How to consult the voters' lists?
Verified 03 May 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
A citizen registered on the electoral lists has the right to consult these lists, under certain conditions. The conditions vary depending on whether the voter is registered on the electoral list of a municipality or on the consular electoral list. Reviewing the voters' lists allows voters to check the regularity of registration.
Commune
If you are registered to vote, you can visit:
- Either the valid electoral list of this commune by addressing you to the city hall
- Or the electoral list of all the municipalities of the department by addressing you to the prefecture
The current list of electors is the list of electors drawn up for the last election (election or referendum).
FYI
the lists of electors which are no longer valid are available for consultation after 50 years, and according to a specific procedure.
To consult the current list of electors, you must provide the following 2 documents:
- Copy of your identification to prove your registration on the electoral lists
- Written request certifying that you undertake on honor to not for commercial use of the list of electors
You should ask the City Hall or the Prefecture for the form in which the list of electors is communicated.
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Town Hall
Prefecture
Depending on the case, the list of electors may be:
- Available free of charge on site
- Sent by mail. Depending on the medium of the original list, the list can be given on paper or on CD-ROM. The price charged to the voter depends on the medium used. It can't go beyond €0.18 per page A4 provided and €2.75 per CD-ROM provided.
- Sent by e-mail, provided the document is available in this form. This shipment is not charged to the voter.
An online service is available:
Consular
If you are registered on a consular list of electors, you can request to consult the current list of electors on which you are registered.
However, consultation may be refused or restricted if disclosure of information concerning the address or French nationality of the registered persons may jeopardize their security.
FYI
a political party can get the list to send messages to people who are on it. If you do not want to receive such messages, existing remedies.
You must make an appointment, preferably by mail (or by post) at the embassy or consulate, or at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Embassy or Consulate
Who shall I contact
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Who shall I contact
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Consular Electoral List)
By mail
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development
27 Convention Street
75 732 PARIS Cedex 15
By email
assistanceelections.fae@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Then you'll have to surrender in person (or by designating a representative) at this appointment to file your written, dated and signed application and provide a copy of your identity document (identity card or passport).
The copy of the consular electoral list on which you are registered will be sent to you either by email (free) or on paper (paid).
An online service is available:
- Electoral Code: Articles L36 to L38Article L37
- Electoral Code: Article L330-4Consultation by the elector
- Order of 1 October 2001 fixing the amount of the cost of copying an administrative document
- Decree of 20 July 2007 on consular lists of electors and electoral operations abroadConsular list: methods of consultation
- Instruction INTA1830120J of 21 November 2018 on the keeping of the electoral lists and supplementary electoral lists (PDF - 2.0 MB)
- Addendum to instruction INTA1830120J of 21 November 2018 on the keeping of supplementary lists of electorsValid or older lists of electors
- Verify your voter registration and polling station
Online service
- Under what conditions is the consular voters list communicated?Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
- Election resultsMinistry of the Interior
- Old electoral lists: can we consult them? (page 7)Legifrance