Every Icelandic national who has reached the age of 18 years when an election takes place and who is legally domiciled in the municipality is entitled to vote in municipal elections.
Where the provisions of Article 9 of the Act on Legal Domicile, No. 21/1990, apply to an individual's situation, he/she is not deemed to be disenfranchised despite having notified a change of residence in accordance with the Nordic Agreement on National Registration, provided the requirements of the first paragraph are satisfied in other respects.
Furthermore, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish nationals, who have been legally domiciled in Iceland without interruption for a continuous three-year period preceding election day, [and other foreign nationals who have been legally domiciled in Iceland for a continuous five-year period preceding election day,]1) shall be entitled to vote, provided they satisfy in other respects the requirements of the first paragraph.
