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What it is

Bill to bar terrorism convicts from running for office

Amendments step 3 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 23 May 2025. Introduced by: Senado.

Official title: Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending Organic Law 5/1985, of June 19, on the General Electoral Regime, relating to causes of ineligibility.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000028· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill adds a new ground of ineligibility: people who have served a sentence for terrorism-related crimes must document, when the candidacy is filed, their rejection of terrorism, their repentance, their request for forgiveness from victims, and their commitment to cooperate with the Justice system. They must also prove they have paid all civil liability and fully served any accessory penalties.
  2. Similar documentary requirements are added for anyone seeking to be a candidate who has been convicted of and served a sentence for terrorism-related crimes, when the candidacy is filed.
  3. After the candidacies are published, the Government must check that no candidate falls under the new grounds of ineligibility and, if so, immediately notify the competent Electoral Board.
  4. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

  • People convicted of terrorism-related crimes who have served their sentence and want to run as candidates: They must document their rejection of terrorism, repentance, request for forgiveness from victims, cooperation with the Justice system, payment of civil liability, and completion of accessory penalties.
  • Parties and coalitions submitting candidacies: They must provide the documents proving their candidates' eligibility.
  • The Government: It must check, after candidacies are published, that no candidate falls under the grounds of ineligibility and notify the Electoral Board.
  • The Electoral Boards (Juntas Electorales): They will receive immediate notice from the Government about affected candidates.

Words worth knowing

Inelegible (inelegibilidad)
A person who cannot run as a candidate in an election or be elected.
Sentencia firme
A court ruling that can no longer be appealed.
Responsabilidad civil
Money the convicted person must pay as compensation for the harm caused.
Penas accesorias
Additional consequences of a sentence, such as being barred from holding certain positions or activities.
Junta Electoral
The body that oversees elections and rules on candidacies.

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 3 of 7 steps. It reached Amendments, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced23 May 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted27 May 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments30 May 2025Groups 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 5 official steps on a timeline
Jun 2025Sept 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sept 202611. 23 May 2025: Presentación22. 27 May 2025: Comisión Constitucional Publicación desde 27/05/2025 hasta 30/05/202533. 27 May 2025: Calificación44. 30 May 2025: Comisión Constitucional Enmiendas desde 30/05/2025 hasta 06/10/202655. 6 October 2026: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 06/10/2026 hasta 04/11/2026

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.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

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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