VOTE PLACE. The polling stations opened at 8 a.m. this Sunday, June 19 in France for the 2nd round of the 2022 legislative elections. In some municipalities, there are only a few hours left to go and vote, while in others, you will have up to 20 hours. What is the difference, how to find your polling station and its hours? Here are all the answers.
How to vote in legislative elections? Find the address and hours of your polling station.
[Mis à jour le 19 juin 2022 à 14h40] This is the last straight line towards the closing of the polls. This Sunday, June 19, 2022, the second round of the legislative elections takes place, one week after the first round and the closing time of the polling stations depends on the municipalities because if all the polling stations opened at the same time, the timetables closures are different depending on your municipality…
In large cities, prefectural decrees have been taken to postpone the closing time of your polling station until 8 p.m. This is the case in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nice, Strasbourg, Nantes or even Metz this Sunday. On the other hand, in other big cities, the prefectural decrees have not been taken and the offices will close at 7 p.m. This is the case in Rennes or Toulon for example. To find out what’s going on with you, there’s nothing better than using the search engine above. Just enter the name of your municipality to find out the times and addresses of the polling stations this Sunday.
The schedules may also be different compared to the last presidential election. Know that three closing times coexist for these legislative elections: 6 p.m., 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. Before the holding of the first round, the Ministry of the Interior had recalled Friday, June 10 in a press release that most polling stations would close this time at 6 p.m. in both rounds of voting
What time does your polling station close on Sunday, June 19?
The closing time of the polling station depends on your polling station and the size of your municipality. 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. this Sunday, June 19. In larger municipalities, it will mostly be at 7 p.m. As for voters in large cities, such as Lyon and Marseille, they will be able to vote until 8 p.m. when other prefectures have chosen 7 p.m., as in Rennes.
How is the counting done? Can everyone participate?
This Sunday, June 19, when voting, you may be offered to participate in the counting. Know that anyone registered on the electoral lists can participate. The citizen experience is worth living at least once. First of all, remember that one is sealed until the end of the poll. The ballot box is filled throughout the day with envelopes from voters, but no one can open it before the official closing time of the polling station, at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. in major cities. The counting can then begin. It takes place in several stages, very formal, in the presence of the delegates of each candidate as well as the assessors and the secretary of the office, all under the eye of the president.
Initially, the signatures are counted, then the envelopes. The two numbers must match. The envelopes are then grouped in packets of 100 and each packet is placed in an envelope, which are then distributed among the various counting tables. A first teller then opens the envelope, a second reads the name aloud and the votes are counted by two different tellers on sheets. At the end of the procedure, the counts of the votes, whether they are cast, blank, null and by candidate, are carried out, before being recorded in the minutes. The results are then announced in public. A long and very supervised procedure which aims to ensure the integrity of the ballot…
Will more French people vote in the morning in the context of the persistent heat wave following the heat wave that hit France at the end of the week? Cooler morning temperatures could convince voters to bring forward their voting time. The historically low turnout in the first round will be closely monitored at noon, 5 p.m. and after the election at 8 p.m. In each commune of France, there is at least one polling station but in the big cities, there can be very many and it is therefore advisable to check the number of the polling station present on your electoral card. How to know your polling station? Its opening hours? Are there papers to present to be able to vote? We give you all the practical information below.
What are the hours of the polling stations in Paris this Sunday, June 19?
For these legislative elections, the polling stations in Paris will open at 8 a.m. on Sunday June 19. The closing time will be 8 p.m. for the 2nd round on Sunday, June 19, 2022. The polling stations are therefore 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.