The Provincial Electoral Board of Badajoz has been constituted for the general elections

The Provincial Electoral Board of Badajoz was constituted on October 9, 2026, in a session held for the general elections to the Congress of Deputies and the Senate called for November 29, 2026. The minutes are published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Badajoz number 196, dated Tuesday, October 13, 2026, under the reference Announcement 4054/2026. With this constitution, the electoral process in the province formally begins.

The call for elections was formalized through Royal Decree 805/2026, of October 5, for the dissolution of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate and the calling of elections, disseminated in the provincial gazette on October 12, 2026 (Announcement 4016/2026). The constitution of the electoral bodies is governed by Organic Law 5/1985, of June 19, on the General Electoral Regime (LOREG), whose article 14 establishes the applicable deadlines and procedure.

On the same day, October 9, the twelve zonal electoral boards covering the provincial territory were constituted, whose edicts are also published in number 196 of the gazette.

Composition of the Provincial Electoral Board

The constituent session of October 9, 2026, established the initial composition of the body, composed of members of judicial origin:

• President: José Antonio Patrocinio Polo.
• Judicial members: José Antonio Bobadilla González and Raquel Rivas Hidalgo.
• Secretary: Juan Carlos Hernández Sánchez.

The minutes were issued in Badajoz on October 9, 2026, and signed by the secretary of the Provincial Electoral Board.

Twelve zonal boards constituted in the province

The edicts published in the same issue of the gazette detail the formation of the zonal electoral boards, all dated October 9, 2026:

• Zonal Electoral Board of Badajoz (Announcement 4043/2026): chaired by Francisco Javier Sánchez Mora, with Marta Hernández Sánchez and María Moran de Vega as judicial members and Jesús María González Iglesias as secretary.
• Zonal Electoral Board of Almendralejo (Announcement 4058/2026): chaired by Soledad de la Peña González.
• Zonal Electoral Board of Castuera (Announcement 4060/2026): chaired by Eva María Reyes Gómez.
• Zonal Electoral Board of Don Benito (Announcement 4059/2026): chaired by M.ª Soledad López Guerra.
• Zonal Electoral Board of Fregenal de la Sierra (Announcement 4057/2026): chaired by María del Rosario Pérez Carrasco Santos.
• Zonal Electoral Board of Herrera del Duque (Announcement 4052/2026): chaired by Pedro Macías Montes.
• Zonal Electoral Board of Jerez de los Caballeros (Announcement 4053/2026): chaired by María Teresa Reyes Gómez.
• Zonal Electoral Board of Llerena (Announcement 4038/2026): chaired by Cristina Bohoyo Díaz.
• Zonal Electoral Board of Mérida (Announcement 4041/2026): chaired by Juan Antonio Sánchez Romo.
• Zonal Electoral Board of Olivenza (Announcement 4055/2026): chaired by Pablo Ramos Miranda.
• Zonal Electoral Board of Villanueva de la Serena (Announcement 4049/2026): chaired by Susana Calvo Gago.
• Zonal Electoral Board of Zafra (Announcement 4045/2026): chaired by Natalia Rey Moreno.

Functions, deadlines and communications

The minutes record the agreements adopted in each constituent session:

• Communicate the constitution to the High Court of Justice of Extremadura, the Government Delegation in Extremadura, and the Provincial Electoral Board of Badajoz.
• Publish the constitution in the Official Provincial Gazette in accordance with article 14.3 of the LOREG.
• Empower the secretaries to obtain the necessary material and personnel resources from the corresponding bodies during the electoral period.
• Delegate the formation of the polling stations to the city councils, as agreed by the board of Villanueva de la Serena.

Additionally, the Electoral Census Office of the Provincial Delegation of Badajoz published on October 12 the list of sections, polling stations, and electoral venues (Announcement 4016/2026) and reminded voters that they have six days from that publication to file claims before the Provincial Electoral Board, according to article 24.3 of the LOREG.

With the establishment of the Provincial Electoral Board and the twelve zone boards, the province of Badajoz now has the bodies that will oversee the census, the polling stations, the candidacies, and the campaign until the election date on November 29, 2026. Citizens may consult the official bulletin of reference to review the composition of each body and the open deadlines for claims.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Badajoz, no. 196, October 13, 2026, Elections section, page 2 (official reference: Announcement 4054/2026).