VOTER CARD. This Sunday, April 24, you have to go to your polling station or make a proxy if you want to vote. But is it necessary to bring your electoral card to participate in the ballot?
On this day of the second round of the presidential election, you must go to the office of your commune or make a power of attorney to be able to participate in the ballot. If you decide to make the trip, you can, if you wish, bring your electoral card. Only if you want? Well, yeah! Bringing your card on day N is not compulsory. All you have to do is present a piece of paper proving your identity and showing an individual photograph. To find out the list of identity papers that serve as an electoral card, browse this article!
If, on the other hand, you prefer to bring your card, you should be interested in knowing how to receive it. Again, it’s very simple: it is sent by post to your home no later than three rounds before the election. This time, you should find it in your mail on April 21 at the latest. But don’t panic if it was not distributed to you before the election! It is that it is kept in your polling station. You can retrieve it by presenting an identity document. One last useful info: a young person who reaches the age of majority can receive his electoral card during a citizenship ceremony organized by the mayor.
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 to do in case of loss or theft of his electoral card?
The vote for the second round of the presidential election takes place this Sunday, April 24. You will need to bring your electoral card to vote or, if applicable, an identity paper on which appears a photograph of you. But, what to do in case of loss of the card? You can ask the town hall for a certificate of registration on the electoral list. When voting, you can present the registration certificate to your polling station. What if it’s a theft? You will need to notify the police station or the gendarmerie brigade in order to avoid any fraudulent use of the card. In addition, you can in the meantime ask the town hall for a certificate of registration on the electoral list. When voting, you can present the registration certificate to your polling station.
What personal information is on the electoral card?
The electoral card used by voters to vote in their polling stations (knowing that an identity paper containing a photograph can replace it) indicates several personal details. There are indeed the surnames and first names of the voter, his address of domicile or residence, his date of birth, his national number and the place of the polling station of the voter. Do not panic if you notice an error on your card! You simply have to ask for it to be corrected using this online service (link: https://psl.service-public.fr/mademarche/rnipp/demarche?execution=e1s1). One last useful information: on the electoral map, the signature of the mayor or the stamp of the town hall are optional. The voter’s signature is also not required.
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.