(1) Expenses in connection with general elections and referendums are defrayed by the municipalities, but see subsections (2) and (3). Expenses defrayed by the constituency municipality in advance shall be distributed by the chair of the election committee among the municipalities or parts of municipalities of the nomination district in proportion to the latest published population figures of the municipality or part of the municipality concerned.

(2) Expenses for the advance voting material shall be defrayed by the Treasury. The municipality shall refund the expenses defrayed by the Treasury for the advance voting material that the municipalities order for the advance voting in the municipalities, see section 53 and section 54, subsections (2), (4) and (5).

(3) Stamp expenses for forwarding of advance votes shall be defrayed by the authority, institution, ship or off-shore installation which the vote receiver represents.