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Article 2
 

Right to vote and eligibility


Applications for the right to vote pursuant to item (b) of paragraph 2 of Article 1 should be sent to [the National Registry]1) on a proper form indicating the applicant's name, ID number, last domicile in Iceland, address abroad, and when he or she moved from Iceland. An application shall at the same time include a statement from the applicant to the effect that he or she is still an Icelandic citizen.  [The National Registry]1) provides these application forms, which must be readily available at Icelandic Embassies and at the offices of the permanent missions of Iceland, at consular offices and at the offices of honorary consulates. Applications received by the [National Registry]1) more than one year before the lapse of the right under item (a) of paragraph 2 of Article 1 should not be taken into consideration. If an application is satisfactory, the [National Registry]1) will notify the applicant and the relevant municipal authority thereof. A decision that an individual is to be added to the electoral register is effective for a period of four years from the proximate 1 December following the submission of the application.


These provisions shall apply in the same way with respect to the renewal of the right to vote.


1)Act  No. 50/2006, Article 19.