History of the Jews in the Balearic Islands the privileges of the Jews, and in 1325 bestowed on them the right of citizenship. He protected them from forcible baptism, and strictly forbade the baptism of their children against the parents' will. Permission was granted them (1331) to build a new synagogue in their quarter, but it was not to be too elaborate. As one means of preventing the erection of a handsome building, Jaime collected all their money into the state treasury. Under Pedro IV (1336–87), who in 1344 united Majorca with the kingdom of Aragon, the Jews of the Balearic Isles lived unmolested, with all their rights
Ibiza (Parliament of the Balearic Islands constituency) to the electoral law in 2011 required for Balearic citizens abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (). Seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots; until a 1995 reform, the threshold was set at 3 percent—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold are not taken into consideration for seat distribution. The electoral law provides that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors are allowed to present lists of