The reform to the Spanish People Institutional Act (LOREG) for the automatic call of elections under article 99.5 CE: A timely technical adaptation or a breach of the right to vote?

Authors

  • Rosario García Mahamut Universitat Jaume I

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/rdp.100.2017.20709

Keywords:

Automatic call of elections, investiture of the President of the Government, electoral process, principle of equality and political participation

Abstract

Abstract:
This paper provides a detailed analysis of the current Act 2/2016, October 31st, modifying the Spanish People Institutional Act (LOREG) which regulates the organisation of the automatic call of an election under article 99.5 of the Spanish Constitution (CE). The new 7th Additional Provision of the Spanish «LOREG» examines the procedural specifities of an electoral process which, in this case, lasts 47 days instead of 54. On the one hand, the time assigned to the electoral
campaign is reduced and, on the other hand, a series of measures are provided in order to allow the implementation of the procedures used in the immediately preceding electoral process. This study analyses in detail those procedural singularities that, although they may seem as technical adjustments of the electoral timetable, they can directly affect the essential content of the right to vote and stand for election protected by artículo 23 CE.

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Author Biography

Rosario García Mahamut, Universitat Jaume I

Catedrática de Derecho Constitucional. Departamento de Derecho Público. Edificio JC2. Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Económicas. Universitat Jaume I. Avda. de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n. E-12071 Castelló de la Plana. España (Spain).

Published

2017-12-20

How to Cite

García Mahamut, R. (2017). The reform to the Spanish People Institutional Act (LOREG) for the automatic call of elections under article 99.5 CE: A timely technical adaptation or a breach of the right to vote?. Revista de Derecho Político, 1(100), 541–573. https://doi.org/10.5944/rdp.100.2017.20709

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Section

MONOGRÁFICO XL ANIVERSARIO CONSTITUCIÓN. TÍTULO I. CAPÍTULO II.

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