Procedure for voting

(1) The voter shall in a secluded room and unobserved fold the ballot paper up in such a manner that it is not possible to see which electoral list the voter is voting for.

(2) Voters registered in the electoral register in the municipality shall themselves drop the ballot paper into a ballot box, after receiving a stamp on the ballot paper. The returning officer places a cross in the electoral register by the elector’s name.

(3) During power outages or interruption of communication with the electoral register, ballot papers must not be put in the ballot box. When the ballot paper has been stamped, the voter in person personally places it in a ballot paper envelope and seals the envelope. The returning officer places the ballot paper envelope and the polling card in a contingency envelope.

(4) The Electoral Committee may, in special cases, determine that some advance voting stations shall use ballot paper envelopes. When the ballot paper has been stamped, the voter in person places it in a ballot paper envelope and seals the envelope. The returning officer puts the ballot paper envelope, along with the polling card, in a cover envelope.

(5) When receiving a vote from a voter registered in the electoral register in a different municipality, the ballot paper shall not be placed in the ballot box. When the ballot paper has been stamped, the voter in person places them in a ballot paper envelope and seals the envelope. The returning officer puts the ballot paper envelope, along with the polling card, in a cover envelope. The cover envelope shall be sent to the municipality where the voter is registered in the electoral register.

(6) A voter who is unknown to the returning officer shall provide proof of identity. In the event that voting takes place at an institution, the voter's identity may instead be confirmed by a member of staff who provides proof of his/her own identity.

(7) Stamps used in advance voting must be distinguished from stamps used in the election proceedings. It must not emerge from the stamp in which municipality the vote was cast.

(8) Voters who have such a need may themselves ask the returning officer for assistance with voting. Voters with a serious mental or physical disability may themselves choose an extra helper among the persons who are present at the polling station. The returning officer shall draw the helper’s attention to the fact that he or she is under a duty of secrecy pursuant to Section 15-4 (2).

(9) Ballot boxes used in advance voting in Norway shall be sealed.

Amended by Acts No. 18 of 15 April 2005,No. 16 of 11 May 2007, No. 14 of 13 May 2011, No. 20 of 24 May  2013.