What it is
Bill would end appointing council members who never ran for office
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 27 June 2014. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.
Official title: Organic private member's bill to amend Article 182 of the Organic Law on the Electoral Regime.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000166· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would remove the current rule that lets political parties directly appoint local council members when the original candidate list is exhausted by repeated resignations. That rule was introduced in 2003 in an anti-terrorism context, but the text says it has been used in cases unrelated to terrorism and to change the makeup of municipal groups.
- The text argues that council members must be elected by the residents of the municipality, as the Constitution states, and notes that the Constitutional Court already ruled that a council member appointed this way cannot become Mayor.
- With that section removed, section 3 of Article 182 would be renumbered as section 2. The law would take effect on the day it is published in the official state gazette.
Who it affects
- Political parties: They would no longer be able to directly appoint council members when the candidate list runs out.
- Local council members and mayors: People who never ran in the election could no longer take office.
- Residents and voters of municipalities: Council members would always come from the lists voted on in local elections.
Words worth knowing
- LOREG
- Ley Orgánica de Régimen Electoral General: the Spanish law that regulates elections.
- Proposición de Ley Orgánica
- A bill proposing changes to an organic law. It is not an approved law: it is an initiative filed in Congress for processing.
- Derogar
- To repeal, that is, to eliminate a rule or part of it.
- Sufragio universal
- Universal suffrage: the right of all adults to vote, with no exclusions.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced27 June 2014Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted1 July 2014The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Was there a plenary vote?
We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.
What happens next
What happens now?
The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.
It has not been presented again yet.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000166
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
- Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
- We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.