The period for voting in advance. Requirements relating to the number of returning officers

(1) Electors who so wish may vote in advance inland from 10 August in the year of the election and abroad and on Svalbard and Jan Mayen from 1 July in the year of the election.

(2) Advance voting inland, including on Svalbard and Jan Mayen, must take place no later than the last Friday before Election Day, and advance voting abroad must take place no later than the penultimate Friday before Election Day. To ensure that advance voting abroad arrives in time, the Governor may decide that advance voting on Svalbard shall be concluded at an earlier time.

(3) The elector is personally responsible for casting the advance vote on a date that enables the advance vote to be received by the Electoral Committee before 5 p.m. on the day following the Election Day.

(4) Electors who are in the realm, with the exception of Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and who cannot cast a vote in the advance voting period or during the electoral proceedings can apply to the municipal authority and cast their vote from 1 July and up to the start of advance voting on 10 August of the election year.

(5) During the advance voting in Norway, except on Svalbard and Jan Mayen, there must be at least two returning officers present when receiving advance votes from 10 August.

Amended by Acts No. 16 of 11 May 2007 and No. 26 of 8 May 2009 (commencement 8 May 2009 pursuant to Decree No. 497 of 8 May 2009), No. 20 of  24 May 2013, No. 61 of 17 June 2016.