VOTER CARD. This Sunday, April 10, you have to go to your polling station or make a proxy if you want to vote. But what about the electoral map? Is it necessary to participate in the ballot?
The receipt of the electoral card has been facilitated in recent years: to obtain a new voter card when you are registered on the electoral lists, there is no procedure to take, the card being sent directly to your home. by our town hall. But an oversight can happen. Thus, according to the assessors present during the vote, a question comes up very often in the polling stations: can one vote without presenting an electoral card? The answer is yes, it is not essential to vote and participate in an election. Information to keep in mind, as the first round of the 2022 presidential election takes place this Sunday, April 10.
To be able to vote, certain documents remain essential. First of all, it is advisable to make sure of your presence – imperative – on the electoral lists of your commune before the day of the vote. Once this is done, you can go to vote place without your voter’s card, but on condition that you can prove your identity. This is possible thanks to the list of documents below, whose common point is the presence of a photograph:
- National Identity Card
- passport
- driver’s license
- vital card
- civil servant card
- SNCF large family card
- military ID card
- hunting permit
- military or civilian disability card
- fighter card
What is the use of the QR code on the electoral map?
For those who will have their electoral card in hand on voting day, be aware that its content has been slightly modified, at least modernized for this year 2022. Indeed, for these presidential and legislative elections, the new electoral card sent to each registered voter on electoral cards is equipped with a QR code. By scanning it, you have direct access to all the useful procedures on the website dedicated to the elections of the Ministry of the Interior. More specifically, by landing on the site, you will find the answers to all your questions about the electoral process. You will be able to find out about your electoral situation, how to find a polling station, how to make a power of attorney in the event of absence on polling day… There are also detailed general information on the elections, including their role and voting methods. This QR code is the same for all cards and for all voters: it does not involve any collection of personal data. Its use is solely to direct the user to the dedicated internet portal: it thus has the role of an info point.