The Spanish Supreme Court suspended the electoral effects of the so-called "grandchildren's law," a law that aimed to allow the vote of children and grandchildren of exiles from the Franco dictatorship if they proved this condition. The documents justifying this suspension were made public on a Thursday.
The Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court justifies the measure by pointing to the existence of a "founded danger" that the growth of the census abroad, known as CERA, could represent a real and serious risk to the objectivity and transparency of the electoral process.
Thus, for now, the beneficiaries of this law are deprived of the right to vote in Spanish elections, since the high court considers that the implementation of the legislation could compromise the integrity of the democratic process.
The Supreme Court's decision arises in response to fears that the significant increase of voters abroad could inadequately influence the electoral results, something that the judicial instance understood it could not ignore.
