The regional and departmental elections took place on Sunday, June 20th, and some polling stations benefited from a brand new solution adapted to the sanitary crisis: the cardboard voting booth. Due to the low cost and ease of installation of this product, polling stations were able to multiply the number of polling booths and facilitate the disinfection of the booths between each vote.
This system was launched by Copylis, a printing company based in Montreuil in the Seine-Saint-Denis region, whose clients include local authorities and town halls. In mid-June, the head of the company, Bruno Bauduin, was already claiming on France Bleu Paris more than 700 orders throughout France.
"We put antimicrobial curtains that germs won't stick to and the shelf inside is easily cleaned with a disinfectant wipe." Bruno Bauduin explained to the media. A fast, efficient and cheap solution since it is sold, according to its manufacturer, 2 to 3 times cheaper than traditional voting booths. Equipped in digital, offset and large format, the printing group Copylis has achieved a turnover of 1.2 million euros in 2020.
Electioneering materials hit a snag
On the eve of the first round of the election, Saturday June 19, regions, departments and municipalities have deplored in a joint statement a malfunction in the distribution of official documents of propaganda.
"In many municipalities, candidates for the departmental and regional elections have noted that the official election propaganda documents (professions de foi and ballots) have not been distributed to voters the statement said.
