The sharp increase in the electoral census with residents abroad due to the so-called grandchildren law is mobilizing the PP in parliament, which has launched an offensive this week in the Senate to investigate the specific case of the Community of Madrid, where the largest number of new registrants is concentrated with an increase reaching 30.4% in just three years.
The popular party has submitted about twenty written questions to the Government to understand the reasons for this increase and to ensure that all legal requirements are being followed.
In the set of questions presented by the deputy spokesperson and secretary general of the PP of Madrid, Alfonso Serrano, it is quantified that the Electoral Census of Spaniards Resident Abroad (CERA) has exceeded 2.7 million voters. In the case of the Community of Madrid, there are already 492,076 voters. Since May 2023, the current figure has increased by 114,815 people, which means there are now 30.4% more. For the popular party, this is an “especially striking” growth. Therefore, the PP delves into why the CERA of Madrid is growing at a rate that systematically doubles that of Barcelona.
The PP asks the Government for information on how many of the new registrations come from nationality acquisitions under the Democratic Memory Law and what assumptions are given for other reasons (province changes, official corrections, or others).
Popular sources emphasize that they do not want to question the right to vote abroad but do want to ensure that the census is “reliable, verifiable, and correctly assigned.”
In this regard, the PP addresses all fronts regarding the Community of Madrid such as what the registration criteria are and the role of the Administration.
Additionally, it demands explanations about the assignment of municipality by roots, the controls of the Electoral Census Office, the differences between consulates, existing claims, and the mechanisms for purging duplicates, deaths, or incorrect registrations.
The package of questions also asks the Government what measures it plans to take after the dissenting opinion of four members of the Central Electoral Board regarding the incorporation into the census.
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