- Elect School Council representatives, when permitted by the Department of Education's call. Explained below.
- Elect the PTA/AFA board. The PTA is an association and can vote online if its bylaws allow it.
- Hold assemblies and consult families. Approve financial accounts and fees, choose between proposals, or gather parents' opinions on any topic.
School Council elections in public and charter schools in Catalonia follow the resolution published by the Department of Education in the DOGC before each renewal.
- 2023 Call (Resolution EDU/3014/2023). Allowed electronic voting, remotely or in person, across all sectors. Public schools required prior authorization. Schools had to include the procedure in the School Council regulations and state it in the call.
- 2025 Call (Resolution EDF/2520/2025). Did not provide for electronic voting. Voting in November 2025 was conducted in person.
- Next renewal: Autumn 2027. We will see what the new resolution establishes.
The technical requirements in 2023 were demanding: ballot secrecy and full privacy, integrity, one vote per person, secure voter identification, traceability, transparency, universal and individual verifiability, and zero data sharing with third parties. ElectIQ was designed to meet them.
Private and charter schools are governed by their own bylaws and internal rules, which can be adapted to allow electronic voting if they see fit. At ElectIQ, we can offer guidance to make these changes as straightforward as possible.
To get started, you only need:
- The voter list, with a unique email address for each person.
- The list of candidates or ballot questions.
Each voter receives a personal link and can vote from a phone, tablet, or computer. Once voting closes, the tally is automatic.
All participants have access to a page explaining how vote secrecy is safeguarded and how they can verify that the result is correct.
Each candidate runs on an individual basis. There are no party lists or districts. Each sector (teaching staff, families, students, and administrative and service staff) votes separately.
The father and mother, or legal guardians, of each student. Each individual gets one vote, regardless of family structure.
At most, as many as there are seats to renew in that sector.
Four. One can be appointed by the most representative parents' association at the school.
The number depends on school size. Each school's call specifies how many seats need to be filled.