What it is

Remote voting for local officials for personal reasons

Committee step 4 of 7· Lapsed

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 1 October 2025. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Official title: Private member's bill to regulate telematic voting in the sessions of the governing bodies of local administrations.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000220· updated 11 Nov

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The bill would add a new section to Article 46 of Law 7/1985 so that locally elected officials could request to vote by electronic means in sessions of their collegial bodies.
They could use this voting method for pregnancy, maternity or paternity, adoption, health problems of their own or of relatives, care of dependents, death of a close relative, attendance at other plenary sessions or chambers, or other justified serious situations.
The elected official would have to request it in writing to the Secretariat, justifying the cause with a sworn statement. The mayor or chair would set the period during which remote voting could be used, and the vote would be verified before each vote.
Municipalities and other local entities would have six months from the law's entry into force to adapt their rules and prepare the necessary means.

Who it affects

Councilors and locally elected officials, who could vote remotely in serious personal situations.: They could take part in sessions without being physically present.
Mayors and chairs of local corporations: They would have to authorize the remote voting period and set up how the vote is verified.
Secretariats of local entities: They would report on requests and receive the justifications.
Municipal residents: Their representatives could keep participating even if they cannot attend in person.

Words worth knowing

Órgano colegiado: A body made up of several people who make joint decisions, such as a municipal plenary session.
Declaración responsable: A sworn statement in which someone declares they meet certain requirements, under their own responsibility.
Voto telemático: A vote cast remotely through electronic means, such as the internet.
Entidad local: The level of government closest to citizens, such as municipalities, provincial councils or island councils.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 4 of 7 steps. It reached Committee, and today it is lapsed.

Introduced1 October 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted7 October 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments31 October 2025Groups propose changes.
Committee19 February 2026A 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 10 official steps on a timeline

21 October 2025

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 310 yes · 34 no

Voted on: Private member's bill from the Socialist Parliamentary Group, for the regulation of telematic voting in the sessions of the governing bodies of local administrations.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 140· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

And your senators: the Senate does not link its votes to this law in its open data, so we cannot put them side by side here.

Or see how most of each province voted

More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Plurinacional SUMAR, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Junts per Catalunya, Mixto and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of VOX. 1 deputy voted differently from their group.

By province: in 52 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

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

In favour: 52
Against: 0

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	6	5 in favour · 1 did not vote
Plurinacional SUMAR	26	25 in favour · 1 did not vote
Republicano	7	7 in favour
Socialista	120	117 in favour · 3 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Junts per Catalunya	7	7 in favour
Mixto	9	8 in favour · 1 against
Popular en el Congreso	137	136 in favour · 1 did not vote
VOX	33	33 against

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.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000220
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, procedure
The date of each step, with its official wording.

Retrieved 12 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 140
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 10 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 never say “passed” because of a vote: the files do not say which majority was needed.

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