The following persons may be a messenger:
1. a voter’s spouse or cohabitee and the voter’s, spouse’s or cohabitee’s children, grandchildren, parents or siblings,
2. those who professionally or in a similar way provide the voter with care or who otherwise assist the voter in personal affairs,
3. those who have been specially appointed by the municipality to be a messenger,
4. rural postmen employed by Posten AB,
5. employees at a remand centre or a penal institution.
A messenger shall have attained the age of 18.