Cerfa 12669*02 — Application to Register on the Electoral Roll (Inscription sur les listes électorales)

What is Cerfa 12669*02 — Voter registration (inscription sur les listes électorales)?

Cerfa 12669*02, the Demande d'inscription sur les listes électorales à l'usage des citoyens français, is the official paper application to join the electoral roll (liste électorale) of a French commune. It is used by French citizens who are registering for the first time, who have moved house, or who have another reason to be added to a commune's roll. The form is published under the Electoral Code (articles L. 2 to L. 40) and is handed to the election service of the town hall (mairie), or to the consulate for French citizens living abroad.

The form is short — one page of questions and one page of notes — but it is picky. It asks for capital letters, uses rows of individual boxes, and is only valid if it arrives with the right supporting documents: a copy of your identity document and a recent proof of address. It also has a hard timing rule printed on it: to vote in a given election, your form and documents must reach the town hall by the sixth Friday before the vote.

FileIt walks you through each question in English, with the French term alongside, and prints your answers in capitals into the official cerfa PDF, one letter per box. Your name and date of birth can be pre-filled from the People records in your FileIt vault, and the finished PDF is saved in your vault. FileIt does not send anything to the town hall: you print the form and hand it in or post it yourself, with your documents.

Who needs to fill out Cerfa 12669*02 — Voter registration (inscription sur les listes électorales)?

• French citizens who have never been on an electoral roll and want to register.
• Voters who have moved to a new commune, or from abroad back to France, and need their registration transferred.
• Voters who have moved within the same commune (or, in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, the same arrondissement) and need their address and polling station updated.
• People who can register in a commune for another reason — for example as a local taxpayer there for the second year running, or under-26s registering at their parents' address.
• French citizens living abroad who want to be on the roll of a commune they are linked to, such as their birthplace or last home in France.
• Not for citizens of other EU countries living in France: they use separate cerfa forms for municipal and European elections.

When to use Cerfa 12669*02 — Voter registration (inscription sur les listes électorales)

• When you turn 18 and were not registered automatically — for example if you did not complete the citizenship census (recensement citoyen) at 16.
• After you move house, so you vote at the polling station for your new address.
• When you become a French citizen and want to vote.
• Before an election: the form's own notes say the form and documents must reach the town hall by the sixth Friday before the vote to count for that election.
• Whenever your right to be registered in a commune changes, such as becoming a local taxpayer there.

What you need before you start

• Your full birth name and all your first names, exactly as in your civil-status records.
• Your date and place of birth, with the département number if you were born in France (for example 69 or 2A).
• The commune (and arrondissement for Paris, Lyon or Marseille) whose roll you want to join, and its département number.
• Your previous place of registration if you are moving from another commune or from a consulate.
• The postal address that entitles you to register there.
• A photocopy of a valid identity card (both sides) or passport (the photo pages) — or one that expired less than five years ago.
• Proof of address less than 3 months old in your name, such as an electricity, gas or landline bill, or the documents listed for special cases.
• Optionally a phone number and email, which the form strongly recommends.

What’s on Cerfa 12669*02 — Voter registration (inscription sur les listes électorales)

The 2026 edition has 2 pages. FileIt asks for it in 5 parts:

1. 1. Civil status (État civil)Applicant (demandeur)
2. Where you want to vote (Demande son inscription sur la liste électorale de la commune de)Applicant (demandeur)
3. 2. Your situation (Situation du demandeur)Applicant (demandeur)
4. 3. Your address and contact details (Coordonnées personnelles)Applicant (demandeur)
5. Contact address, if different from the address above (Adresse de contact)Applicant (demandeur)

How to fill out Cerfa 12669*02 — Voter registration (inscription sur les listes électorales), step by step

1 1. État civil (civil status)

Give your birth name (nom de naissance) — the name in your civil-status records, not a married name — then your name in everyday use (nom d'usage) if you use another one, such as a spouse's surname. List all your first names in order.

Tick M or F, enter your date of birth, and the commune where you were born. For Paris, Lyon and Marseille add the arrondissement. If you were born in France, add the département number; otherwise give the country of birth. FileIt prints everything in capital letters, as the form asks, one character per box.

2 Demande son inscription sur la liste électorale de la commune de

This line names the commune where you want to vote, with its département or overseas collectivity number. It is usually where you live, but it can also be a commune where you pay local taxes, or — for French citizens abroad — a commune you are linked to. At Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin write the collectivity, and at Wallis-and-Futuna the territorial district.

3 2. Situation du demandeur (your situation)

Tick exactly one box: first registration (première inscription); a move within the same commune or arrondissement; a move from another commune or from abroad; or another reason.

If you moved from another commune or from abroad, write where you were registered before — the commune and département, or the consulate and country. Your registration there is then removed. If you tick "another reason", explain it on the line underneath.

4 3. Coordonnées personnelles (address and contact details)

Enter the postal address that gives you the right to register in the commune: number, suffix such as bis or ter, street, extra lines, locality, postcode, commune and country. It should match the proof of address you attach.

The form strongly recommends a phone number and an email address, so the town hall can reach you if something is missing and send an acknowledgement. FileIt splits your email either side of the @ printed on the form.

5 Adresse de contact (contact address, if different)

Fill this in only if your post should go somewhere other than the address above — for example if you register at your parents' address or as a local taxpayer but live elsewhere. In FileIt it is an optional part you switch on.

6 Rubrique réservée à la mairie (town hall use only)

The registration number at the top right and the strip at the bottom of page 1 are for the town hall. Leave them blank; FileIt never prints anything there.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Handing in the form without the supporting documents — the form says it is only valid with them.
• Sending an old bill: proof of address must be less than 3 months old and in your own name, unless one of the special cases applies.
• Writing a married name as the birth name. The birth name goes on the first line and the name in use on the second.
• Leaving out middle first names, or putting them in a different order from your birth certificate.
• Forgetting the arrondissement for Paris, Lyon or Marseille, both for your birthplace and for the commune where you register.
• Ticking "moved from another commune" without writing where you were registered before.
• Leaving it too late: after the sixth Friday before an election, your registration will not count for that vote.
• Assuming it went through. The notes advise checking with the town hall before the deadline if you receive no acknowledgement.

After you fill it out

Print the completed form. It has no signature line, so there is nothing to sign. Put it together with a photocopy of your identity card (both sides) or passport (the photo pages), and your proof of address, or the documents listed for your special case on page 2 of the form.

Hand everything in to the election service (service des élections) of your town hall, or your consulate if you live abroad — or send it to them. FileIt does not submit the form for you. You can also apply online through the French government's service-public website; this FileIt route produces the paper version. If you have had no acknowledgement by post or email, the form's notes suggest checking with the town hall before the sixth Friday before the next election that your application arrived.

Keep a copy of the form and your documents in your FileIt vault. Fill in a new form whenever you move again, so your registration and polling station follow you.

Cerfa 12669*02 — Voter registration (inscription sur les listes électorales): frequently asked questions

Official sources

• Blank form (PDF), published by Ministère de l'Intérieur (Ministry of the Interior) — via your mairie or consulate: https://www.formulaires.service-public.gouv.fr/gf/cerfa_12669.do
• Official instructions and guidance: https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/R16024
• Edition shown on this page: Cerfa n° 12669*02 (checked 2026-09-26).

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ministère de l'Intérieur (Ministry of the Interior) — via your mairie or consulate or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-09-26.

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