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09/03/2008, 13:22 opas Joined on 23/08/2004 catalonia, top of the hill en route to the Chateau Posts 2,177 Re: EU citizens: your right to vote in France Superb help and advice, but why can we not vote in the Canton election?    Report

09/03/2008, 14:34 seb47 Joined on 02/01/2005 Lot et Garonne Posts 141 Re: EU citizens: your right to vote in France  opas wrote: Superb help and advice, but why can we not vote in the Canton election? Same question from us Opas. The municipal bit went fine, but when we went next door for the cantonale, both officials were very confused to see our voting cards, but not able to find our names on the list. Sue    Report

09/03/2008, 14:52 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 6,275 Re: EU citizens: your right to vote in France Since the Maastricht Treaty, European citizens have been able to vote to elect their European MP and local councillors. However, they cannot vote at regional or national level. Since, the élections cantonales choose the representative at the Conseil Général, European citizens are not eligible to vote. Clair, a Real Virtual French Person La vérité est si obscurcie en ce temps et le mensonge si établi, qu'à moins d'aimer la vérité, on ne saurait la reconnaître. (Blaise Pascal)    Report

09/03/2008, 15:42 seb47 Joined on 02/01/2005 Lot et Garonne Posts 141 Re: EU citizens: your right to vote in France Thanks Clair - now we know! I hope I haven't missed the same info in earlier helpful posts. Sue    Report

08/05/2008, 14:11 bigears Joined on 16/07/2007 Posts 160 Re: EU citizens: your right to vote in France hi Can you clarify the situation of a uk resident with a maison secondaire in france.  Can he/she vote in any of the elections?        Report

08/05/2008, 14:35 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 6,275 Re: EU citizens: your right to vote in France As per the first post in this thread... Who can vote: As an EU citizen living permanently in France... Clair, a Real Virtual French Person La vérité est si obscurcie en ce temps et le mensonge si établi, qu'à moins d'aimer la vérité, on ne saurait la reconnaître. (Blaise Pascal)    Report

08/05/2008, 17:01 bigears Joined on 16/07/2007 Posts 160 Re: EU citizens: your right to vote in France hi again I was told the other night by local english people that to vote (as they hasd just done) in the local council elections you did not have to be tax resident, you only had to be a house owner.  I questioned it with them, they replied their names were on the 'list' and they were able to vote, proof of residency was not required.     Report

08/05/2008, 17:17 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 6,275 Re: EU citizens: your right to vote in France Principe  Les citoyens de l'Union européenne résidant en France peuvent participer à l'élection des conseillers municipaux et des représentants au Parlement européen dans les mêmes conditions que les électeurs français, sous certaines réserves.  Sont considérés comme résidant en France les citoyens de l'Union européenne qui y ont leur domicile réel ou qui y résident de façon continue. http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F1937.xhtml?&n=Elections&l=N4&n=Elections%20politiques&l=N47 Clair, a Real Virtual French Person La vérité est si obscurcie en ce temps et le mensonge si établi, qu'à moins d'aimer la vérité, on ne saurait la reconnaître. (Blaise Pascal)    Report

08/05/2008, 19:29 Tony F Dordogne Joined on 10/04/2005 Small village in the Dordogne, near St Cyprien Posts 1,409 Re: EU citizens: your right to vote in France  bigears wrote: hi again I was told the other night by local english people that to vote (as they hasd just done) in the local council elections you did not have to be tax resident, you only had to be a house owner.  I questioned it with them, they replied their names were on the 'list' and they were able to vote, proof of residency was not required.  Big ears, are they in France permanantly? For sure, maison secondaire owners in our Commune were not allowed to register to vote. Tony F Dordogne (24) Huguenot Trails    Report

08/05/2008, 20:22 Lisleoise Joined on 15/12/2005 Périgord Vert (NW Dordogne) Posts 862 Re: EU citizens: your right to vote in France Maison Secondaire owners can vote in the commune of their MS as long as they are resident elsewhere in France ie: that doesn't include British resident MS owners.    Report

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