VOTE PLACE. The first round of the legislative elections takes place this Sunday, June 12 everywhere in metropolitan France. How to vote, where to go, what is your designated polling station and what are its opening and closing times? Here is all the info!
How to vote in legislative elections? Find the address and hours of your polling station.
[Mis à jour le 12 juin 2022 à 09h41] What time will your polling station close this Sunday, June 12? The legislative elections have started in metropolitan France and for 8 hours, all polling stations in mainland France are open for this first round of the legislative elections, a week before the second round scheduled for Sunday June 19, 2022. Nearly 49 million voters duly registered on the electoral lists are called upon to go to the polling stations to elect one of the 577 deputies who will make up the new National Assembly. All municipalities in France have at least one polling station, but in large cities there can be many of them and it is therefore advisable to check the number of the polling station on your electoral card. Please note that the closing times of polling stations change significantly in relation to the presidential election: while all closed at least at 7 p.m., the Ministry of the Interior recalled on Friday in a press release that most polling stations would close at 6 p.m. this time. It is always possible to postpone the closing of the polling stations by prefectural decree, to 7 p.m. and therefore to 8 p.m.
How to vote?
To vote, all you have to do is go to the polling station where you are registered, follow the signposted route and in particular go to the voting booths to slip a ballot into the envelope, without adding the slightest inscription under penalty of voting. bad ! Not all municipalities offer the same process. Will you have to slip a traditional ballot into an envelope or, modernity requires, simply press a button on a machine? For these legislative elections, the vast majority of polling stations will retain a “traditional” vote, affixing the various ballots and envelopes at the entrance before each voter goes through the voting booth. A few dozen municipalities have on the contrary opted for an electronic system for several years, the first experience dating back to 2022. Thus, behind a curtain, the person voting must press the button corresponding to the candidate they want to select it, then press again to confirm your choice. According to a 2014 Senate report, just sixty cities are concerned, including a few major cities such as Boulogne-Billancourt. They were 82 in 2012, a sign that the experience of electronic voting is struggling to convince in France…
How to vote?
To vote, all you have to do is go to the polling station where you are registered, follow the signposted route and in particular go to the voting booths to slip a ballot into the envelope, without adding the slightest inscription under penalty of voting. bad ! Not all municipalities offer the same process. Will you have to slip a traditional ballot into an envelope or, modernity requires, simply press a button on a machine? For these legislative elections, the vast majority of polling stations will retain a “traditional” vote, affixing the various ballots and envelopes at the entrance before each voter goes through the voting booth. A few dozen municipalities have on the contrary opted for an electronic system for several years, the first experience dating back to 2022. Thus, behind a curtain, the person voting must press the button corresponding to the candidate they want to select it, then press again to confirm your choice. According to a 2014 Senate report, just sixty cities are concerned, including a few major cities such as Boulogne-Billancourt. They were 82 in 2012, a sign that the experience of electronic voting is struggling to convince in France…
What is the opening time of the polling station?
Are you in a hurry to vote? A common rule governs the opening time of polling stations during elections, whether legislative or not. In all the places in France where it is possible to deposit a ballot, the opening time is fixed at 8 am sharp.
What is the closing time of the polling station?
If the opening time is common to all the polling stations, the closing time, on the other hand, diverges. Concretely, the schedule set for the closing of the poll is not the same whether it is a question of the big cities or the rest of France. In the vast majority of municipalities in the country, polling stations close their doors at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. or even 8 p.m. depending on the size of the municipality. Voters in large cities, such as Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Lille, Toulouse, Rennes, Strasbourg or Nice will be able to vote until 8 p.m.
What are the hours of polling stations in Paris?
For these legislative elections, the polling stations in Paris will open at 8 a.m. on Sunday June 12. The closing time will be 8 p.m. this Sunday for this 1st round as for the 2nd round on Sunday June 19, 2022. The polling stations are open without interruption from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
If you traveled to vote in the presidential elections, your polling station did not, a priori, change location. So just go to the same place as last April 10 and 24 during the presidential election, near you. However, if you are in doubt, don’t panic. It is very easy to find your polling station. First, the address is written on your voter card. If you no longer have it (which is not prohibitive to be able to vote, read below), the Linternaute.com site allows you to easily find the address of your polling station using our search engine. Just enter your city to find the addresses and times of polling stations.
What documents must be presented at the polling station?
Again, this is the same regulation as for the presidential election. When arriving at the polling station, you must present your voter’s card and an identity document. However, the first is not mandatory. On the other hand, the second, yes, whether it is an identity card, a passport (even expired less than five years ago), a driving license or even a vital card with Photo. In municipalities with less than 1000 inhabitants, the identity document is not compulsory “but in case of doubt, the president of the polling station can ask you to prove your identity by any means”, indicates the administration.