France
Election framework scored across 6 methodologies, sourced to 2 primary instruments and 1250 statute sections.
Voting Channels
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
Dimension Breakdown
Primary Instruments
| Citation | Type | Title | Sections | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code électoral — Partie législative | Code | Code électoral — Partie législative | 762 | active |
| Code électoral — Partie réglementaire | Code | Code électoral — Partie réglementaire | 488 | active |
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.