But registering each and every time, wow. That doesn't respect the principle of equal treatment with member state nationals, not at all. (Or do Hungarians have to register each time for each election?)
But it's the same carte for all elections. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
The two French laws founding the right to vote for EU citizens specify that the the "complementary list" (ie non-French EU citizens) is to be updated under the same conditions as the general French list.
There is unequal treatment in the process, however: I forgot to point out that foreign residents do not get automatically on the voter lists, they have to present their residence permit along with the declaration to be put on it. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
A minor correction, because the above would make appear that you can't do anything about database errors and learn it only on vote day. Before the elections, everyone gets mailed a personal election announcement (if the election in question involves a vote on party lists, a party recommendation form is included). So if you don't get one or you'll move soon, you can have active input by requesting a correction. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Should a snap election be caught in the fall (extremely rare; we French tend to do that in the spring; must be something in the water), I'd still be able to vote, but in my former place of residence. Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.
