Grouping of electors

Grouping of electors is a group of citizens temporarily associated with the goal of presenting a candidature to a particular election. It is a format that a candidature can use to participate in a given election not having a political party.

Spain
According to the Spanish electoral law, a (Spanish: agrupación de electores) a candidature must present a minimum number of signatures relative to the electoral census. Given its temporary nature, if the promoters wanted to use the grouping for another election, the latter must be re-constituted. Unlike political parties, party federations or electoral coalitions, a grouping of electors cannot profit from public electoral funding from a preceding candidature.

Signatures
As established in the Art. 192 of the electoral law, the required number of signatures depends on the size of the municipality:
 * Municipal elections


 * Under 5,000 inhabitants, the number of signatures must be no less than the 1% of voters as long as the number of signataries is over the double of electable councillors.
 * Between 5,001 and 10,000 inhabitants, at least 100 signatures
 * Between 10,001 and 50,000 inhabitants, at least 500 signatures
 * Between 50,001 and 150,000 inhabitants, at least 1,500 signatures
 * Between 150,001 and 300,000 inhabitants, at least 3,000 signatures
 * Between 300,001 and 1,000,000 inhabitants, at least 5,000 signatures
 * In larger areas, at least 8,000 signatures

For a group of electors to compete in a given general election, they must present a minimum number of signatures, amounting to 1% of the electors in the electoral district (which correspond to each province and Ceuta and Melilla).
 * General elections

For a group of electors to compete in a given election to the European Parliament, they must present a minimum of 15,000 signatures.
 * European elections