If you want to be able to choose your municipal and inter-municipal councilors on March 15 and 22, you must register on the electoral rolls of your municipality before Friday evening. Whether for a first registration or a change of polling station following a move, the steps can be done at the town hall, by mail or online, by logging in here or by creating an account here. They require the provision of proof of identity and address.
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Registration is automatic if you are 18 years old before March 15 (provided you have completed your citizen census) or if you become French before that date. Note that European citizens residing in France for at least six months and registered on additional lists can also vote in municipal and inter-municipal elections.
3.5 million non-registered and 7 million "badly registered"
About 47 million voters are called to the polls on March 15 and 22. They should be more numerous, but some 3.5 million potential voters are not registered on the lists. In addition to these non-registered voters, France has around 7 million “badly registered” voters: they are called to vote in an office which is not located in their commune of residence.
Unlike other European countries, such as Germany, Spain or the United Kingdom, registration on the lists is not automatic after a move. We must therefore take a voluntary step to regularize our electoral situation.
You can verify that you are registered and know your polling station on the service-public.fr site .
In which municipality do you register?
You can register on the electoral lists of the municipality of your domicile, or of the municipality:
● your residence, if you have been living there effectively and continuously for at least six months;
● your parents, if you are under 26 and you live in a municipality other than them;
● where you are subject to compulsory residence as a public official;
● where you have been subject to local taxes for at least two years;
● where you have been the manager or partner for at least two years of a company paying local taxes there.
French citizens living abroad can no longer be registered simultaneously on a municipal list and on a consular list.