More than 1,000 people in New Caledonia are registered to vote in Friday's snap election in Vanuatu.
A voting booth will be made available in Noumea for the election which is to choose a new parliament.
The election was brought forward by the president after almost a third of MPs were jailed for corruption and the remaining MPs failed to overcome the stalemate in the house.
263 candidates, including eight women, are standing for the 52 seats.