Time and place of voting. Organisation

(1) The municipal council, or the Electoral Committee under delegated authority, decides into how many polling districts the municipal authority area shall be divided. The Norwegian Mapping Authority shall be informed of any changes in the division into polling districts by 31 March in the year of the election.

(2) The Electoral Committee determines where and when voting shall take place. Voting shall take place in suitable and accessible premises. Voters must be able to enter the polling stations unassisted. Other premises shall not be used unless special reasons exist. The municipal council may itself, with endorsement from at least 1/3 of its members, resolve to keep the polling stations open longer than stipulated by the Electoral Committee. The resolution must be passed no later than at the same time as the budget for the year in which the election is to be held. Voting on Monday must not take place later than 9 pm.

(3) The Electoral Committee announces the time and place of polling.

(4) Any candidate who appears on an electoral list in a municipal council election is ineligible for appointment as a returning officer or election official in the municipality in question. Any candidate who appears on an electoral list in a parliamentary election or county council election is ineligible for appointment as a returning officer or election official in the municipalities in the constituency in question.

Amended by Acts No. 26 of 8 May 2009 (commencement 8 May 2009 pursuant to Degree No. 497 of 8 May 2009), No. 14 of 13 May 2011, No. 20 of 24 May 2013, No. 71 of 19 June 2017, No. 39 of 15 June 2018.