The Supreme Court confirmed the suspension of new registrations in the Electoral Census of Absent Residents for people who naturalized under the so-called "grandchildren's law". The decision maintains in force the measure that prevents the expansion of automatic enrollment in this category of voters.
The court warned of the existence of a "real and serious danger" related to the extraordinary increase in the number of voters in this situation. According to the Supreme Court, this unexpected growth may compromise future electoral processes.
The court's warnings focus on the possibility that the massive increase in registrations "may seriously affect the objectivity and transparency" of the elections. This concern underlies the decision to maintain the suspension of registrations.
The "grandchildren's law" is the mechanism by which descendants of Spanish emigrants can obtain nationality, which has generated a significant flow of naturalizations and, consequently, of potential voters residing abroad.
