Election board and electoral commission

The local executive shall, in good time before elections, appoint:

1)  an election board for each voting district consisting of a chairperson, a deputy chairperson and three other members as well as the necessary number of deputy members, of which there shall be a minimum of three;and

2)  one or more electoral commissions for the purpose of conducting advance voting in institutions, each consisting of a chairperson, a deputy chairperson and three other members as well as the necessary number of deputy members, of which there shall be a minimum ofthree.

Both the members and deputy members of the election board and the electoral commission shall, insofar as possible, represent those political parties entered in the Party Register which in the previous parliamentary elections nominated candidates in the electoral district in question.

However, in municipal elections, the members and deputy members shall represent the voter groups which in the previous municipal elections nominated candidates in the municipality. The deputy members of the election board and the deputy members of the electoral commission shall be listed in the order in which they will replace the members.

A candidate cannot be a member or a deputy member of an election board. A candidate or his or her spouse, child, sibling or parent cannot be a member or a deputy member of an electoral commission. A spouse refers to a married spouse, a domestic partner and a partner in a registered partnership.

The names and contact information of the chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of the election boards and electoral commissions shall be notified to the central municipal election board.