Voting right of immigrants at local elections in their State of residence is a mechanism that facilitates their integration. In Spain, as a  member State of the European Union, there are different applicable regimes: 1) a general regime for non Union citizens, in which case the voting right is formally recognized but, with the exception of Norway, is not applied for lack of political will; 2) a special regime, according to which Union citizens have the right to vote and to stand as candidates at local elections in the Member State of residence, under the same conditions as nationals of the host member State.El derecho de sufragio de los inmigrantes es un instrumento que facilita su integración en la sociedad de acogida. En España, como Estado miembro de la Unión Europea, existen distintos regímenes al respecto según si los inmigrantes son o no nacionales comunitarios. En el primer caso, el derecho es una realidad; en el segundo, con la salvedad de Noruega, aún no tiene aplicación práctica