▁exp atri ates ▁could ▁vote ▁by ▁postal ▁ball ot ▁or ▁over ▁the ▁Internet , ▁though ▁they ▁could ▁of ▁course ▁vote ▁in ▁person ▁in ▁their ▁local ▁cons ulate . ▁The ▁date ▁depends ▁on ▁vot ers ' ▁location ▁and ▁the ▁method ▁by ▁which ▁they ▁cast ▁their ▁ball ot . ▁If ▁an ▁exp atri ate ▁voted ▁via ▁the ▁Internet , ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁week ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁from ▁ 2 3 ▁to ▁ 2 6 ▁May . ▁A ▁postal ▁ball ot ▁could ▁be ▁cast , ▁if ▁received ▁by ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁or ▁by ▁ 1 ▁June ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁Those ▁who ▁preferred ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁person ▁in ▁their ▁local ▁cons ulate ▁had ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁or ▁ 3 ▁June ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁r uling ▁Union ▁for ▁a ▁Popular ▁Mov ement ▁chose ▁several ▁prominent ▁members ▁to ▁stand ▁as ▁candidates ▁over se as . ▁Fr éd éric ▁Le f eb vre , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Com merce , ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁U MP ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁constitu ency ; ▁É ric ▁B ess on , ▁Minister ▁of ▁Indust ry , ▁for ▁the ▁fifth ; ▁Th ier ry ▁Mar iani , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Transport , ▁for ▁the ▁ele vent h . ▁By ▁contrast , ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁preferred ▁to ▁select ▁long - term ▁residents ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁constitu encies ,