France allowed mail-in voting years ago but stopped it because of its susceptibility to fraud.  America should eliminate mail-in voting because it is susceptible to fraud, but those in America who thrive on voter fraud put up the greatest resistance against eliminating voting practices, like mail-in voting, that present the greatest opportunity for fraud.
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
							
						
					
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France allowed mail-in voting from 1958 to 1975. It was replaced by proxy voting by law 75-1239 in December 1975. The reasons given at the time to get rid of mail-in voting are the same reasons not to reintroduce it today, namely, that it can and did permit significant fraud.
			
			Why isn't mail-in voting allowed in France?
AP news states flatly that:  Mail-in voting isn’t allowed in France.  What's the usual reason invoked by French politicians in making this prohibition?
				France allowed mail-in voting from 1958 to 1975. It was replaced by proxy voting by law 75-1239 in December 1975. The reasons given at the time to get rid of mail-in voting are the same reasons not to reintroduce it today, namely, that it can and did permit significant fraud.