Subsection 1: Voter information and referendum campaign (R)

The information pack provided for in article LO 1112-8 is made available to the public by the territorial authority that has decided on the local referendum at least fifteen days before the ballot. For a referendum decided by a commune, the information pack is made available to the public at the town hall and, where applicable, in the ancillary town halls. The electors of the commune are informed by any…

To take part in the campaign for the referendum, groups of elected representatives, political parties and groupings that meet the conditions laid down in article LO 1112-10 submit a request for authorisation to the president of the executive body of the local authority that has decided on the referendum no later than 5 p.m. on the third Monday before polling day. Each group of elected representatives shall attach a list…

Posters with a propaganda purpose or character that include a combination of the three colours: blue, white and red are prohibited.

The maximum number of sites reserved for election posters, apart from those established next to polling stations, is set at: – five in communes with 500 or fewer electors; – ten in others, plus one per 3,000 electors or fraction exceeding 2,000 in communes with more than 5,000 electors. A billboard will be allocated by lot to each of the authorised elected representatives, political parties or groupings.