EAdIElection Administration Index
How professionally and independently is election administration codified?
Dimensions
Accountability
50.0% · 1/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| COI.1Conflict-of-interest disclosureAre commissioners and senior election staff required by statute to disclose financial interests (vendor relationships, party positions, candidate connections) publicly? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
| COI.2Judicial review of administrative decisionsIs the right to seek judicial review of election-authority decisions codified, with standing, timeline, and venue defined? | 1/1100.0% | § 88 codifies that 'every voter may complain about Folketing elections. Complaints shall be addressed to the Folketing and sent to the Minister.' § 103 codifies parallel for referendums. § 104 codifies retention of materials. Comprehensive judicial-review (via Folketinget) framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Commission
40.0% · 2/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMM.1Statutory grounding of commissionIs the election commission's existence and core mandate set in the constitution (rather than statute alone, regulation, or executive order)? | 2/2100.0% | § 17 codifies that 'the Minister of the Interior and Health establishes a Valgnævn (Election Board) which decides on voter-list inclusion, party-name approval, and party-deletion.' § 23 codifies valgbestyrelse appointment for each constituency. § 9 codifies polling-district structure. § 11a codifies Valgnævnet authority over party names. § 12a codifies enforcement. Multi-tier statutory grounding codified. “Indenrigs- og sundhedsministeren nedsætter et valgnævn” | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| COMM.2Multi-branch appointmentAre commission members appointed by multiple branches (legislature, judiciary, executive) such that no single branch unilaterally controls composition? | 0/10.0% | § 17 codifies Valgnævnet established by the Minister of the Interior and Health. Multi-branch appointment is partial — the Minister appoints, but selection criteria are codified. § 122 / § 109 are MP-compensation provisions (unrelated). § 55 codifies postal-vote receivers appointed by municipal council. § 57 codifies vote-receivers abroad appointed by Minister. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| COMM.3Term protectionAre commissioner terms defined in statute with fixed length, staggered cycles, and statutory grounds for removal? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
| COMM.4Political-balance requirementIs the commission's composition required by statute to be politically balanced (party-balanced, supermajority-confirmation, or independent appointment by judiciary)? | 0/10.0% | § 73 codifies that valgbestyrelsen conducts the fintælling. § 76 / § 77 / § 78 codify mandate distribution. § 82 codifies party-list count. § 30 (not in FTS top-5) codifies that tilforordnede vælgere are selected by 'proportional representation' (forholdstalsvalg) among municipal voters. § 29 codifies parallel for valgstyrere. Political-balance through proportional appointment partially codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Funding
0.0% · 0/4| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUND.1Independent funding lineIs the election authority's budget a separate statutory line item (not subject to mid-cycle reallocation by the executive branch alone)? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
| FUND.2Multi-year funding cycleAre election infrastructure budgets set on a multi-year cycle (avoiding annual political renegotiation of election-administration money)? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
| FUND.3Foreign funding prohibitionIs foreign-source funding of the election authority (and election administration vendors, where applicable) prohibited by statute? | 0/20.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
Staff Training
0.0% · 0/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAFF.1Career professional staffIs the election authority's career staff (professional employees, not political appointees) protected by civil-service or analogous merit-based statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
| STAFF.2Mandatory trainingIs training for election officials and poll workers required by statute, with content and frequency defined? | 0/10.0% | § 31 codifies that 'valgstyrere and tilforordnede vælgere have a duty to acquaint themselves with their tasks and appear before election day at the municipal council's demand to receive necessary instruction.' Statutory training/instruction requirement codified though the FTS-surfaced sections relate to citizens-abroad framework. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| STAFF.3Whistleblower protectionAre election-related whistleblower protections (for staff reporting irregularities) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
Vendor Oversight
33.3% · 1/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CERT.1Certification process codifiedIs the voting-equipment certification process (criteria, evaluators, timeline, public-comment period) codified in statute or regulation? | 0/10.0% | § 12 codifies new-party registration. § 11a codifies party-name approval by Valgnævnet. § 13 codifies party-name approval criteria. § 37 codifies candidate-list notification deadline. § 89 codifies Folketinget validity decisions. Voting-system certification is not codified (paper-only regime); these provisions cover party/candidate certification. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| CERT.2Recertification triggersAre recertification triggers (after material updates, after defects discovered, on a fixed schedule) codified? | 0.5/150.0% | § 87 codifies that Folketinget approves the validity of candidates' elections and can demand new calculations by the Minister. Re-validation triggers via Folketinget. § 16a/§ 96b codify recertification of voter eligibility for citizens abroad. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| CERT.3Decertification grounds & procedureAre the grounds for revoking certification, and the procedure for doing so, defined in statute? | 0.5/150.0% | § 34 codifies candidate-withdrawal procedure with Ankestyrelsen. § 32a codifies vote-buying prohibition. § 13 codifies party-name de-registration grounds. § 89 codifies invalidation of constituency voting. § 69 codifies ballot-invalidity grounds. Decertification framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |