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What it is

Proposal to elect provincial council members by direct vote

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 3 November 2022. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Ciudadanos.

Official title: Private member's bill for an Organic Law for the democratization of Provincial Councils.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000267· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would change the current system, where provincial deputies are chosen by councilors, so that citizens elect them directly in a separate ballot box from the one for councilors. Each province would be a single electoral district, and the number of deputies would depend on population.
  2. The term would last four years, and the provincial council's president would be chosen among the deputies, needing an absolute majority Half of all the members of the chamber plus one: 176 of 350 in the Congreso. in the first vote and a simple majority in the second. The president could be removed through a censure motion or by losing a vote of confidence tied to the budget, the organizational rules, or the provincial cooperation plan.
  3. The State would subsidize provincial elections with €1,625.44 per elected deputy and €0.65 per vote for candidacies that win at least one seat. A campaign spending cap of €0.16 per resident would also apply.
  4. Candidate lists for provincial councils would need a balanced share of women and men, with at least 40% of each sex. The proposal respects the special regional and foral regimes.

Who it affects

  • Residents of Spanish provinces: They could directly vote for provincial deputies in a separate ballot box.
  • Parties and provincial candidacies: They would have to present lists with at least 40% of each sex and respect the campaign spending cap.
  • Provincial councils (Diputaciones Provinciales): Their election method and that of their president would change, with censure motions and votes of confidence.
  • The State: It would pay the subsidies per elected deputy and per vote in these elections.

Words worth knowing

Diputación Provincial
The institution that governs and coordinates services in each Spanish province, especially helping small municipalities.
Elección indirecta
Indirect election: citizens do not vote directly; other elected officials, such as councilors, do.
Moción de censura
Censure motion: a vote by the institution's members to remove the president and choose a new one.
Cuestión de confianza
Vote of confidence: the president asks the assembly to back a decision; if it fails, the president must step down.
Circunscripción electoral
Electoral district: the territory used to allocate seats; here, the whole province.
absolute majority
Half of all the members of the chamber plus one: 176 of 350 in the Congreso.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced3 November 2022Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted14 November 2022The 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
Nov 2022Dec 202211. 3 November 2022: Presentación22. 14 November 2022: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 14/11/2022 hasta 17/11/202233. 14 November 2022: Calificación44. 17 November 2022: Gobierno Contestación desde 17/11/2022 hasta 27/12/202255. 27 December 2022: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 27/12/2022 hasta 24/01/202366. 24 January 2023: Concluido - (Decaído) desde 24/01/2023 hasta 27/01/2023

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?

  • 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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