The Provincial Electoral Board of Albacete has been constituted with Abellán Tárraga as president

The Official Gazette of the Province of Albacete publishes this Wednesday, November 11, in issue number 131, the announcement by which the Provincial Electoral Board of Albacete is formally constituted, presided over by María Inmaculada Abellán Tárraga. The certificate was issued by the secretary of the body, Alejandro Manuel López Montes, in Albacete on November 6, 2026, and appears in the First Section. State Administration, page 6, with the official reference 31.010.

The constitution takes place, according to the certified text, “in compliance with the provisions of the Organic Law of the General Electoral Regime,” and is formalized with the judicial members designated for this purpose by the General Council of the Judiciary, the non-judicial members appointed by the Central Electoral Board, and its president, in accordance with article 10.2 of the aforementioned electoral regulation. With this procedure, the province now has the body that arbitrates the ongoing electoral process.

The announcement arrives a few weeks before the date of the polls: the same provincial gazette has been publishing throughout October the list of sections, polling stations, and electoral venues for the General Elections of November 29, 2026, a delimitation that voters could challenge specifically before the Provincial Electoral Board, which resolves definitively within a period of five days according to article 24.3 of LO 5/1985.

Composition of the body

The Provincial Electoral Board is composed of the following members, according to the published detail:

• Presidency: Hon. Ms. María Inmaculada Abellán Tárraga.
• Judicial members: Hon. Mr. Juan Manuel Sánchez Purificación and Hon. Mr. José Ramón Solís García del Pozo.
• Non-judicial members: Mr. Francisco Javier Ramírez Córdoba and Mr. Félix María Romero Jiménez.
• Secretariat: Hon. Mr. Alejandro Manuel López Montes.
• Provincial Delegate of the Electoral Census Office: Mr. Salvador Llopis Pérez.

Two origins and a single legal framework

The composition reflects the distribution established by electoral legislation: the two judicial members are proposed by the governing body of the judges, while the two non-judicial members are appointed by the Central Electoral Board. Added to the presidency is the secretary, who acts as the notary for the agreements and certifies the constitution, and the provincial delegate of the Electoral Census Office, whose presence links the body to the management of the census and the polling stations.

The certificate further specifies that the constitution has occurred “definitively,” a formula that closes the phase of designating members and enables the body to resolve appeals, proclaim candidacies, and supervise the campaign within the provincial scope.

The remaining zonal electoral boards

The same issue of the bulletin reports on the implementation of the zonal electoral boards, the lower tier of the electoral organizational chart:

• Almansa: definitive constitution act dated November 6, with Irene Casares Ruiz as president and María Amparo González García as acting secretary.
• Alcaraz: constituted with José Luis Ruipérez Marín as president and María del Pilar Zafrilla Sáez as secretary, in accordance with articles 11.b) and 14 of the LOREG.
• La Roda: announcement regarding official premises and public places reserved for free electoral campaign events within its jurisdiction, including Villalgordo del Júcar.

The minutes of the zonal boards are communicated to the Government Sub-delegation in the province, the presidency of the Provincial Council, and the Provincial Electoral Board itself, confirming the latter body as the apex of the electoral administration in Albacete.

Why it matters

The Provincial Electoral Board is the body that decides within the province on claims regarding the census and the delimitation of sections, the proclamation of candidacies, the distribution of free spaces, and the oversight of the campaign. With its definitive constitution published in the official bulletin, Albacete now has the complete body required to guarantee the equality of the process and resolve controversies for the appointment on November 29.

Source: Official Bulletin of the Province of Albacete, number 131, of November 11, 2026, First Section. State Administration, page 6 (official reference: 31.010).