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Register on the list of electors in town hall: what proof of residence?
Verified 01 January 2024 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
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In order to apply to be registered on the electoral list of a municipality, one must either have his residence or reside in that municipality, or be subject to local taxes of the municipality, or be the manager or partner (majority or sole) of a company located in that municipality. One or more supporting documents must be provided.
What applies to you ?
Resident or resident
Residence in the municipality
You must provide a proof less than 3 months, in your name and mentioning the address of your residence in the municipality.
The most commonly accepted supporting documents are:
- Attestation or invoice (less than 3 months) of water, electricity, gas, landline telephone established in your name by the company
- Home insurance certificate (less than 3 months old)
- Non-handwritten rent receipt (less than 3 months)
- Salary slip or pension document (less than 3 months)
- Household waste collection fee (most recent)
- If you are in a retirement home, a certificate from the manager (less than 3 months old) stating the address of the establishment and certifying the reality of the accommodation
Residence in the municipality
The residence is where you live at the time of application effectively and continuously, for at least 6 months. It is not enough to work in the commune.
You can provide, for example, one of the following documents :
- Invoice (less than 3 months) for water, electricity, gas or landline
- Certificate of insurance (less than 3 months)
- Rent receipt (less than 3 months)
Warning
a secondary residence occupied only during holidays or weekends does not have the character of residence.
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At your father's and/or mother's
You're under 26
You have to provide the following 2 documents :
- Document of less than 3 months proving the parent's domicile in the commune
- Document proving link of parentage. For example, copy of family record, birth certificate with indication of filiation.
You are 26 years of age or older
You have to provide the following 3 documents :
- Letter signed by the parent hosting you, certifying that you live at home and less than 3 months old
- Document proving your connection with the municipality (recent salary statement or any document indicating your name and the address of the parent hosting you)
- Copy of the identity card of the parent hosting you
In another person
You have to present the following 3 documents :
- Letter signed by the person hosting you, certifying that you live at their home and less than 3 months old
- Document proving your connection with the municipality (recent salary statement or any document indicating your name and the address of the person hosting you)
- Copy of the host identity card
In some cases, you can register in a municipality other than the one where you live/reside. You must then provide proof of your attachment to this other municipality.
FYI
Your husband can apply for his registration on the same electoral list as yours, provided he provides proof of your marriage.
You can choose to register in the municipality where the body that issued you a certificate of address for service.
In this case, you must provide one of the following documents :
- Proof of address for service issued either by a communal or intercommunal social action center or by an approved body. The attestation must certify your connection to this establishment from at least six months.
- Your ID card. She must have at least 6 months and indicate the address of the communal or intercommunal social action center or the approved body where you have chosen to live.
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Mariner
If you are a mariner (craftsman or employee), you can apply to be registered on the electoral list of certain municipalities belonging to your home region.
You must provide the following:
- Proof of your mariner activity (e.g. employment contract, employer attestation, pay slip)
- Proof of your registration in a home region
Family member of a petty officer
If you are a family member of a mariner and whether you live on board, you can apply to be registered on the electoral list of certain municipalities belonging to your home region.
You must provide the following:
- Proof of your mariner activity (e.g. employment contract, employer attestation, pay slip)
- Proof of your registration in a home region
- Proof that you are a member of the family of a resident mariner on board
Taxpayer (local taxes)
You have to prove that you are subject to certain local taxes of the municipality, since at least 2 years. It may be the same tax or different taxes successively during this period.
The local taxes concerned are as follows:
- Residential tax on secondary residence
- Property tax, on built property or unbuilt
- Company property tax (ex business tax)
You have to provide any of the following :
- The last 2 tax notices, on which your name appears
- Or a certificate from the Departmental Directorate of Public Finance, on which your name appears.
FYI
when you are registered on the list of the municipality, your spouse can apply to be registered on the same list of electors as yours.
Head of company
You have to prove that you have been the manager since at least 2 years of a business registered for at least 2 years the role of the direct contributions of the municipality.
You have to provide the 3 documents following:
- Appointment decision (or extract) or copy of the appointment decision rewritten in the register of decisions of general meeting of the business or even the statutes of the business
- Document proving the inclusion of the business in the role of the contributions of the municipality, for at least 2 years
- Honor certificate of the continuity of your position as manager (manager) of the business for at least 2 years
You can use this honor attestation template:
You have to prove that you have been for at least 2 years the majority or sole member a business which has been included for at least two years in the role of the municipality's direct contributions. This can be one of the following businesses:
- Limited liability company (SARL)
- General partnership (CNS)
- Limited partnership
- civil business
You have to provide the 3 documents following:
- Copy of the articles of incorporation of the business or copy of updated statuses or copy of the deed of transfer of shares
- Document proving the inclusion of the business in the role of the contributions of the municipality for at least 2 years
- Honor certificate of the continuity of your position as majority or sole partner of the business for at least 2 years
You can use this honor attestation template:
You have to prove that you have been for at least 2 years the majority or sole member of a business which has been included in the list of contributions of the municipality for at least two years. This can be one of the following businesses:
You have to provide the 3 documents following:
- Certificate issued by the business of which you own shares or control
- Document proving the inclusion of the business in the role of the municipality for at least 2 years
- Honor certificate of the continuity of your position as a single majority partner of the business for at least 2 years
You can use this honor attestation template:
Conditions for registration on a list of electors
Proof of domicile (Article 6) and of attachment (Article 7)
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Document template
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