Voters lists: new registration

Verified 10 June 2024 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior

To vote, you must be registered on the voters list. If you live in France, you must register on the electoral list of a city hall. If you live abroad, you can register either on a consular voters list or on the voters list of a town hall.

Town Hall

You must meet all of the following conditions:

  • Be at least 18 years of age on the eve of election day
  • Being French
  • Enjoy your civil and political rights

Namely:

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You live in France

You can register to vote in one of the following municipalities:

  • Municipality of your home
  • Municipality in which you have been subject to local taxes (housing tax, company property tax, property tax on built or unbuilt property) for at least 2 years
  • Municipality of your residence, if you have lived there effectively and continuously for at least 6 months
  • Municipality where you are required to reside as an official
  • Municipality where the business, of which you have been the manager or majority or sole partner for at least 2 years, has been registered in the role of municipal contributions for at least 2 years

Namely:

  • If you are staying with a relative (for example, a relative) or a friend, you can be registered in the municipality where you are staying.
  • If you are SDF: titleContent, or fairground, or travelers, you can be registered in the commune of the organization where you have chosen to live.

You live abroad, but want to vote in France

You are registered in the register of French people established outside France

You can register to vote in one of the following municipalities:

  • Municipality where your home is located
  • Municipality where you have lived for at least 6 months
  • Municipality where you have been subject to local taxes (housing tax or company property tax or property tax on built or unbuilt property) for at least 2 years
  • Municipality in which a business has been subject to local taxes for at least 2 years and of which you have been the manager (manager) or shareholder (majority or sole) for at least 2 years
  • Commune where you were born
  • Municipality of your last home
  • Municipality of your last residence, provided that it was at least 6 months
  • Commune where one of your parents (up to 4th degree) was born, is registered or was registered on the list of electors
  • Commune where your spouse or one of your parents (up to 4th degree) is registered or has been registered on the list of electors
You are not registered

You can register to vote in one of the following municipalities:

  • Municipality where your home is located
  • Municipality where you have lived for at least 6 months
  • Municipality where you have been subject to local taxes (residential tax on secondary residence or property tax on companies or property tax on built or unbuilt property) for at least 2 years
  • Municipality in which a business has been subject to local taxes for at least 2 years and of which you have been the manager (manager) or shareholder (majority or sole) for at least 2 years

Reminder

There is a specific registration procedure for the following persons:

To vote in a particular election, you must register before another deadline.

But you can register throughout the year:

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Online

Warning  

You can apply online on condition have already reached the age of 18.

You must provide the following scanned documents:

Application to register online on the electoral lists

On the spot

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact
Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact

By mail

You must submit the following documents:

Who shall I contact

Warning  

If you are a New Caledonia voter, you must use the registration form.

Registration is automatic for the following people:

The electoral map is mailed to your home no later than 3 days before 1er election round (or referendum).

If your electoral map was not distributed to you before the election or referendum, it is kept at the polling station. You can get it back on the day of the vote by presenting a identity document.

You can check your voter registration:

Verify your voter registration and polling station

Consulate

You must meet all of the following conditions:

  • Be at least 18 years old on the eve of the election
  • Being French
  • Enjoy your civil and political rights

FYI  

At the age of 18, you are automatically entered on the voters' list if you are registered in the register of French nationals established outside France (unless you object).

Reminder

There is a specific registration procedure for the following persons:

To vote in a specific election, you must register before another deadline.

But you can register throughout the year.

You can register on the consular voters list:

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Online (by the register of French outside France)

You can request your registration on the consular voters list when you register on the register of French nationals established outside France or after you have registered in that register.

You must use this online service:

Register of French outside France - Consular registration

On site (consulate, embassy)

You can apply for registration on the consular voters list by going directly to the consulate (or embassy).

You must provide the following:

You can check your voter registration:

Verify your voter registration and polling station

Who can help me?

Find who can answer your questions in your region

  • Telephone administrative information - Allo Public Service

    For more information on this topic, you can contact Allô Service Public.

    Cost: free service

    The informants who answer you belong to the Ministry of the Interior.

    Attention: the service does not have access to users' personal files and cannot therefore provide information on their status.

    The service is available at the following times:

      • Lundi : de 08h30 à 17h30
      • Mardi : de 08h30 à 12h15
      • Mercredi : de 08h30 à 12h15
      • Jeudi : de 08h30 à 17h30
      • Vendredi : de 13h00 à 16h15

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