Duties of the National Electoral Commission.

The National Electoral Commission administers the implementation of this Act, and its main duties are to:    

a. publish official notices on the preparation, conduct and timing of elections,   
b. prepare voting materials, cf., however, paragraph 2 of Article 64,    
c. provide the general public, candidates standing for election, the media, electoral commissions and others responsible for the conduct of elections with information, training and guidance,    
d. co-operate and consult with appropriate parties, non-governmental organisations and agencies on the preparation and conduct of elections,    
e. publish the results of elections,    
f. promote election research and progress in the conduct of elections,    
g. provide the Minister and other government authorities with advice on elections and make proposals to the Minister on the issuance of regulations providing further details regarding individual provisions of this Act,    
h. take part in international co-operation relating to elections,    
i. perform other functions relating to the public administration of elections in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, this Act or other legislation. 

In municipal elections, the senior electoral commissions of municipalities, cf. Article 17, shall perform the functions under points (a), (b) and (e) of paragraph 1. In addition to the National Electoral Commission, the senior electoral commissions of municipalities shall also perform the functions under point (c) in municipal elections. 

Registers Iceland shall provide the National Electoral Commission with access to its records and systems free of charge to enable the Commission to perform its role. The National Electoral Commission shall issue an annual report on its activities. The Commission shall submit a report to Minister after each election on the preparation and conduct thereof, and the Minister shall submit the report to the Althingi. 

The National Electoral Commission may give other electoral commissions general directions on the preparation and conduct of elections. The Commission may decide to have such directions published in the Government Gazette. 

The National Electoral Commission decides the design, markings and use of official seals used in elections and supplies these to other electoral commissions. These rules ¹⁾ shall be published in the Government Gazette
    ¹⁾ Regulation No. 422/2022.