Going to local elections to vote does not have to cause family members the ordeal of asking for volunteers from the Red Cross or Civil Protection with the corresponding public expense that it generates, risks of accidents and unnecessary expenses. At any Post Office in the south of the island you can ask a notary to attest to the smooth exercise of this right by the person who is dependent or incapable of moving. And why is it not announced? Because everyone 'eats', wants to handle information or invoice voluntary services on election day on May 28 to the corresponding administration.
The truth is that this action is completely free, including the Notary's travel. The Power of Attorney is individual, it cannot include several voters. In the event of illness or disability that prevents the personal formulation of the request, the existence of which must be accredited by means of an official and free medical certification (receipt of the pension voucher), it may be made on behalf of the voter by another notarized or consularly authorized person. , through a document that will represent a single voter. At that time, the Electoral Board will verify the documentation and the circumstances in which it is requested. In addition, the notary must judge the ability of the proxy to request the vote by mail.
Correos will deliver the applications received at the Provincial Delegations of the Electoral Census Office, starting May 8, with the necessary documentation so that voters can exercise their right. The maximum deadline to cast your vote ends on May 24. Thus, at Correos you can request notaries in electoral matters (regulated by the Notarial Regulations, and on the other hand free), and especially the power of attorney. The provision of functions to attest to acts or operations related to electoral matters is governed by general notarial legislation, and in particular by what is provided in this annex for voting day.
The notary will require the principal to present the medical certification proving the illness or disability that prevents the personal formulation of the request and will incorporate the aforementioned certification into the deed. He will also require the principal to present the national identity document, which he must indicate therein. The agent will have the right to obtain the copies necessary to comply with the authorizations referred to in the previous paragraph and will not have the power to sub-power.
The deed will be unique for each principal and may only contain one designation of attorney. The notary will not authorize any other document of the same type in favor of the same attorney. Nor will he authorize any other power of attorney from the same voter, who will state that he is the only one granting it and that he is unaware that the proxy already belongs to another person.
