EAIElectoral Access Index
How accessible is the franchise under codified procedure?
Dimensions
Administration
100.0% · 1/1| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMIN.1Election administration independenceIs the election administration body's independence (appointment by multiple branches, fixed terms, balanced political composition) codified in statute or constitution? | 1/1100.0% | § 17 codifies that the Minister of the Interior establishes a Valgnævn (Election Board) which decides election-related disputes. § 12a codifies Valgnævnet's authority to act on party-name violations. § 23 codifies the valgbestyrelse (district commission) appointed for each opstillingskreds. § 11a codifies prior approval requirement. Multi-tier independent administration codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Eligibility
40.0% · 2/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIG.1Age and residency in constitutionAre the minimum age and residency requirements for voting set in the constitution (rather than statute alone)? | 1/1100.0% | § 1 codifies that 'voting rights to the Folketing belong to everyone who has Danish citizenship, has reached 18 years of age, and has permanent residence in the kingdom, unless they are legally incapacitated.' § 2 codifies extension to Danish citizens posted abroad. § 47 codifies in-person voting requirement. § 96 codifies referendum eligibility. Constitutional grounding in Grundloven § 29 (separate instrument). | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| ELIG.2Disqualification frameworkIf voters can be disqualified (felony, mental incompetence), are the criteria and the duration codified in statute, with a defined restoration procedure? | 1/333.3% | § 4 codifies that 'eligible for election to the Folketing is everyone who has voting rights under § 1, jf. § 2, unless they are convicted of an act that in common reputation makes them unworthy of being a member of the Folketing.' § 106 codifies criminal penalties (fine or up to 4 months imprisonment) for election violations. § 12a codifies Valgnævnet authority on party violations. § 22 codifies error correction. Disqualification framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| ELIG.3Restoration of voting rightsWhere rights are lost (e.g., post-felony), is the procedure for restoration codified, with statutory deadlines and automatic restoration where applicable? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
Identification
40.0% · 2/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID.1Statutory groundingIf ID is required at any point in voting, is the requirement set in statute rather than regulation? If no ID is required, is that explicit in statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 47 codifies that 'voting rights are exercised by PERSONAL APPEARANCE at the polling place. The voter shall hand over their voter card (valgkort) to the polling officer.' § 12b codifies Ministerial rule-making on digital identity solutions. Statutory grounding for voter identification codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| ID.2Enumerated acceptable IDsAre the acceptable ID forms exhaustively enumerated in statute, not left to administrator discretion? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
| ID.3Free alternative IDIf government-issued ID is required, is a free state-issued ID available by statute to anyone who lacks one? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
| ID.4At-polls cure procedureIs the cure procedure for a voter who arrives without ID (provisional ballot, affidavit, return-with-ID, signature match) defined in statute? | 0/10.0% | § 50 codifies that valgstyrere may decide who is in the polling room. § 12a codifies Valgnævnet authority. Cure procedure for voter-roll errors at the polls is more limited than US-HAVA framework; corrections under § 22 must be made by the municipal council. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| ID.5Rejection appeal procedureIs the appeal procedure for a rejected ID (or rejected provisional ballot due to ID) codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 88 codifies that 'every voter can complain about Folketing elections. Complaints shall be addressed to the Folketing and sent to the Minister of the Interior and Health.' § 103 codifies parallel for referendums. § 35 codifies Ankestyrelsen review of candidate filings. § 34 codifies candidate-withdrawal procedure. Rejection-appeal right codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Registration
71.4% · 5/7| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| REG.1Statutory registration deadlineIs the registration cutoff relative to election day defined by statute (not regulation or administrative directive)? | 1/1100.0% | § 18 codifies that 'when the election has been called, the municipal council shall prepare a voter list (valgliste) of the municipality's voters.' § 19 codifies that voter lists are prepared from the Central Person Register (CPR). § 65 codifies postal-vote handling. § 47 codifies polling-place voting. § 96 codifies referendum eligibility. Statutory list-preparation deadlines codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| REG.2Enumerated registration methodsAre the available registration methods (in-person, mail, online, motor-voter, automatic, same-day where applicable) exhaustively enumerated in statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 19 codifies that voter lists are prepared from the Central Person Register (CPR) — Denmark uses AUTOMATIC voter registration via CPR. § 18 codifies municipal-council list preparation. § 16 codifies registration for citizens abroad. § 47 codifies in-person voting. § 96 codifies referendum participation. Automatic CPR-based registration framework codified. “Valglisterne udarbejdes på grundlag af oplysningerne i Det Centrale Personregister (CPR).” | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| REG.3Cure procedure for incomplete registrationDoes statute define a cure procedure when a registration is rejected as incomplete? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
| REG.4Rejection challenge rightIs the voter's right to challenge a rejected or removed registration codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 88 codifies that any voter may complain about Folketing elections to the Folketing via the Minister. § 103 codifies parallel for referendums. § 35 codifies Ankestyrelsen review of candidates. § 22 codifies error correction in voter lists. § 42 codifies candidate-list preparation. Rejection-challenge right codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| REG.5Roll-maintenance criteria in statuteAre the criteria for removing voters from rolls (death, change of address, inactivity) defined in statute, not regulation? | 2/2100.0% | § 19 codifies that voter lists are prepared from CPR — comprehensive list-maintenance framework based on continuously-updated population register. § 47a codifies on-day polling-place change application. § 47 codifies in-person voting verification. § 64 codifies postal-vote tracking. § 96 codifies referendum eligibility. Comprehensive automatic list-maintenance codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| REG.6Pre-purge notice & cure periodIs a statutory notice-and-opportunity-to-cure required before a voter is removed from the rolls? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
Roll Integrity
50.0% · 1/1| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROLL.1Voter-data security & breach notificationIs the data security regime for the voter registry (encryption requirements, breach notification, access logs) codified in statute? | 0.5/150.0% | § 51 codifies impartiality + non-disclosure obligations for officials conducting voting (criminally penalized under § 106). § 62 codifies parallel for postal-vote receivers. § 104 (not in FTS top-5 for this datapoint) codifies retention of voter materials with statutory destruction after complaint period and GDPR-compliant research use. § 2 codifies extension to citizens abroad. § 49 codifies disability-assistance confidentiality. Voter-data security partially codified within the Act; full data-protection framework is in Databeskyttelsesloven (separate). | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Voter Assistance
50.0% · 2/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSIST.1Language assistance thresholdAre the triggers for language assistance (bilingual ballots, language-minority population thresholds) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
| ASSIST.2Disability assistanceIs the right to be assisted in voting by a person of the voter's choosing — and the rules for who may assist — codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 49 codifies comprehensive disability assistance: voters with mobility, weakness, or other limitations can request necessary help from 2 valgstyrere/tilforordnede, OR from a person of their own choice when functional limitation is verifiable. § 54 codifies postal voting at hospitals, nursing homes, women's shelters, disability shelters, and other care institutions. § 99 codifies parallel for referendums. Comprehensive disability-assistance framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| ASSIST.3Illiteracy assistanceIs assistance for voters who cannot read codified, with a defined procedure protecting ballot secrecy? | 0.5/150.0% | § 49 codifies that voters with 'mangelnde førlighed, svagelighed eller lignende' (lack of mobility, weakness, OR SIMILAR) can request assistance — illiteracy covered under 'similar' category. Personal assistance from a person of the voter's choice is permitted. § 99 codifies parallel for referendums. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Voting Methods
66.7% · 4/6| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| VM.1In-person polling-place hoursAre polling-place opening and closing hours set by statute (not local administrative discretion)? | 1/1100.0% | § 45 codifies that 'in each polling district voting takes place at one polling place. The municipal council provides premises for voting and the necessary number of polling booths and ballot boxes.' § 46 (not in FTS top-5 for this datapoint) codifies polling hours 8:00-20:00 on workdays plus voter-line continuation. § 29 codifies 5-9 valgstyrere per polling place. § 31 codifies duty to serve. § 18 codifies voter list preparation. Statutory polling-hours + polling-place framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| VM.2Mail-in voting procedureIf mail-in voting is permitted, is the full procedure (application, deadline, return, signature verification, cure) codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 56 codifies brevstemme (postal-vote) framework: 'postal voting within the country can take place from the calling of the election until and including the third-to-last weekday before election day.' § 60 codifies postal-vote material (ballot paper, envelope, follow-letter, outer envelope). § 65 codifies pre-election processing. § 100 codifies parallel for referendums. § 64 codifies receipt protocol. Comprehensive postal-voting framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| VM.3Absentee voting frameworkIs the absentee voting framework (eligibility, application, return, treatment) codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 57 codifies that 'voters residing in the Faroe Islands or Greenland may postal-vote at the Faroese or Greenlandic population registers or with a vote-receiver appointed by the Minister.' § 56 codifies the timing framework. § 58 codifies parallel for seafarers on Danish ships in international waters and personnel on Danish offshore installations. § 60 codifies materials. Comprehensive absentee-from-abroad framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| VM.4Early voting periodIf early in-person voting is permitted, is the early voting period and the locations rule set by statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 56 codifies that postal voting can occur 'from the calling of the election until and including the third-to-last weekday before election day' — long early-voting window. § 65 codifies pre-election processing. § 100 codifies parallel for referendums. § 60 codifies materials. § 64 codifies receipt protocol. Early-voting window codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| VM.5Drop-box procedureIf ballot drop-boxes are permitted, are placement, security, and chain-of-custody procedures defined in statute (not administrative directive)? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
| VM.6Provisional ballot right & procedureIs the right to cast a provisional ballot, and the procedure for adjudicating it, codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |