# #VotingRights in the news

17 October 2026 at 08:39

> Spanish Ombudsman appeals voting rights ruling · Prosecutor backs CERA census suspension · State Attorney appeals Spanish exile voting halt

[Spanish Ombudsman appeals voting rights ruling](<https://spainnews.co.uk/article/spanish-ombudsman-appeals-voting-rights-ruling-3e1a18c9>)
*17 October 2026 at 08:39* - Ángel Gabilondo has filed an urgent appeal with the Constitutional Court to protect voting rights for naturalised citizens in Spain.

[Prosecutor backs CERA census suspension](<https://spainnews.co.uk/article/prosecutor-backs-cera-census-suspension-fa2ce562>)
*9 October 2026 at 15:11* - The Spanish Public Prosecutor's Office supports suspending census reviews for the November elections to protect voting rights for 163,020.

[State Attorney appeals Spanish exile voting halt](<https://spainnews.co.uk/article/state-attorney-appeals-spanish-exile-voting-halt-8bcd36c8>)
*22 September 2026 at 12:21* - The Spanish State Attorney's Office has appealed a Supreme Court decision blocking certain descendants of exiles from the electoral census.