Question 13947 — identity papers

Summary

Mr. Aurélien Dutremble draws the attention of the Minister of the Interior to the dysfunctions observed during the municipal elections of March 15 and 22, 2026, during which many citizens, often elderly, were prevented from voting due to the invalidity of their national identity card. In several polling stations, voters were refused access to the ballot on the grounds that their permit had expired, even though the rules of validity are poorly understood and applied unevenly. In polling stations, identity must be verified in accordance with article L. 62 of the electoral code. In practice, an expired national identity card can be accepted if it clearly identifies the voter; however, this option is not automatic and often depends on the discretion of the president of the polling station. However, article 3 of the Constitution guarantees the universal and equal character of suffrage. The Constitutional Council recalls that any restriction on the exercise of the right to vote must be necessary and proportionate. Likewise, Article L. 62 of the electoral code cannot justify practices leading to the exclusion of voters whose identity is unambiguously established. The five-year extension of the national identity card now appears insufficient and a source of insecurity legal, creating inequalities between voters. He therefore asks him to specify the number of voters concerned; to indicate the instructions given to mayors and polling station presidents; and to present the measures envisaged to guarantee the effective exercise of the right to vote. He asks him in particular if the Government intends to establish permanent validity of national identity cards for the most elderly, provide a national tolerance for the acceptance of expired titles when the identity is certain, and initiate a reform of the validity rules in order to make them more readable and secure.

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