What it is
Halving election campaigns when Parliament dissolves automatically
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 2 September 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.
Official title: Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending Organic Law 5/1985, of June 19, on the General Electoral Regime, to reduce the duration of electoral campaigns in cases of automatic dissolution of the Chambers, pursuant to article 99.5 of the Spanish Constitution.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000019· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would cut the election campaign from 15 days to 7 and a half when the Chambers dissolve automatically under Article 99.5 of the Constitution, that is, when no candidate for Prime Minister gets invested.
- The authors justify the change to keep a possible third general election from falling on Christmas Day and to cut the public cost of holding elections again.
- If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).
Who it affects
- Political parties and their candidates: They would have half the time to campaign in these cases.
- Voters: They would see fewer campaign days before voting.
- Public administrations: They would save part of the cost of a general election.
Words worth knowing
- Disolución automática de las Cámaras
- If no candidate for Prime Minister is chosen within two months after a repeat vote, the Constitution requires dissolving the Congress and the Senate and calling elections.
- Proposición de Ley Orgánica
- A bill to amend an organic law, here the election law. It is still in the legislative process, not an approved law.
- LOREG
- Ley Orgánica 5/1985, del Régimen Electoral General: the law that governs how elections are held in Spain.
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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 It reached Admitted, and today it is withdrawn.
- Introduced2 September 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted6 September 2016The 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?
Whoever introduced it withdrew it, or it was merged into another one. It goes no further.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000019
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.