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Article 5
 

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.