Organizers were told to impose a one-meter (about three-foot) gap between people in lines, and to provide soap or hydro-alcoholic gel and disinfectant wipes for voting machines. Voters were told to bring their own pens to sign the voting register. Some voters washed their hands before and after casting a ballot, others didn't bother. Sunday's elections are the first round of a two-round election for leadership of all 35,000 French communes, some of only a few dozen inhabitants. While most voters cast ballots based on local considerations, the elections are an important gauge of public sentiment before the 2022 presidential election.

Source: Daily Sun March 15, 2020 12:22 UTC