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France

Election framework scored across 6 methodologies, sourced to 2 primary instruments and 1250 statute sections.

Voting Channels

How voters cast a ballot

The voting channels available under current law, each verified against the cited statute.

  • Election dayElection-day in personall

    In-person voting at the bureau de vote on election day.

    Code électoral Art. L62

  • EarlyEarly in personnot available

    No early-voting channel.

  • PostalPostal / mailnot available

    Postal voting for resident voters was abolished in 1975; it is not a general channel.

  • ProxyProxyall-voters

    A voter unable to attend may authorise another voter to cast the ballot by proxy — a widely used channel.

    Code électoral Art. L71–L78 (vote par procuration)

  • InternetInternetlimited

    Internet voting is available to French citizens registered abroad for legislative and consular elections; it is not available to resident voters.

    Code électoral (vote par Internet for citizens abroad)

Methodology Radar

Primary Instruments

CitationTypeTitleSectionsStatus
Code électoral — Partie législativeCodeCode électoral — Partie législative762active
Code électoral — Partie réglementaireCodeCode électoral — Partie réglementaire488active

Methodologies — Datapoint Drill-In

Each methodology card above takes you to France's scoring detail for that methodology — every datapoint, with rationale and the exact statute that justifies the score.

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