One year to the day after the presidential election, French voters receive a single ballot: one question per reform, one box to check per question. Whatever the people decide goes into the Constitution, as is. Here is how it works — and you can even try it right now.
It all fits in five rules. If you’ve voted once in your life, you already know how to do everything.
One year to the day after the presidential election. A date known from day one: everyone can mark it on the calendar long in advance.
One question per reform. Each question sums up the options prepared during the 12 months of public debate.
For each question, you check one box, and one only. No ranking, no weighting, no clever math: one cross, just like always.
Question by question, the option with the most votes wins. What the people choose is what applies, as is.
Answer the questions that matter to you: a question left blank counts as an abstention on that question. The ballot is counted after email confirmation (one click on the link you receive): one vote per person, with no ballot-stuffing.
No turnout threshold to reach, no hidden condition: as in every election, it’s the vote of those who vote.
Here is what the ballot will look like on referendum day, with the real questions and their options.
Check one box per question. Four reforms ask two questions (marked "⚑ 2 questions"): there, check one box in each column.
A question left blank counts as an abstention on that question. The vote is counted after email confirmation.
Vote first, look afterward. Knowing the results before you vote influences your vote — which is exactly why the PACTE proposes rules for election polling. Live the experience in the right order: your ballot, then the box.
One ballot per confirmed email; voting again sends a new validation link. Only confirmed ballots are counted. This is not a poll.