Question 8670 — elections and referendums

Summary

Mr. Philippe Dunoyer draws the attention of the Minister of State, Minister of the Interior, to the implementation of a single power of attorney system for Caledonians living in France, and registered on the referendum list with a view to the consultation on the accession to full sovereignty of New Caledonia. Many Caledonian voters will not be in the territory on the date of the consultation and will have to exercise their right to vote by a power of attorney. The consultation on the accession to full sovereignty of New Caledonia being a special and one-off vote, the attestation on honor alone will not be sufficient to justify a proxy. Caledonian voters present in France must provide proof establishing their inability to be present in their municipality of registration on the day of the consultation for one of the following reasons, during their request for power of attorney: professional obligations, training, disability, health reasons, absence from New Caledonia, assistance provided to a sick or infirm person. In anticipation of the consultation, it requests its assistance in disseminating within police stations, gendarmes and district courts the procedures to follow concerning the implementation of these referendum powers of attorney. Likewise, he asks the State that it initiates, via these same networks, information campaigns among the voters concerned on the methods of organizing the referendum. Finally, he recalls that several cases of delay or even non-receipt of proxies were observed during the 2017 presidential elections. He invites the State to ensure the smooth transmission of proxies to the competent institutions of New Caledonia. He would like therefore know if the Government is well prepared to support New Caledonian voters living in France, in their efforts to participate in the consultation on the accession to full sovereignty of New Caledonia, on November 4, 2018.

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