Two Constitutional Court judges accuse peers of breaching voting rights

In a dissenting opinion, magistrates Juan Carlos Campo and Ramón Sáez backed the Defensor del Pueblo Ángel Gabilondo's challenge to a Supreme Court decision that froze the "law of grandchildren" voter register. They contend that the majority of the Constitutional Court rejected the appeal as premature, thereby suspending the fundamental right to vote for many citizens scheduled to vote in the forthcoming general election.

The two judges criticize the move as an unprecedented judicial suspension of suffrage and argue that, absent prior doctrine, the court should have admitted the Ombudsman's request and ruled on its merits. They further allege that the majority relied on a "formalistic" rationale that directly conflicts with the constitutional mandate to facilitate voting for Spaniards residing abroad. Their statement, emphasizes that one outlet approach could set a troubling precedent for future electoral rights cases.