Plebiscite of 7 February 1800

On 7 February 1800, a public referendum confirmed the new constitution, according to the French Consulate source; the Napoleon source likewise states that the constitution was approved by plebiscite on 7 February 1800. This vote ratified the constitutional framework under which Bonaparte, having been appointed provisional consul after the coup of 18 Brumaire, governed as First Consul. The passages supply no vote counts, no margin figures, and no named polling location, so the legacy row's assertion of a Paris location and a 'substantial majority' cannot be confirmed and is treated as corrected.