Right to eligibility at municipal elections

1. Without prejudice to Chapter II of Part I of this Act the right of eligibility extends to all residents in Spain who, though not having the Spanish nationality:

a) Are citizens of the European Union under paragraph 2 of Subs. 1 of Section 8 of the European Community Treaty or subjects of countries granting to Spanish citizens the right of eligibility at local council elections by virtue of a treaty;

b) Satisfy the conditions for eligibility laid down in this Act for Spanish citizens and

c) Have not forfeited the right to eligibility in their country of origin.

2. Persons falling within one of the situations contemplated in Section 6 of this Act and direct or surrogate debtors to the corresponding local authority subject to an executive procedure by a judicial decision, are not eligible to the office of Mayor or local councilor.

 SECT. 177 AS AMENDED BY SECT. 2 OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT 1/1997, OF MAY 30