Preparatory measures for at-home voting 

Persons entitled to vote at home shall, in writing or by telephone, notify the central municipal election board in their municipality of residence of their willingness to vote in advance at home by

The following shall be included in the notice:

1) the voter’s full name, personal identity code, address, municipality of residence, telephone number and, if the notice is drawn up by a person appointed by the voter, the name and contact information of this person;

2) information stating that the voter’s ability to move and function is limited to the degree that he or she is unable to come to the polling or advance polling station without undue difficulty, and that he or she wishes therefore to vote in advance at home;

3) whether the voter himself or herself can arrange a person referred to in section 54 to be present in at-home voting; and

4) the full name, personal identity code and telephone number of an informal caregiver referred to in section 46, subsection 3 as well as information on the validity of the informal care contract, if the informal caregiver also wishes to vote at home.

The election official shall, if possible and necessary, remove any errors in the notice and ensure that the notice has been drawn up by the said voter or the person appointed by the voter.

The chairperson of the central municipal election board shall ensure that the voter is without delay notified either in writing or by telephone of the time at which the election official will arrive at his or her home, with an accuracy of at least two hours. The telephone number of the election authorities shall be provided in the notification in case the voter wishes to contact the authorities. If the election official is prevented from coming at the notified time, the voter shall immediately be informed of this and of the time of a new visit.

If it has not been possible to remove such an error in the notification that affects the voting procedure, or if the notification to the central municipal election board has been made after the determined time limit has expired, or if it is not possible to conduct the at-home voting at all due to a breakdown in transport services or another force majeure, the voter shall be notified in the manner determined in subsection 4 that the at-home voting will not be conducted.