San Miguel de Salinas town hall publishes voting information for foreign residents

San Miguel de Salinas Town Hall has published information for foreign residents on voting in the municipal elections on 23 May 2027. EU, UK and reciprocity-country nationals living in Spain must be on the electoral roll (*censo electoral*) to vote.

Costa Blanca Post newsroom

Published 30 October 2026, 20:00

San Miguel de Salinas Town Hall published information on its website on 30 October for foreign residents on how to vote in the 2027 municipal elections. The elections will be held on 23 May 2027.

The information is aimed at citizens of the European Union, the United Kingdom and other countries that have a reciprocity agreement with Spain, who live in Spain. To vote, they need to be on the electoral roll (censo electoral).

The town hall sets out the requirements, the documents needed and the deadlines for applying to be added to the roll in images attached to the post. They are not given in the text. The text also does not say what the application deadline is, where to apply, or which countries have a reciprocity agreement with Spain.

The town hall says further information is available on the website of the National Statistics Institute (INE, Instituto Nacional de Estadística): www.ine.es.

What it means for you

EU citizens

If you live in Spain and want to vote in the municipal elections on 23 May 2027, you need to be on the electoral roll (*censo electoral*). The requirements, documents and deadlines are in the images attached to the town hall's post and, according to the town hall, on the INE website (www.ine.es). The post does not say whether people who are already on the roll need to apply again.

Other non-EU nationals (including UK nationals)

The town hall's information is addressed to UK nationals and to citizens of other countries with a reciprocity agreement with Spain, and to vote they need to be on the electoral roll (*censo electoral*). The town hall does not list those countries in the text. If you are a UK national, you are among those it names. If you hold another non-EU nationality, such as Russian, Ukrainian or Belarusian, check with the town hall and on the INE website (www.ine.es) whether your country is covered. The requirements, documents and deadlines are in the images attached to the town hall's post.

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San Miguel de Salinas town hall publishes voting information for foreign residents

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