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Brief Profiles of Countries, EMBs and Partner Organisations of A-WEB

part iii 3. Voter turnout in last National Elections: Total,
Percentage
ELECtorAL sYstEM 70.46%

(A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy 4. Voting Method
Manual marking of Ballots in Envelopes
1. Name of the EMB(S)
Conseil constitutionnel (Constitutional Council) 5. Audit Trail
Not implemented
2. Website Address
www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/en 6. Voting Process
Voters insert their choice of ballot (of the candi-
3. Nature of EMB date/list they want to vote for) into an envelope
Mixed and drop it in a transparent ballot box.

4. No. of Members in EMB In 2003, for the election of the representatives to
9 the Assembly of the French Citizens Abroad, French
citizens were allowed to use remote internet voting.
5. Terms of office However, in March 2017, the French government
9 years dropped plans to allow citizens abroad to vote
electronically in the legislative elections scheduled
6. EMB Members selected by in June 2017, citing cyber security concerns.
President; National Assembly; Senate
In 2007, electronic voting machines were used
7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority in presidential elections. However, gradually their
President
supply and demand declined considerably.
8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB (C) ELECTION CALENDAR
Parliamentary election
1. Last Election Dates
9. Names of the Other Bodies Related with the Parliamentary election - 11 June 2017
Electoral Process in the country
No Presidential election - 23 April 2017
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS 2. Future Election Date

Parliamentary election -June 2022
1. Total Population as on
65.4 Million (Feb. 2019) Presidential election - April 2022

2. Registered Electors as on Male Female
47.2 Million (June 2017)

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