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A voter holds a ballot during the non-binding ...
AP - Lun 23 Nov - 19.56A voter holds a ballot during the non-binding ballot for the independence of Catalonia under the question, 'Are you in agreement with Catalonia turning into an independent, democratic and social Constitutional state integrated to the European Union?' in the Catalan town of Sant Cugat, near Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The city of Sant Cugat is the first to open the ballot boxes previous to the official day for this referendum that it will held on December 13 when 160 Catalan towns will vote for the independence of their northern region from central Spanish government in a non-biding ballot. (AP Photo/David Ramos)