Can we vote without having reported his move?
Verified 28 November 2025 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
If you have moved and your new address no longer matches the one indicated when you registered to vote, you can verify that you are still registered to vote using an online service.
Warning
If you are a New Caledonia voter, you must use a specific online service.
You may still be registered at your old address or you may have been removed from the lists of electors. Depending on the situation, the rules differ:
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You are still registered at the old address
To vote, you can:
- Or, on election day, go to your former polling station and present a identity document
- Either, make a power of attorney before election day. To do this, you must designate an elector registered on the electoral list of your former commune, and instruct him to vote for you in your former polling station.
Warning
You will then have to report your change of address.
You have been removed from the voters list
You can't vote anymore. To be able to vote again, you must register on the electoral lists of your new municipality.
You can register throughout the year.
But to vote in a particular election, you have to do that before a deadline.
The approach varies according to your situation:
General case
The process varies depending on the date of your move:
Moving until the 6th Friday before the 1st round
To vote in your new commune, you must register on the electoral list of your new commune no later than 6e friday before 1er tower.
You can do this:
Warning
You can make your request online to the condition have already reached the age of 18.
You must provide the scanned version of the following documents:
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Proof of identity.
The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:
You must provide the following:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Cerfa form n°12669 (also available in town hall).
You can have someone do this for you.
To do this, you must provide the following documents:
- Written and signed document attesting that you entrust him with this power
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Cerfa form n°12669 (also available in town hall).
Warning
The town hall must receive your mail no later than 6e friday before 1er tower.
You must send the following documents:
- Cerfa form n°12669
- Photocopy of a proof of identity
- Photocopy of a proof of address less than 3 months old.
Moving after the 6th Friday before the 1st round
The approach varies depending on the situation you are in:
When your move takes place after the 6the friday before 1er tower, you cannot vote in your new municipality during this election.
If you were admitted to retirement after the 6the friday before 1er you can register on the electoral list of your new municipality until 10e day before 1er tower. Your family members who are domiciled with you on the date of your retirement have the same time limit to register.
You can do this:
The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:
You must provide the following:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Cerfa form n°12669 (also available in town hall)
- Proof of particular situation (order to remove executives, order to remove staff, proof provided by the pension fund...).
You can have someone do this for you.
To do this, you must provide the following documents:
- Written and signed document attesting that you entrust him with this power
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Cerfa form n°12669 (also available in town hall)
- Proof of particular situation (order to remove executives, order to remove staff, proof provided by the pension fund...).
Warning
The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.
You must provide the following:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Cerfa form n°12669
- Proof of particular situation (order to remove executives, order to remove staff, proof provided by the pension fund...).
The approach varies depending on the situation you are in:
You can register on the electoral list of your new municipality until 10e day before 1er tower if you move because of your work (except transfer) after 6e friday before 1er Your family members who are domiciled with you on the date of the move also have this deadline to register.
You can do this:
The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:
You must provide the following:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Cerfa form n°12669 (also available in town hall)
- Proof of special situation (relocation for professional reasons).
You can have someone do this for you.
To do this, you must provide the following documents:
- Written and signed document attesting that you entrust him with this power
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Cerfa form n°12669 (also available in town hall)
- Proof of special situation (relocation for professional reasons).
Warning
The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.
You must provide the following:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Proof of special situation (relocation for professional reasons).
You can register on the electoral list of your new municipality until 10e day before 1er tower if you are returned to your home after fulfilling the legal obligations of activity, or released from a class recall, or demobilized, or have moved on your return to civilian life after the 6e friday before 1er tower.
You can do this:
The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:
You must provide the following:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Cerfa form n°12669 (also available in town hall)
- Proof of particular situation (return to civilian life...).
You can have someone do this for you.
To do this, you must provide the following documents:
- Written and signed document attesting that you entrust him with this power
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Cerfa form n°12669 (also available in town hall)
- Proof of particular situation (return to civilian life...).
Warning
The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.
You must provide the following:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Proof of particular situation (return to civilian life...).
You can register on the electoral list of your new municipality until 10e day before 1er tower, if you move because of your work (including transfer) after the 6the friday before 1er Your family members who are domiciled with you on the date of the move (or transfer) also have this period to register.
You can do this:
The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:
You must provide the following:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Cerfa form n°12669 (also available in town hall)
- Proof of particular situation (transfer...).
You can have someone do this for you.
To do this, you must provide the following documents:
- Written and signed document attesting that you entrust him with this power
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Cerfa form n°12669 (also available in town hall)
- Proof of particular situation (transfer...).
Warning
The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.
You must provide the following:
- Proof of identity
- Proof of address less than 3 months
- Proof of particular situation (transfer...).
New Caledonia
For New Caledonia, other rules apply.
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Administrative information by phone - Allô Service Public
For more information on this subject, you can contact Allô Service Public.
Attention: the service does not have access to users' personal files and therefore cannot provide information on their progress.
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