(1) In national referendums, advance voting is possible in accordance with section 59, section 60(1)-(3), (4), 1st sentence, and (5), section 61, section 62(2), section 67(1), (3), (4) and (6)-(8), section 68(1), 2nd sentence, and (2), section 70(1), 1st-3rd sentences, and (2)-(5), section 71(1) and (3), and sections 72 and 73 subject to the changes resulting from the nature and date of the vote and the way in which the vote is taken, and from subsections (2)-(11) and the rules laid down by virtue of subsection (12).

(2) Advance voting under section 59 is only possible in the municipality and in other municipalities subject to agreement between the relevant local councils.

(3) Advance voting at hospitals under section 60(1) is only possible at hospitals situated in the region in which the municipality is situated, and in other regions subject to agreement with the relevant regional council and the local council in the municipality in which the referendum is held.

(4) Advance voting in the housing and accommodation facilities etc. mentioned in section 60(2) is only possible in housing and accommodation facilities etc. situated in the municipality and in other municipalities subject to agreement between the relevant local councils.

(5) Advance voting at the institutions mentioned in section 60(3) is only possible at the institutions situated in the region in which the municipality is situated, and at institutions outside the region where the municipality is situated subject to agreement between the Prison and Probation Service and the local council in the municipality in which the referendum is held.

(6) Requests for advance voting in the home for the reasons mentioned in section 60(4), 1st sentence, may be submitted to the municipality of residence no earlier than four weeks prior to the polling day and shall be submitted not later than 12 days prior to the polling day. If 12 days prior to the polling day falls on a Saturday or Sunday or other non-working day, the time allowed for submission of requests for advance voting in the home will be extended until the following business day at 12 noon. The local council may determine a later deadline for submission of requests under the 1st sentence hereof, but not later than the third-to-last working day, including Saturdays, prior to the polling day.

(7) The advance voting under subsections (1)-(6), cf. section 59 and section 60(1)-(3), (4), 1st sentence, and (5), may take place in the three last weeks prior to the polling day, but not later than the third-to-last working day, including Saturdays, prior to the polling day.

(8) For advance voting, special advance voting material procured by the local council shall be used. The advance voting material shall consist of a ballot paper with an envelope, a covering letter and a cover. The ballot paper shall be designed in accordance with section 105f(1)-(3). The advance voting material shall be ready for advance voting not later than three weeks prior to the polling day.

(9) When voting in advance, voters voting in favour of the decision must mark a cross next to the word Yes on the ballot paper, whereas voters voting against the decision must mark a cross next to the word No. The voters shall be given guidance on the question(s) put to vote and on the procedure described in the 1st sentence hereof.

(10) Vote receivers and persons who provide personal assistance in advance voting may not, in connection with the advance voting, advise or urge the voter to vote for or against the question put to vote.

(11) An advance vote shall not be considered if-

(i) the sender is not entered in the electoral register or is no longer permanently resident in the municipality;

(ii) the sender died before the polling day;

(iii) the advance voting material procured by the local council, cf. section 8, 1st sentence, has not been used;

(iv) the prescribed procedure for advance voting has not been complied with, cf. section 9, 1st sentence; or,

(v) the advance vote has not been cast within the prescribed deadlines, cf. subsection (7).

(12) The Minister for the Interior and Health may lay down rules for the content and layout of the advance voting material. The Minister for the Interior and Health may lay down rules for the organisation and undertaking of advance voting and advance voting procedures. The Minister for the Interior and Health may lay down rules for aids to be provided in connection with advance voting. The Minister for the Interior and Health may lay down rules for the content and layout of the advance voting logbook.