED BY SECT. 2 OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT 1/1987, OF APRIL 2
2 AS AMENDED BY SECT. 2 OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT 16/2003, OF NOVEMBER 28
15 That is to say, not only city or town councils, but also Provincial Deputations.
