Icelandic and foreign election monitors from organisations or institutes may obtain the National Electoral Commission’s authorisation to monitor the conduct of polls under this Act.
If election monitors have been granted an authorisation under paragraph 1, the municipal councils, electoral commissions, presiding officers, senior electoral commissions and the National Electoral Commission shall be obliged to receive them and facilitate all their monitoring activities. Election monitors shall be obliged to comply with the instructions and polling session rules set by electoral commissions, senior electoral commissions and the National Electoral Commission.
The National Electoral Commission shall prepare special identification documents for election monitors, which they shall carry during their activities and produce on request.
