Spanish local elections 2015 Spanish local elections 2019 Spanish local elections Elections in the municipalities take place in all the country in the same day as the regional elections, the fourth Sunday of May of the year before a leap year. Last time was 26 May 2019. Elections to the European Parliament 1987 European Parliament election in Spain 1989 European Parliament election in Spain 1994 European Parliament election in Spain 1999 European Parliament election in Spain 2004 European Parliament election in Spain 2009 European Parliament election in Spain 2014 European Parliament election in Spain 2019 European Parliament election in Spain Referendums 1976 Spanish political reform referendum 1978 Spanish constitutional referendum 1986 Spanish NATO membership referendum 2005 Spanish European Constitution referendum Electoral procedures The laws regulating the conduct and administration of elections are laid out in detail in the 1985 electoral law. (Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General.) Under this law, the elections are supervised by the Electoral Commission (Junta Electoral), a permanent body composed of eight Supreme Court judges and five political scientists or sociologists appointed by the Congress of Deputies. The Electoral commission is supported in its work by the Interior Ministry. On election day, polling stations are run by electoral boards which consist of groups of citizens selected by lottery. The format of the ballot paper is designed by the Spanish state, however, the law allows political parties to produce and distribute their own ballot papers, either by mailing them to voters or by other means such as street distribution, provided that they comply with the official model. The government then covers the cost of all printed ballot papers. These must then be marked by voters, either in the polling station or outside the polling station and placed inside sealed envelopes which are then placed inside ballot boxes in the polling station. Following the close of polls, the ballots are then counted in each individual polling station in the presence of representatives of the political parties and candidates. The ballots are then immediately destroyed, with the exception of those considered invalid or challenged by the candidates' representatives, which are retained for further scrutiny. The result is that full recounts are impossible. See also Electoral calendar Electoral system Local government in Spain References Notes External links General Directorate of Domestic Politics, archived results back to 1976 Adam Carr's Election Archive Parties and elections NSD: European Election Database - Spain