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Voting Operations

Iceland Iceland

VO003

Electors vote at
Question:Where can electors vote?
Answer(s): a. At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
Comments: Voters who are not able to attend during a polling session on election day may vote outside of the regular polling session, according to the rules laid down in this Act.
Source: Parliamentary Elections Act, Art. 56 https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/3897/file/Iceland_Act_Parliamentary_Elections_to_Althing_2000_en.pdf
Verified: 2020/07/27
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VO004

Voting outside the country is permitted for
Question:Who can vote from outside the country?
Answer(s): b. Citizens residing outside the country
c. Citizens outside the country (including those on vacation)
Comments:
Source: Parliamentary Elections Act, Art. 58-60 https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/3897/file/Iceland_Act_Parliamentary_Elections_to_Althing_2000_en.pdf
Verified: 2020/07/27
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VO005

Locations for voting outside of the country
Question:If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
Answer(s): a. Embassies
b. Consulates
Comments:
Source: Parliamentary Elections Act, Art. 58-60 Voters who are not able to attend during a polling session on election day may vote outside of the regular polling session, according to the rules laid down in this Act.
Verified: 2020/07/27
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Voting method
Question:How do electors cast their votes?
Answer(s): a. Manually marking of ballots
Comments: If a polling station is defined as an unit where the voter casts his ballot then the voting desk is manned by a board of three persons at one polling station there can be many voting desks and in larger voting districts within the community there is no legally fixed number of voting desks within a polling station and it is up to each community to arrange the stations where voting can take place. The smallest polling station have only one voting desk so the number of staff is approximately four persons.
Source: Parliamentary Elections Act, Art. 15 Voters who are not able to attend during a polling session on election day may vote outside of the regular polling session, according to the rules laid down in this Act.
Verified: 2020/07/27
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