MEPs formulate 28 proposals against abstention

How to respond to the challenges posed by abstention?

A parliamentary information mission formulates 28 proposals in a report, from automatic registration on the electoral list in the event of a move to experimenting with internet or advance voting.

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What means to remedy it?

The report that AFP was able to consult on Wednesday is the result of a request from the President of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand (LREM) after the record abstention from departmental and regional departments in June, more than 66% in the first round.

With the horizon of "

", by regaining the confidence of citizens in the institutions and its representatives, the mission proposes to make the vote and its methods better known, to experiment with new ones but also to strengthen the expression. of citizen democracy.

Automatic registration on the list of electors in the event of a move

The recognition of the blank vote, however widely acclaimed in a

parallel online

“

”

consultation

(88% in favor of the 140,000 respondents to the question) was not retained.

Conversely, the deputies recommend organizing automatic registration on the electoral list of the municipality of the new place of residence in the event of a move.

They also wish to extend the option of holding two proxies to all national, local and European elections.

Experimentation with postal voting and internet voting during upcoming local elections or local initiative referendums is also being considered in the voluntary municipalities.

Another experiment imagined locally: advance voting, a controversial point.

For presidential and European elections, referendums, the voter could also vote in the municipality of his choice.

The deputies also propose to develop local initiative referendums, citizens 'consultations and citizens' workshops.

Taking up an idea of ​​the Nicolas Sarkozy five-year term abrogated under François Hollande, they invite us to think about a reconciliation of the methods of electing departmental and regional advisers.

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Long-term trend since the mid-1980s, except for the presidential election, abstention is explained "

" described as "

" , outlines the report.

Led by Xavier Breton (LR) and ex-minister Stéphane Travert (LREM), the document did not however achieve consensus since the five LR deputies participating in the mission (out of 26 members), chose not to vote on Wednesday the final report.

They considered in particular that the proposals "

", according to a press release.