Why S. Royal, irrespectively of politics | 37 comments (37 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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A voter card may indeed appear superfluous. But (in practice) French ID is often out-of-date concerning address. The officials running the polling station may reject an ID card if the details don't tally with the list.

The main thing is voter registration. Why is this surprising? Lists have to be compiled, or what is your ID to be checked against?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Nov 30th, 2006 at 02:33:32 PM EST
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Well, in Hungary, you have to register with local authorities one place where you live, and can vote only there, but that registration is compulsory and not only for elections (also for taxes).

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by DoDo on Thu Nov 30th, 2006 at 03:43:00 PM EST
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Foreigners (including EU) must do this in France, not nationals. For tax purposes, that is with the tax authorities, not the municipality. And a person may have property, or reside, in several places, and therefore pay tax in two or more municipal districts or wards in big towns. So voter registration is a way of opting for where you vote.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Dec 1st, 2006 at 06:14:04 AM EST
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But don't you have to register a 'primary residence', and don't some taxes (say income tax) only correspond with that place? Also, is France still that much centralised that local authorities don't have a share in the tax (only money assigned by the central government)?

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by DoDo on Fri Dec 1st, 2006 at 06:20:40 AM EST
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You have a primary residence. But you can opt to vote in the place of your secondary residence. You pay local taxes on both.

Income tax documents use your primary residence address, but you can just as well file your returns and pay through Internet, there is no formal link with local authorities.

The redistribution from the central State to local authorities, as far as I know, has no connection with income tax as such. It just comes out of the Treasury (afaik).

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Dec 1st, 2006 at 11:38:05 AM EST
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Same in Sweden, you have a primary residence, which is then used both for taxation and voting purposes.

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by A swedish kind of death on Fri Dec 1st, 2006 at 08:15:12 AM EST
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Why S. Royal, irrespectively of politics | 37 comments (37 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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