Elections: voting rights of European citizens in France

Verified 24 May 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior

If you are a European citizen and you reside in France, you can vote in France in the European elections of 9 June 2024 and in the municipal elections. To do so, you must apply to be registered on the French electoral rolls.

You can vote in France during the municipal elections and European electionsunder certain conditions.

Warning

for the european elections, you do not have the right to vote in 2 European Union countries at a time.

You can give power of attorney to any elector registered in France to vote for you in European or municipal elections.

But another registered voter in France can give you power of attorney to to vote in his place only in European or municipal elections.

To be eligible to vote in France, you must meet all of the following criteria:

To be a national of a European Union countries (other than France)
Living in France
Be at least 18 years old the day before 1^er round of elections
Enjoy your civil and political rights in France and in your country of origin

To vote, you must be registered to vote in France. It's up to you to ask for it.

Where to register?

You can ask be registered on the electoral lists of only one of the following municipalities :

Municipality of your home
Municipality where you have lived for at least 6 months
Municipality where you are subject to local taxes (housing tax, property tax on built or unbuilt properties, property tax of companies...) for at least 2 years
Municipality in which the business is settled, which 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.

Apply to register

The application for registration what to do depends on the election you want to vote on:

Municipal and European elections

You can apply to register:

Online

You must apply to be registered on the supplementary lists of electors of municipal and European elections of the same municipality using this online service:

Application to register online on the electoral lists

You must have a scanned version of the following:

National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

Reminder

you must apply to be registered to vote of the same municipality.

On the spot

By yourself

You must go to the town hall with the following documents:

Cerfa Form No. 12670 (also available on site)
Cerfa Form No. 12671 (also available on site)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

Reminder

you must apply to be registered to vote of the same municipality.

Through another person

You can have someone go to the town hall for you.

You must provide the following documents:

Written and signed document certifying that you have given him this authority
Cerfa Form No. 12670 (also available on site)
Cerfa Form No. 12671 (also available on site)
Your national identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Your proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

Reminder

you must apply to be registered to vote of the same municipality.

By mail

You must send the following documents to the City Hall:

Cerfa Form No. 12670 (download)
Cerfa Form No. 12671 (download)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

Reminder

you must apply to be registered to vote of the same municipality.

European elections

You can apply to register:

Online

You must apply to be registered on the supplementary list of electors European elections using this online service:

Application to register online on the electoral lists

You must have scanned versions of the following:

National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

On the spot

By yourself

You must return to the City Hall with the following documents:

Cerfa Form No. 12671 (also available on site)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

Through another person

You can have someone go to the town hall for you.

You must provide the following documents:

Written and signed document certifying that you have given him this authority
Cerfa Form No. 12671 (also available on site)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

By mail

You must send the following documents to the City Hall:

Cerfa Form No. 12671 (download)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

Municipal elections

You can apply to register:

Online

You must apply to be registered on the supplementary list of electors municipal elections using this online service:

Application to register online on the electoral lists

You must have scanned versions of the following:

National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

On the spot

By yourself

You must go to the town hall with the following documents:

Cerfa Form No. 12670 (also available on site)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

Through another person

You can have someone go to the town hall for you.

You must provide the following documents:

Written and signed document certifying that you have given him this authority
Cerfa Form No. 12670 (also available on site)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

By mail

You must send the following documents to the City Hall:

Cerfa Form No. 12670 (download)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

When to apply?

You can apply for registration throughout the year.

But to be able to vote in an election year, you have to do that no later than 6^e Friday before 1^er ballot.

FYI

if you have just moved in, this period may be extended to 10^e day before 1^er ballot, under certain conditions.

FYI

You can check my current subscription on electoral lists in France.

Case 1: you move to the same municipality

You must inform the city hall of your new address.

You can do this:

Online

You must provide the digitized version of a supporting document from your new home and use this online service:

Application to register online on the electoral lists

On-site (by yourself or another person)

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Proof of new domicile
To vote in the European elections, the cerfa form no. 12671 (also available in town hall)
To vote in municipal elections, cerfa form no. 12670 (also available in town hall)

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

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 new domicile
To vote in the European elections, the cerfa form no. 12671
To vote in municipal elections, cerfa form no. 12670

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

By mail

You must submit the following documents:

Photocopy of a proof of new domicile
To vote in the European elections, the cerfa form no. 12671
To vote in municipal elections, cerfa form no. 12670

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

2nd case: you move to another municipality

You must apply to be registered in your new municipality.

The application for registration depends on the election you want to vote on:

Municipal and European elections

You can apply to register:

Online

You must apply to be registered on the supplementary lists of electors of municipal and European elections of the same municipality using this online service:

Application to register online on the electoral lists

You must have a scanned version of the following:

National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

Reminder

you must apply to be registered to vote of the same municipality.

On the spot

By yourself

You must go to the town hall with the following documents:

Cerfa Form No. 12670 (also available on site)
Cerfa Form No. 12671 (also available on site)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

Reminder

you must apply to be registered to vote of the same municipality.

Through another person

You can have someone go to the town hall for you.

You must provide the following documents:

Written and signed document certifying that you have given him this authority
Cerfa Form No. 12670 (also available on site)
Cerfa Form No. 12671 (also available on site)
Your national identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Your proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

Reminder

you must apply to be registered to vote of the same municipality.

By mail

You must send the following documents to the City Hall:

Cerfa Form No. 12670 (download)
Cerfa Form No. 12671 (download)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

Reminder

you must apply to be registered to vote of the same municipality.

European elections

You can apply to register:

Online

You must apply to be registered on the supplementary list of electors European elections using this online service:

Application to register online on the electoral lists

You must have scanned versions of the following:

National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

On the spot

By yourself

You must return to the City Hall with the following documents:

Cerfa Form No. 12671 (also available on site)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

Through another person

You can have someone go to the town hall for you.

You must provide the following documents:

Written and signed document certifying that you have given him this authority
Cerfa Form No. 12671 (also available on site)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

By mail

You must send the following documents to the City Hall:

Cerfa Form No. 12671 (download)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

This written declaration shall contain all of the following:

Your nationality and address in France
If this is the case, the municipality, collectivity or constituency on the electoral list of which you are last registered in the State of which you are a national
That you certify that you have not lost your right to vote in the State of which you are a national
That you certify to exercise your right to vote only in France during the European elections

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

Municipal elections

You can apply to register:

Online

You must apply to be registered on the supplementary list of electors municipal elections using this online service:

Application to register online on the electoral lists

You must have scanned versions of the following:

National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

On the spot

By yourself

You must go to the town hall with the following documents:

Cerfa Form No. 12670 (also available on site)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

Through another person

You can have someone go to the town hall for you.

You must provide the following documents:

Written and signed document certifying that you have given him this authority
Cerfa Form No. 12670 (also available on site)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

By mail

You must send the following documents to the City Hall:

Cerfa Form No. 12670 (download)
National identity card (valid) or passport (valid) or residence permit (valid)
Proof of domicile
Written declaration. You can use this reporting template.

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

You can apply for registration throughout the year.

But to be able to vote in an election year, you have to do that no later than 6^e Friday before 1^er ballot.

FYI

if you have just moved in, this period may be extended to 10^e day before 1^er ballot, under certain conditions.

Case 3: you are leaving France

If you are registered on the supplementary lists of electors in France to vote in the European elections, you must apply to be removed from those lists.

FYI

you can check your electoral registration in France using a online service.

It is essential to ask the City Hall for your dismissal in order to be able to vote in the European elections in another European Union (EU) countries.

You can make your request for cancelation throughout the year, but if you want to be canceled in the run-up to the next European elections, you have to make your request by 6^e Friday before the election. The 2024 European elections will take place from 6 to 9 June, so you must apply before 26 April 2024.

For the contact details of the city hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

You can check your voter registration and know your polling station using this online service:

Verify your voter registration and polling station

Following your registration on the electoral lists in France, you receive a special model electoral map.

Whether you are registered to vote in a single election in France, or in European and municipal elections, you receive only one card.

This card is only valid for voting in municipal and/or European elections.

The vote shall take place within same conditions as for a French voter.

Who can help me?

Find who can answer your questions in your region

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Electoral Code: Articles LO227-1 to LO227-5Municipal elections
Electoral Code: Articles R117-2 to R117-3Municipal elections
Law No. 77-729 of 7 July 1977 on the election of representatives to the European ParliamentEuropean elections: Articles 2-2 to 2-8
Instruction INTA1830120J of 21 November 2018 on the keeping of the electoral lists and supplementary electoral lists (PDF - 2.0 MB)
Instruction INTA2139099J of 31 December 2021 on proxy voting

Application to register online on the electoral lists
Online service
European elections: application for registration of a European citizen
Form
Municipal elections: application for registration of a European citizen
Form
Verify your voter registration and polling station
Online service
Declaration on honor for a European voter
Document template

FAQ

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Elections: voting rights of European citizens in France

At what elections can a European citizen vote in France?

Under what conditions can a European citizen vote in France?

How does a European citizen register for the first time on the electoral rolls in France?

Where to register?

Apply to register

Municipal and European elections

Online

On the spot

By yourself

Who shall I contact

Through another person

Who shall I contact

By mail

Who shall I contact

European elections

Online

On the spot

By yourself

Who shall I contact

Through another person

Who shall I contact

By mail

Who shall I contact

Municipal elections

Online

On the spot

By yourself

Who shall I contact

Through another person

Who shall I contact

By mail

Who shall I contact

When to apply?

Already registered in France, what to do in case of a move?

Case 1: you move to the same municipality

Online

On-site (by yourself or another person)

By yourself

Who shall I contact

Through another person

Who shall I contact

By mail

Who shall I contact

2nd case: you move to another municipality

Municipal and European elections

Online

On the spot

By yourself

Who shall I contact

Through another person

Who shall I contact

By mail

Who shall I contact

European elections

Online

On the spot

By yourself

Who shall I contact

Through another person

Who shall I contact

By mail

Who shall I contact

Municipal elections

Online

On the spot

By yourself

Who shall I contact

Through another person

Who shall I contact

By mail

Who shall I contact

Case 3: you are leaving France

Who shall I contact

How do I check my voter registration?

What does a European citizen's electoral map allow?

How does a European citizen vote?

Who can help me?

Statute and miscellaneous references

Online services and forms