Registration on the list of electors: in case of relocation - Moving to France

Verified 09 janvier 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of the Interior

Municipal elections 2026: register to vote in your new municipality

If you have moved and wish to vote in your new municipality during the municipal elections 2026, you must register before 6 February 2026 (or February 4, 2026 online), except derogatory cases.

If you can't register on time, but you are still registered on the electoral roll of your former municipality, you can vote on it by making one proxy before election day or by visiting your polling station on election day.

Your situation

  • You want to register to vote
  • You're moving
  • You're moving to France
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Two situations are possible:

  • If you have stayed in the same municipality, you must declare your new address to the town hall.
  • If you have moved to another municipality, you must register on the electoral list of your new municipality.

You must inform the town hall of your new address.

You can do that online, on-site or by post :

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Online

You must provide the scanned version of a supporting document from your new home and use this online service:

Online application to register on the electoral roll

Warning  

A voter in New Caledonia cannot use this online service.

On site (by yourself or by another person)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact
Through another person

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 new domicile
  • Cerfa form n°12669 (also available in town hall). The box Moving within the same municipality must be checked.
Who shall I contact

By post

You must send the following documents:

Who shall I contact

The procedure to do depends on the municipality in which you are registered:

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Municipality of metropolis

You can register throughout the year, but to vote in a particular election, you must meet a deadline.

Register to vote in a particular election

The registration deadline depends 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 in several ways:

Online (until the 6th Wednesday before the 1st round)

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:

Online application to register on the electoral roll

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

On site (until the 6th Friday before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 6th Friday before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 6e friday before 1er tower.

You must send the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Moving after the 6th Friday before the 1st round
General case

When your move takes place after the 6the friday before 1er tour, you cannot not to vote in your new municipality during this election.

FYI  

If you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Following retirement (public official or contract staff)

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 in several ways:

On site (until the 10th day before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

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 from 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...).
Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

For professional reasons
General case

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 tower.

Your family members who are domiciled with you on the date of the move also have this deadline to register.

You can do this in several ways:

On site (until the 10th day before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

You're military

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 in several ways:

On site (until the 10th day before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

You are a public official (civil servant or contract worker)

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 6e friday before 1er tower.

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 in several ways:

On site (until the 10th day before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Register at any time

You can do this in several ways:

Online

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:

Online application to register on the electoral roll

On site

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact
Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact
By post

You must send the following documents:

Who shall I contact

Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, French Polynesia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon

You can register throughout the year, but to vote in a particular election, you must respect a deadline.

Register to vote in a particular election

The registration deadline depends 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 in several ways:

Online (until the 6th Wednesday before the 1st round)

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:

Online application to register on the electoral roll

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

On site (until the 6th Friday before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 6th Friday before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 6e friday before 1er tower.

You must send the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Moving after the 6th Friday before the 1st round
General case

When your move takes place after the 6the friday before 1er tour, you cannot not to vote in your new municipality during this election.

FYI  

If you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Following retirement (public official or contract staff)

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:

On site (until the 10th day before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

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 from 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...).
Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

For professional reasons
General case

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 tower.

Your family members who are domiciled with you on the date of the move also have this deadline to register.

You can do this:

On site (until the 10th day before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

You're military

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 in several ways:

On site (until the 10th day before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

You are a public official (civil servant or contract worker)

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 6e friday before 1er tower.

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 in several ways:

On site (until the 10th day before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Register at any time

You can do this in several ways:

Online

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:

Online application to register on the electoral roll

On site

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact
Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact
By post

You must send the following documents:

Who shall I contact

Municipality of La Réunion, Mayotte, Wallis and Futuna

You can register throughout the year. But to vote in a particular election, you must respect a deadline.

Register to vote in a particular election

The registration deadline depends 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 in several ways:

Online (until the 6th Wednesday before the 1st round)

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:

Online application to register on the electoral roll

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

On site (until the 6th Friday before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 6th Friday before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 6e friday before 1er tower.

You must send the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Moving after the 6th Friday before the 1st round
General case

When your move takes place after the 6the friday before 1er tour, you cannot not to vote in your new municipality in this election.

FYI  

If you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Following retirement (public official or contract staff)

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 in several ways:

On site (until the 10th day before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

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 from 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...).
Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

For professional reasons
General case

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 tower.

Your family members who are domiciled with you on the date of the move also have this deadline to register.

You can do this in several ways:

On site (until the 10th day before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

You're military

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 in several ways:

On site (until the 10th day before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

You are a public official (civil servant or contract worker)

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 6e friday before 1er tower.

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 in several ways:

On site (until the 10th day before the 1st round)

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

By post (received no later than the 10th day before the 1st round)

Warning  

The town hall must receive your mail no later than 10e day before 1er tower.

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact

FYI  

If you can not do this in time and you are still registered in your former municipality, in particular, you will be able to vote by making a proxy before election day.

Register at any time

You can do this in several ways:

Online

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:

Online application to register on the electoral roll

On site

The documents to be provided vary depending on whether the request is made by you or through another person:

By yourself

You must provide the following:

Who shall I contact
Through another person

You can have someone do this for you.

To do this, you must provide the following documents:

Who shall I contact
By post

You must send the following documents:

Who shall I contact

Municipality of New Caledonia

You can register throughout the year on the general voters list.

But to vote in a particular election, you have to do that before a deadline.

If you can't do this in time, you can voting by proxy in your old town.

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