ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə ðɪs sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən, wˌɛɹ ɐ klˈɪɹ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv vˈoʊɾɚz wˈɪʃt fɔːɹ ɔːtˈɑːnəmi təbi ɡɹˈæntᵻd tə ðə ɹˈiːdʒən bˌʌt fˈɛl ʃˈɔːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚmənts ʌvðə tʃˈoʊzən ɔːtˈɑːnəmi pɹˈɑːsɛs, ðə spˈænɪʃ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ʌv dˈɛpjuːɾiz pˈæst "lˈeɪ θˈɜːtiːn slˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi" ɐlˈaʊɪŋ fɚðə sˌʌbstɪtˈuːʃən ʌvðɪ ɐpɹˈuːvəl baɪ ðə dˈɛpjuːɾiz ænd sˈɛnəɾɚz ʌv ɔlmˈɪɹiə pɹˈɑːvɪns ɪnstˈɛd ðə ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ɐpɹˈuːvəl əvən ˈæbsəlˌuːt mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə vˈoʊɾɚz ʌvðə pɹˈɑːvɪns.
In response to this situation, where a clear majority of voters wished for autonomy to be granted to the region but fell short of the actual requirements of the chosen autonomy process, the Spanish Congress of Deputies passed "Ley 13/1980" allowing for the substitution of the approval by the deputies and senators of Almeria province instead the required approval of an absolute majority of the voters of the province.