EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index

The section establishes statutory requirements for distributing voter information materials (informative sheet) and specifying content (candidate information, ballot guides, downloadable ballots, and election process information). However, this addresses materials for overseas voters only (Artículo 75: voting by persons residing abroad), not a general statutory ballot information pamphlet for all voters. The requirement is codified with defined distribution timing (between days 18-25 post-convocation for the informative sheet, and specific dates for official ballots), and content is enumerated (candidate lists, downloadable ballots, voting instructions, URLs). The statute requires public websites with candidate information and downloadable ballots with security measures. This partially satisfies the criterion because: (1) it establishes statutory content requirements for ballot information; (2) it mandates specific distribution mechanisms and timelines; but (3) it applies narrowly to overseas voters rather than comprehensively to all voters, and (4) it references web-based distribution rather than a traditional pamphlet model. A comprehensive voter pamphlet for all voters in the jurisdiction is not addressed in this section.

“Una hoja informativa sobre cómo ejercer el derecho de voto y la dirección de la página web oficial en la que se expondrán las candidaturas definitivas, y en la que estarán disponibles los juegos de papeletas descargables, con todas las candidaturas concurrentes, así como cualquier otra información sobre los procesos electorales en curso”

No matching sections in corpus.

Article 220(5) of LOREG requires that submitted and proclaimed candidacies be published in the Official State Bulletin (Boletín Oficial del Estado). This establishes a public-accessibility requirement for candidate filings. However, the statute does not specify a defined timeline for when publication must occur relative to the filing date or election date. The criterion requires both public accessibility AND a defined time period. While accessibility is codified, the temporal requirement is absent from this section, making satisfaction only partial.

“Las candidaturas presentadas y las candidaturas proclamadas se publican en el «Boletín Oficial del Estado».”

Article 48 of LOREG addresses the procedural handling of candidate withdrawals (bajas) after proclamation, establishing that vacancies are filled by successive candidates and alternates. However, the statute does NOT codify a specific public-notice procedure for communicating candidate disqualification or withdrawal to voters after ballot printing. The article addresses internal candidate-list mechanics (succession rules) rather than the procedural requirement for notifying the electorate about changes. While the regulation handles the consequence (succession), it lacks explicit codification of HOW and WHEN public notice of disqualification/withdrawal must be given to voters. The reference to Instrucción 8/2007 suggests implementing guidance exists, but this supplementary instruction is not part of the statute itself. A complete satisfaction would require statutory language explicitly prescribing notification timing, format, and distribution mechanisms to voters.

“Cuando se trate de listas de candidatos, las bajas que se produzcan después de la proclamación se entenderán cubiertas por los candidatos sucesivos y, en su caso, por los suplentes.”

Article 42 of LOREG establishes statutory timing for publication of election decrees (convocatorias) in official gazettes the day after issuance, and requires that decrees specify the election date (54 days after convocation in most cases). This satisfies the timing and date-notification components. However, the section does NOT address: (1) voter registration deadlines, (2) polling place information, or (3) voter-specific notification requirements (notice sent to individual voters or household-level notification). The statute codifies administrative publication of decrees but not the full voter notification framework required by the criterion. Under the dual-scholar test, one scholar would note compliance with decree publication timing and election-date specification; another would emphasize the absence of voter-facing notification requirements (polling place location, registration deadlines, instructions to voters).

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 80 of LOREG addresses the procedural composition and constitution of Electoral Tables (Mesas Electorales) on voting day, including rules for substitute members, quorum requirements, and remedial procedures when a table cannot be constituted. It does not address voter notification regarding polling-place changes, notification timelines, or any mechanism for informing voters of changes to their assigned voting location. The criterion requires statutory codification of individual notice requirements and defined timeframes for polling-place changes—neither of which appear in this section. This section is entirely procedural-organizational for electoral officials, not voter communication.