KiN Reports
2011 is an election year in Norway. The election to municipal and county councils in Norway takes place on Sunday 11th and Monday 12th. September 2011.
WHO CAN VOTE?
Norwegian nationals who
•are 18 years of age by the end of the election year, and who•have not lost the right to vote pursuant to Article 53 of the Constitution.
Norwegian public servants who are employed in the diplomatic corps or the consular service and members of their household are entitled to vote even if they do not satisfy the residence criterion.
Non-Norwegian nationals who
•have been inscribed in the Norwegian Population Register as resident in Norway for the past three years prior to Election Day, or
•are nationals of another Nordic country and have been inscribed in the Norwegian National Population Register as resident in Norway no later than 30 June in the year of the election.
Foreign nationals who give notification of moving out of Norway before Election Day lose the right to vote.
To be able to cast a vote, you must be inscribed in the electoral register in a municipality.
Trial with right to vote for 16-year-olds
In 20 municipalities 16 - and 17-year-olds (born in 1995 or earlier) may vote in Municipal Government election if they meet the other requirements mentioned above. This applies to municipalities: Austevoll, Gjesdal, Grimstad, Hamar, Hammerfest, Kautokeino, Kåfjord, Luster, Lørenskog, Mandal, Marker, Namdalseid, Osen, Porsgrunn, Re, Sigdal, Stavanger, Tysfjord, Vågå and Ålesund.
Are you inscribed in the electoral register?
Voters resident in Norway:
All persons entitled to vote are automatically inscribed in the electoral register in the municipality where they were registered as resident on 30 June of election year.
If you have moved to another municipality after 30 June, you are still registered in the electoral register and have the right to vote in the municipality you moved from.
Voters resident abroad:
If you live abroad, but has been registered in the National Population Register as resident in Norway some time in the past 10 years, you are automatically inscribed in the electoral register in the municipality where you were registered as a resident when you moved from Norway.
If you have not been registered as resident in Norway for the last 10 years, you must apply for inclusion in the elctoral register. The application is to be sent to the municipality where you were last registered as resident. You apply by signing the cover envelope used for advance voting abroad. You may also apply by letter. The application for inclusion in the electoral register shall contain a declaration that you still are a Norwegian national. The application must be received by the electoral committee, in the municipality where you were last registered in the National Population Register as resident, 12 September at 21.00 hours to accepted.
Where can you cast your vote?
On Election Day, 12 September, you must vote in the municipality in which you are registered in the National Population Register as residing at 30 June.
If you wish to vote in advance, you can do so in any municipality in Norway. The deadline for advance voting in Norway is 9 September. If you vote in advance in a municipality other than your home municipality, your vote will automatically be sent to your home municipality.
The municipal councils decide which polling stations are to be used and what the opening hours are to be, both for voting in advance and on Election Day. So contact the municipal authority for further information about polling stations and polling hours
For more information click here.
REMEMBER TO VOTE!!
No comments:
Post a Comment