Electoral map
Verified 29 September 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior
The electoral map (also called voter card) is a document proving your registration on the electoral list of the commune. This includes the address of your polling station. This card is usually sent by mail, but it can be given to 18-year-old French people during a citizenship ceremony. We present you the information to know.
Electoral map
On polling day, you must present your electoral card at the polling station. But if you no longer have it, you can vote by presenting only one identity document.
To obtain an electoral map, you must be registered on the electoral roll.
Registration on the electoral roll may be made:
- Either automatically, as for example during ex officio registration of a Frenchman reaching the age of 18
- Either on a voluntary basis, i.e. on the initiative of the elector, as for example following a moving or obtaining French nationality.
You can check your electoral registration and know your polling station using this online service:
The delivery of the electoral card varies depending on who you are already a voter (general case) or that you come to reach the age of 18 :
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General scenario
The electoral card is sent by mail to your home no later than 3 days before 1er election round (or referendum)
If your electoral card was not distributed to you before the election or referendum, it is kept at the polling station. You can retrieve it by presenting a identity document.
French who turns 18 years old
If you have just reached the age of 18, you can receive your electoral card at a citizenship ceremony organized by the mayor.
In case of absence at this ceremony, the electoral card is sent by mail to your home no later than 3 days before 1er election round (or referendum)
If your electoral card was not distributed to you before the election or referendum, it is kept at the polling station. You can retrieve it by presenting a identity document.
The electoral map indicates the following information :
- Name of elector
- First names of the elector
- Address of his domicile or residence
- Date of birth of elector
- National Voter Number
- Location of the elector's polling station.
FYI
The signature of the mayor or the stamp of the town hall are optional. The voter's signature is also not mandatory.
If you notice an error on your electoral card, you must request an amendment. The approach varies according to the nature of the error :
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Civil status error
The approach varies depending on whether you were born in France or abroad:
In France
If you notice a civil status error on your electoral card, you must request a correction using this online service:
Request for identity correction in the Insee directory
Warning
If you were born in New Caledonia, you must get closer to your voting commune to request correction.
Who shall I contact
Abroad
If you notice a civil status error on your electoral card, you must get closer to your voting commune to request correction.
Usage Name Error
If you notice an error on your usage name on your electoral card, you can contact your registration municipality, which will make the change.
Ask your town hall for information on the procedure to follow.
Address error
If you notice an address error on your electoral card, you must inform your town hall.
Ask your town hall for information on the procedure to follow.
It is recommended that you present your electoral card at the time of voting.
But if you don't have it, you can still vote.
On the day of the vote, the documents to be presented in order to vote depend on number of inhabitants of the municipality :
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Municipality of 1 000 inhabitants or more
You can vote by presenting :
- Either one identity document and your electoral map
- Either one identity document only.
If you have been registered by a court decision (in particular in the event of an error on the part of the administration), you must also present the document by attesting.
Municipality of less than 1,000 inhabitants
You can vote by presenting :
- Either one identity document and your electoral map
- Either one identity document only
- Either an electoral map only.
If you have been registered by a court decision (in particular in the event of an error on the part of the administration), you must also present the document by attesting.
If you are in charge of a proxy of vote, you do not need to present the other elector's electoral card to vote for him, nor any other document concerning him.
You just have to go to his polling station.
The only document you need to present at the polling station is your identity document.
The card is valid until it is replaced by the next.
All electoral maps were renewed in early 2022.
Reminder
The electoral card is sent by mail to your home no later than 3 days before 1er election round (or referendum)
The new maps are drawn up during the recasting of the lists of electors, generally every 3 to 5 years.
To replace your card, you can get a certificate of registration on the list of electors.
To do this, you can download it using a online service or apply to the town hall of the municipality where you are registered.
At the time of voting, you can present this certificate at your polling station.
FYI
You can vote by presenting a identity document only. To find out your polling station, you can use this online service.
It is advisable to notify the police station or the gendarmerie brigade to avoid any fraudulent use of your card.
Ask the police station or gendarmerie in your home.
To replace your card, you can get a certificate of registration on the list of electors.
To do this, you can download it using this online service or apply to the town hall of the municipality where you are registered.
At the time of voting, you can present this certificate at your polling station.
FYI
You can vote by presenting a identity document only. To find out your polling station, you can use this online service.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
Administrative information by telephone - Allô Service Public
For more information on this subject, you can contact Allô Service Public.
Please note: the service does not have access to users' personal files and therefore cannot provide information on their progress.
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- Mardi : de 08h30 à 12h15
- Mercredi : de 08h30 à 12h15
- Jeudi : de 08h30 à 17h30
- Vendredi : de 13h00 à 16h15
- Service free
The informants who answer you belong to the Ministry of the Interior.
Issuance of electoral cards
Presentation of the electoral map: Article R60
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