Paragraph 6: Voting

The voting period is determined by an order of the Minister of Labour.

Any elector for whom all the data mentioned in article R. 7343-3 is known may vote electronically.

The electoral register referred to in article R. 7343-37 contains data relating to the electoral roll drawn up in application of article L. 7343-8. This file is used to send voters who meet the conditions for voting electronically the information needed to identify them during the voting process. It is also used to identify voters who have taken part in the electronic vote and to print out the list of…

The electronic ballot box referred to in article R. 7343-37 contains data relating to votes cast electronically.

Before the electronic vote opens, separate, confidential and strictly personal decryption keys are given, in a sealed envelope, to three of the members of the polling station. Each key is allocated in accordance with a procedure that guarantees that the recipients alone are aware of the secrecy associated with the key allocated to them personally. The polling station seals the voting system, the voters’ list and the lists of candidates…

To vote electronically, the voter, having logged on to the voting system and identified himself in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 7343-44, casts and validates his vote. The vote is anonymous. The ballot paper is encrypted on the voter’s computer before being sent via a channel that is itself encrypted to the voting servers, where it is stored anonymously. It remains encrypted until the vote is…

At the end of the electronic voting, the president and the assessors of the polling station, after having declared the ballot closed, proceed to the sealing of the electronic ballot box and the voters’ list. Once the ballot has been sealed, the chairman and assessors of the polling station check the integrity of the electronic voting system. In particular, they check that the number of votes cast in the electronic…