The Provincial Electoral Board of Alicante has been constit…

The Provincial Electoral Board of Alicante was constituted on October 8, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., with Magistrate Margarita Esquiva Bartolomé as president, for the general elections on November 29. The agreement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante No. 194, dated October 13, 2026, within the Electoral Administration section, under reference 7860/2026.

A call under Royal Decree 806/2026

The constitution takes place following the call for general elections via Royal Decree 806/2026, of October 5, from the Head of State, published in the Official State Gazette No. 248, dated October 6, 2026, which dissolves the Congress of Deputies and the Senate and sets the elections for November 29, 2026.

The certificate is signed by Esther Serrano Reedaway, secretary of the Provincial Electoral Board of Alicante, on October 8, 2026, by virtue of the order in Article 14.3 of the Organic Law 5/1985, of June 19, on the General Electoral Regime (LOREG). The constitutive session of the judicial members was held that same day at 3:00 p.m.

Composition of the Provincial Electoral Board

President: Margarita Esquiva Bartolomé, magistrate of the 10th Section of the Provincial Court of Alicante.
Member: Joaquina de la Peña Saavedra Ponce, magistrate of the 11th Section of the Provincial Court of Alicante (Elche headquarters).
Member: José Teófilo Jiménez Morago, president of the 7th Section of the Provincial Court of Alicante (Elche headquarters).
Secretary: Esther Serrano Reedaway, director of the Common Processing Service of the Provincial Court of Alicante.

Public Office Hours

The Board will provide services during uninterrupted hours from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. On Saturdays, it will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will remain closed on holidays. On days when an electoral deadline expires, the hours are extended from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

Zonal electoral boards also constituted

The same gazette records the constitution of the zonal electoral boards of the province, between October 8 and 9, 2026:

Alicante: presided over by Ana Avendaño Muñoz, with Víctor Casillas Agüero and María Fernanda Lorite Chicharro as judicial members and Román Huertas Nafría as secretary.
Alcoy: presided over by Carlos Sanchis Galiana, with Lucía Arribas Aceituno and Txomin Bellido Pérez as members and María Carmen Hernández Sánchez as secretary.
Dénia: presided over by José Antonio López Soto, with José María Zaragozá Campos and Andrés Rafael Marín Ruz as members.
Elche: presided over by Gemma Miriam Somavilla Gurtubay, with María Inmaculada Gabarrón Ayala and José María Bernabeu Vergara as members and Antonio Salar Andreu as secretary.
Elda-Novelda: with Eduardo Moreno Bolumar, Laura Martínez Serna, and Inés Nicolau Hernández, the latter elected president by lottery.
Orihuela: presided over by María Teresa Martínez Soto, with María Soledad Ruzafa González and Omaira Gonzalvo Puchades as members and Gabriel Mengual Pujante as secretary.
Villajoyosa: presided over by Dolores Riquelme García, with Julia Plens García Galbis and Patricio Arribas Atienza as members and Marta Teresa Simón Cencerrado as secretary.
Villena: presided over by Marina Vallés Arróniz, with Alejandra Mercedes Carceller Costell and María José Leonís Sánchez as members and Iris Amat Valiente as secretary.

A key body for the November 29 elections

The constitution of the Provincial Electoral Board of Alicante and the zonal boards activates the administrative machinery for the general elections throughout the province. These bodies are responsible for proclaiming candidacies, resolving appeals, controlling electoral propaganda, and supervising the vote count, meaning their composition and deadlines directly affect parties, candidates, and voters in the province of Alicante.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante, No. 194 of October 13, 2026, Electoral Administration, p. 1 (official reference: 7860/2026).