For general elections to the Riksdag and to municipal and county council assemblies and elections to the European Parliament, a vote by messenger may be arranged no earlier than 24 days prior to the election day.

For other elections, a vote by messenger may be arranged no earlier than 10 days prior to the election day. However, a vote by messenger that is delivered at a foreign mission may in these cases be arranged no earlier than 20 days prior to the election day.