Electoral system The
Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha were the
devolved,
unicameral legislature of the
autonomous community of
Castilla–La Mancha, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the
Spanish Constitution and the
Castilian-Manchegan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a
regional president. Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of
universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Castilla–La Mancha and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Additionally,
Castilian-Manchegan people abroad were required to
apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (). The 33 members of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha were elected using the
D'Hondt method and a
closed list proportional representation, with an
electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the
provinces of
Albacete,
Ciudad Real,
Cuenca,
Guadalajara and
Toledo, with each being allocated an initial minimum of three seats and the remaining 18 being distributed in proportion to their populations. As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Cortes constituency was entitled the following seats: In smaller constituencies, the use of the electoral method resulted in an
effective threshold based on the
district magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies.
Election date The term of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha expired four years after the date of their previous election. Elections to the Cortes were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The
previous election was held on 24 May 2015, setting the election date for the Cortes on 26 May 2019. The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha and call a
snap election, provided that no
motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first
legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was to be deemed automatically elected. The election to the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha were officially triggered on 2 April 2019 after the publication of the election decree in the Official Journal of Castilla–La Mancha (DOCM), scheduling for the chamber to convene on 19 June. ==Parliamentary composition==