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Spain Denies Naturalized Citizens Vote

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Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a suspension barring about 163,000 citizens naturalized under the Grandchildren Law from voting in November’s general election; the government is weighing an appeal.

elDiario.es
The dissenting vote on the Supreme Court's decision on the Grandchildren Law: 'The possible violation of the voting rights of those affected is irreversible'

Judge María Alicia Millán says that "the integrity of the electoral process requires preserving the right to participate" for those who, according to the law, "maintain that status." The Supreme Court maintains the suspension of the voting rights of those naturalized under the Grandchildren Law (the eighth additional provision of the 2022 Democratic Memory Law). Judge María Alicia Millán has signed a separate vote arguing that the State Attorney's Office's request to annul the precautionary measure should have been granted. Maintaining that precautionary measure after the early general elections on November 29 increases "the legal uncertainty and instability of the electoral process." "The calling of elections to the Cortes Generales entails a substantial modification of the...

The dissenting vote on the Supreme Court's decision on the Grandchildren Law: 'The possible violation of the voting rights of those affected is irreversible'
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elDiario.es
The Supreme Court, judge and party, enters the electoral campaign

The ball is back in the hands of a Constitutional Court forced to act against the clock. The State Attorney's Office has no option but to file an urgent amparo appeal invoking the flagrant violation of the right to active suffrage and the absolute defenselessness created by requiring the individual review of more than 160,000 consular files in a tight time frame. The Supreme Court maintains the suspension of the vote for Spaniards naturalized under the grandchildren law. Judicial activism in Spain has stopped keeping up appearances. There is no longer a need for the toga's modesty or the veneer of legal jargon. The recent decision by the Supreme Court's Civil and Administrative Chamber to reject the State Attorney's appeal and maintain the precautionary suspension of the vote for 163,020 Spaniards abroad is not an act of legal prudence. It is a political intervention (designed, that is, with ruler and compass) in the playing field of the general elections.

The Supreme Court, judge and party, enters the electoral campaign
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El Pais
Discontent in the government after the Supreme Court ruling on the 'Grandchildren Law': "It seems the right to vote isn't that relevant to some"

The Interior Minister laments the Supreme Court's decision, while the PP celebrates a ruling it sees as a brake on the government's attempt to influence the electoral roll.

Discontent in the government after the Supreme Court ruling on the 'Grandchildren Law': "It seems the right to vote isn't that relevant to some"
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El Mundo
The government clings to Pumpido's Constitutional Court to save the 'grandchildren's votes'

The Supreme Court rejects the State Attorney's appeal and maintains the suspension of the vote of 163,000 naturalized citizens. Read

The government clings to Pumpido's Constitutional Court to save the 'grandchildren's votes'
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ABC
The government will study whether the Supreme Court’s ruling is appealable to the Constitutional Court

If the mood of the pre‑campaign had somehow permeated the atmosphere of the royal reception at the Palace for National Day, this time there was an additional element of special significance. Around 2:30 p.m., it was expected that the Supreme Court would announce its decision on the "grandchildren law"; that is, whether it would maintain the precautionary measure that those naturalized through this route do not vote on November 29. Some ministers checked their mobile phones waiting for the communication. It was delayed a few minutes and, finally, it was confirmed that Section Four of the Administrative-Contentious Court remained intact the decision already taken in September. Members of the Council of Ministers did not hide their discontent and immediately reacted: “The right to vote seems that it isn’t so relevant to some,” said Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska in an informal conversation with journalists at the palace. The minister later confirmed that the Government will study

The government will study whether the Supreme Court’s ruling is appealable to the Constitutional Court
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ABC
The Supreme Court protects the ballots

The ballots are the instrument with which democracies resolve their disagreements and conflicts. Precisely for that reason, Spaniards cannot vote with an electoral roll under suspicion. It would be an unprecedented situation in nearly fifty years of democracy, incompatible with the trust that should inspire an electoral process. The Supreme Court has decided to maintain precautionary measures that, according to the State Attorney, affect about 163,000 naturalized citizens through the so-called 'grandchildren law' and whose electoral registration raises questions of legality. It is a resolution of undeniable significance, but also a guarantee for all voters. The integrity of the procedure cannot be subordinated to the conveniences of those who run in the elections. The decision, by five votes to one, represents a setback for Pedro Sánchez, who barely a day earlier had publicly urged the magistrates to rule in favor of these voters. The Supreme Court has rejected the State Attorney's claims and has confirmed that the

The Supreme Court protects the ballots
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