Spaniards appeal to the Supreme Court due to the 'grandchildren law' to recover their right to vote in the general elections

The Center for Descendants of United Spaniards (Ce.DEU), an entity that brings together Spaniards nationalized thanks to what is known as the grandchildren law, has presented allegations before the Supreme Court against the order that maintains the suspension of the right to vote for the beneficiaries of this rule registered in the census of residents abroad.

The association, through lawyer Eduardo Ranz, has assured that this is the first challenge registered against the Supreme Court's decision. With this measure they seek to "suspend the precautionary measure so that all Spaniards have their right to vote guaranteed", especially in the face of the next general elections.

The letter, addressed to the Contentious-Administrative Chamber, has been registered "in view of the imminent expiration of the deadlines" set to present allegations for the maintenance of the precautionary measure.

On October 12, the high court decided to maintain the precautionary suspension of the right to vote for some 163,000 people naturalized by the grandchildren law, who will not be able to vote in the elections unless the Spanish consulates abroad prove that they are descendants of exiles.

This provisional measure had been in force since September 10, but the electoral call led the Supreme Court to deliberate again to agree to maintain the suspension both for those naturalized who did not yet appear in the Census of Absent Residents (CERA) and for those who were already registered. The order granted a period of five business days to those affected to appear in the case and make allegations.