{"id":4786,"date":"2026-03-23T06:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/?p=4786"},"modified":"2026-03-23T06:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:31:31","slug":"municipal-elections-part-deux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoperoth.com\/blog\/municipal-elections-part-deux\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipal Elections: Part Deux"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fun fact! The “\u00c9cologist” mayor of Lyon, Gr\u00e9gory Doucet, won reelection yesterday<\/a>. He won by about 3,000 votes. That’s pretty darn close, but seeing as how everyone said he was going to lose the first round in a blow-out? It’s pretty darn great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristian was hoping that he’d be able to cast a ballot, but he wasn’t eligible yet. As an EU citizen, he’s allowed to vote in municipal elections (even after I get my residency permit, I won’t be able to). We’re so lucky to have a French friend willing to answer all of our questions about paperwork, because we have a LOT of questions about paperwork. We were trying to figure out if he could vote, and she told him to log into a website using the login that he uses for all of the other<\/em> paperwork he’s working on. Survey says… no voting this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He grabbed our mail from the box downstairs and I’ll give you exactly one guess as to what showed up: his official notification that his registration was accepted. They’ll be sending him his voter paperwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good thing our guy won!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emmanuel Gr\u00e9goire was elected as they mayor of Paris, which prompted this fantastic moment, where he grabbed a bike share and rode to city hall:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Say what you will about the paperwork in France… getting around by bike is so easy, even a politician can do it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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