Paragraph 2: Polling station

A polling station is set up to oversee all electoral operations and the counting of votes. In particular, it shall ensure: 1° The implementation of security measures designed to guarantee the secrecy and integrity of the vote; 2° The confidentiality of voters’ files containing information enabling them to be identified, the encryption of electronic ballot boxes and the separation of electronic ballot boxes and voters’ files; 3° The preservation of…

The polling station is chaired by a serving or honorary judge of the judiciary, appointed by the president of the social division of the Cour de cassation. It also comprises: 1° Two assessors who are administrative judges in office in Paris or honorary judges, appointed by the President of the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal; 2° Two assessors appointed by the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal from…

The polling station is assisted by a technical committee comprising the independent expert provided for in article R. 2122-54 and two members appointed by order of the Minister for Labour.

Each candidate trade union organisation at national and cross-industry level may appoint five delegates who are authorised to monitor all voting operations and to have any observations noted in the minutes. Access to the polling station is guaranteed to these delegates, with a limit of two delegates per organisation at any one time.

The polling station checks that the voting systems have been sealed, that they are working properly, that the vote counter has been reset to zero and that the electronic ballot boxes are empty.