EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Code électoral art. R155 addresses technical specifications for candidate circulars and ballot papers (weight, format, color, typography). It does not establish a statutory requirement for the state to publish a voter pamphlet or analog containing candidate and ballot-question information with defined content requirements and distribution procedures. The article regulates circulation of materials by candidates themselves and ballot paper specifications, not a government-administered voter information pamphlet. Under the dual-scholar test, neither a specialist in French electoral law nor a general election administration expert would identify this as satisfying the criterion, which requires statutory definition of pamphlet content and distribution requirements by the jurisdiction.

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute requires publication of the final list of candidates and their substitutes by the prefect, with specified timing (by the third Friday before the first round, or the day after the filing deadline for the second round). This satisfies the temporal codification and public accessibility requirement for candidate information. However, the criterion asks whether candidate-filing documents themselves (nominating petitions, eligibility certifications) are required to be publicly accessible. This statute mandates publication of only the final candidate list, not the underlying filing documents. The statute does not explicitly require that nomination petitions, eligibility certifications, or other supporting candidate-filing documentation be made publicly available—only the certified list of accepted candidates. This represents partial satisfaction: the mechanism ensures candidate information reaches voters with defined timing, but does not explicitly extend to public access of the filing documents themselves.

“La liste des candidats dont la déclaration de candidature a été définitivement enregistrée et de leurs remplaçants est arrêtée et publiée par le préfet.”

The statute codifies timing rules for candidate withdrawal (no withdrawals accepted after list filing; lists can be withdrawn by the fourth Saturday before election at noon) and addresses candidate replacement in case of death. However, the section does not explicitly codify a public-notice procedure for informing voters about disqualifications or withdrawals after ballot printing. It addresses the mechanism for handling these situations (replacement requirement, withdrawal timing) but does not specify how the public must be notified of these changes, which is the core requirement of CAND.2. The criterion specifically asks whether a public-notice procedure is codified, not merely whether withdrawal/disqualification procedures exist.

The statute codifies a notification requirement ('convoqués') with defined timing (at least six weeks before election), satisfying the 'notification in statute with timing' component. However, the section does not enumerate content requirements for what must be included in the notice (polling place location, registration deadlines, voter eligibility, etc.). It specifies the mechanism (decree/arrêté) and timing but not the mandatory informational content voters must receive. A full satisfaction would require statutory specification of what information the notice must contain.

“Les électeurs sont convoqués par décret publié au moins six semaines avant la date du scrutin.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article L165 of the French Electoral Code addresses candidate campaign materials (posters, circulars, and ballot bulletins) and their dimensions/distribution. It contains no provisions regarding polling-place changes, voter notification of such changes, or timeframes for notifying voters of polling-place modifications. The criterion NOTIF.2 specifically requires a statutory requirement for individual notice to voters when their polling place changes between elections, within a defined timeframe. This section is entirely unrelated to that procedural communication requirement.