Can you vote without having reported your move?

Verified 09 July 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Have you moved and your new address no longer matches the address you entered when you registered to vote?

You may still be registered at your former address, or you may have been removed from the voters' list.

You can verify that you are still registered to vote by using of an online service.

If you are a New Caledonia voter, you must use a specific online service.

To vote, you can:

Warning  

You will then have to report your change of address.

You can't vote anymore. To be able to vote again, you must register to vote in your new municipality.

You can register throughout the year.

But to vote in a particular election, you must do so before a deadline:

FYI  

Other rules shall apply in New Caledonia.

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Moving until 6th Friday before 1st round

To vote in your new commune, you must register on the electoral list of your new commune no later than 6e Friday before 1er turn.

You can do this:

Online (until 6th Wednesday before 1st round)

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 site (until 6th Friday before 1st round)
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 post (received no later than 6th Friday before the 1st round)

Warning  

the city hall must receive your mail by 6e Friday before 1er tower.

You must submit the following documents:

Who shall I contact

Moving after the 6th Friday before the 1st round

General case

When your move takes place after 6e Friday before 1er tower, you cannot vote in your new commune during this election.

Following retirement (public official or contract staff)

If you were admitted to retirement after 6e Friday before 1er in turn, you can register on the electoral list of your new municipality up to 10e day before 1er turn. Family members who live with you on your retirement date have the same time to register. You can do this:

On site (until 10th day before 1st round)
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:

  • Written and signed document certifying that you have given him this authority
  • Proof of identity
  • Proof of domicile less than 3 months
  • Cerfa Form No. 12669 (also available in town hall)
  • Specific situation justification (decree for the removal of managers, decree for the removal of staff, justification provided by the pension fund...)
Who shall I contact
By post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

the city hall must receive your mail no later than the 10the day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact
For professional reasons
General case

You can register on the electoral list of your new municipality up to 10e day before 1er turn if you move because of your work (unless transferred) after 6e Friday before 1er tower. Your family members residing with you on the date of the move also have this time to register. You can do this:

On site (until 10th day before 1st round)
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 post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

the city hall must receive your mail no later than the 10the day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact
You're military

You can register on the electoral list of your new municipality up to 10e day before 1er turn if you are returned to your home after meeting the legal obligations of being employed, or released from a class recall, or demobilized, or having moved on your return to civilian life after the 6the Friday before 1er tower. You can do this:

On site (until 10th day before 1st round)
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 post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

the city hall must receive your mail no later than the 10the day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact
You are a public official (official or contract)

You can register on the electoral list of your new municipality up to 10e day before 1er turn, if you move because of your work (including transfer) after 6e Friday before 1er tower. Family members who live with you on the date of the move (or transfer) also have this time to register. You can do this:

On site (until 10th day before 1st round)
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 post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

the city hall must receive your mail no later than the 10the day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

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