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Registration on the electoral rolls is...
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 40
L'inscription sur les listes électorales est :
Registration on the electoral rolls is...
Answer. Mandatory.
Obligatoire.
The law states that registering on the electoral rolls is mandatory, but no penalty is set for failing to do so. Young people who turn 18 and people who become French are registered automatically. Others, for example after moving house, must register themselves.
The official text that proves it
« L'inscription sur les listes électorales est obligatoire. »
Registration on the electoral rolls is mandatory.
In French, with its English meaning.
To be confirmed against the four options shown on exam day, which the ministry does not publish.
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