Electoral Map
Verified 18 June 2024 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior
What is an electoral map and what is it used for? The electoral map (called voter card) is a document proving your registration on the list of electors of the municipality. In particular, it indicates the address of your polling station. This card is usually sent by mail, but it can be given to 18-year-old French citizens at a citizenship ceremony. We'll explain.
Electoral Map
On the day of the vote, you must present your electoral map at the polling station. But if you no longer have it, you can vote by presenting only one identity document.
To obtain an electoral map, you must be registered to vote.
Registration on the electoral lists can be done:
- Either automatically, as for example during registration ex officio of a Frenchman reaching the age of 18
- Either so voluntary, i.e. at the initiative of the elector, as for example following a removal or obtaining French nationality.
You can check your voter registration and know your polling station using this online service:
The electoral card is sent by mail to your home no later than 3 days before the 1er election round (or referendum).
But a Frenchman who turns 18 can receive his electoral card on the occasion of a citizenship ceremony organized by the mayor.
If your electoral map was not distributed to you before the election or referendum, it is kept at the polling station. You can retrieve it by presenting a identity document.
The electoral map shall indicate the following information:
- Name of the voter
- First names of the voter
- Address of residence
- Voter's date of birth
- National Voter Number
- Voter polling station location.
FYI
The signature of the mayor or the stamp of the town hall are optional. The voter's signature is also not required.
If you notice a marital status error on your electoral map, you must ask for a correction using this online service
Request for correction of civil status from INSEE
If you notice an address error on your electoral map, you must inform your city hall.
It is recommended that you show your electoral map at the time of the vote.
But if you don't have it, you can still vote.
On the day of the vote, the documents to be presented to be able to vote depend on the number of inhabitants of the commune:
1,000 inhabitants or more
You can vote by presenting:
- Let's say one identity document + your electoral map
- Let's say one identity document only.
If you have been registered by a court order (especially in case of administrative error), you must also present the document as an attestation.
Less than 1,000 inhabitants
You can vote by presenting:
- Let's say one identity document and your electoral map
- Let's say one identity document only
- Be your electoral map only.
If you have been registered by a court order (especially in case of administrative error), you must also present the document as an attestation.
If you have a power of attorney to voteHowever, to vote in the other voter's place, you must go to the other voter's polling station.
You do not need to present your electoral map to vote for him or any other document about him.
The only document you need to present to the polling station is your identification.
The card is valid until it is replaced by the next one.
All electoral maps were renewed in early 2022.
Reminder
The electoral card is sent by mail to your home no later than 3 days before the 1er election round (or referendum).
The new maps are drawn up during the recasting of the electoral lists, generally every 3 to 5 years.
To replace your card, you can get a certificate of registration on the list of electors.
To do this, you can download it using this online service, or make a request to the municipality of the municipality where you are registered.
At the time of the vote, you will be able to present this certificate at your polling station.
FYI
You can vote by presenting at your polling station a identity document only. To know your polling station, you can use this online service.
You must notify the police station or the gendarmerie brigade to avoid any fraudulent use of your card.
To replace your card, you can get a certificate of registration on the list of electors.
To do this, you can download it using this online service, or make a request to the municipality of the municipality where you are registered.
At the time of the vote, you will be able to present this certificate at your polling station.
FYI
You can vote by presenting at your polling station a identity document only. To know your polling station, you can use this online service.
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
Issuance of electoral cards
Presentation of the electoral map: article R60
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