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What it is

Bill would again punish calling and taking part in illegal votes

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Rejected

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 26 September 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Official title: Private member's Organic bill amending the Penal Code, to reinforce the Rule of Law and the State institutions.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000276· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would restore two crimes that had been decriminalized: calling elections or referendums without having the powers to do so, and facilitating or promoting those processes once declared illegal.
  2. A public authority or official who calls or authorizes general, regional or local elections, or referendums, without having the powers to do so would face three to five years in prison and absolute disqualification.
  3. A public authority or official who facilitates, promotes or ensures those illegal processes, once their illegality has been declared, would face one to three years in prison and absolute disqualification.
  4. Anyone who takes part as a poll watcher or helps carry out those illegal processes would face six months to one year in prison or a fine of 12 to 24 months.

Who it affects

  • Public authorities and officials who call or authorize illegal votes: They would face three to five years in prison and absolute disqualification.
  • Public authorities and officials who facilitate or promote those illegal processes: They would face one to three years in prison and absolute disqualification.
  • Anyone who takes part as a poll watcher or helps carry them out: They would face six months to one year in prison or a fine.

Words worth knowing

Inhabilitación absoluta (absolute disqualification)
A penalty that bars someone from holding public office or jobs for the length of the sentence.
Interventor (poll watcher)
A person who helps at a polling station by overseeing the vote.
Referéndum (referendum)
A popular vote in which citizens directly decide an issue.

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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 rejected.

  1. Introduced26 September 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted28 September 2018The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Sept 2018Oct 2018Nov 2018Dec 2018Jan 201911. 26 September 2018: Presentación22. 28 September 2018: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 28/09/2018 hasta 05/10/201833. 28 September 2018: Calificación44. 5 October 2018: Gobierno Contestación desde 05/10/2018 hasta 14/11/201855. 14 November 2018: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 14/11/2018 hasta 19/02/201966. 19 February 2019: Concluido - (Rechazado) desde 19/02/2019 hasta 25/02/2019

19 February 2019

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 165 yes · 178 no

Voted on: Private member's bill by the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress, for an Organic Law amending the Penal Code, to strengthen the Rule of Law and State institutions.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 171· updated 10 Nov

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The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Ciudadanos and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Gcup-ec-em and GER. 3 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 23 most voted in favour; in 14, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

  • In favour: 23
  • Against: 14
  • Tie: 15
Result by parliamentary group
GroupSeatsHow it voted
Socialista84
84 against
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)5
5 against
Mixto19
3 in favour · 14 against · 2 did not vote
Ciudadanos32
31 in favour · 1 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em67
66 against · 1 did not vote
GER9
9 against
Popular en el Congreso134
131 in favour · 3 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It goes no further. A similar one could be introduced later.

It was presented again:

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • 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.

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