EIIElection Integrity Index

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section governs political organisations' access to electoral registers for monitoring elections and voter outreach. It does not address downloadable public packages, certificates, device records, or result signatures—the technical artifacts required for public verification under criterion 4.1.

No matching sections in corpus.

This section requires voters to use physical ballot papers that they mark themselves according to the Act's prescribed method, creating a hand-marked paper record. The requirement that voters handle, fold, and place the ballot paper themselves, combined with the prescribed marking procedures, establishes a voter-verifiable paper trail as the core voting mechanism.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses notification and publication of election results by the National Electoral Commission, but does not establish any legal right for citizens to conduct independent re-tallies from precinct data. It describes administrative procedures for informing elected officials and publishing results in the Government Gazette, with no mention of public access to detailed precinct-level data or citizen verification rights.

The section mandates tamper-evident seals on ballot boxes that leave visible traces if opened, which directly satisfies the tamper-evident standard at level 2. However, there is no requirement for logging of tampering events or auto-quarantine mechanisms, so the score does not reach higher levels.

No matching sections in corpus.

The section addresses physical security measures for ballot boxes through sealing requirements that create visible traces of tampering, but it does not mandate full chain-of-custody documentation or require public availability of such documentation. The statute describes equipment design and operational procedures but lacks explicit requirements for documenting the handling, transfer, and storage of ballots or ballot boxes throughout the electoral process.

The statute provides criminal penalties for tampering with voting materials and election hardware (up to four years imprisonment for falsifying polling, tampering with vote counts, and related acts). However, the criterion specifically asks about 'unauthorized device access,' which is narrower than the general tampering provisions here. The section addresses physical tampering with ballots and counting processes but does not explicitly address unauthorized electronic device access to election systems.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the role of Registers Iceland in administering the electronic electoral register and operating computer systems for elections, including provisions for audits of performance under a service agreement. However, it does not establish a legal requirement for post-election audits of election results themselves. The mention of 'audits of performance' refers to auditing the service provider's contract performance, not mandatory post-election audits of voting accuracy or election integrity.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the logistics and timing of vote counting in constituencies and municipalities, but contains no information about post-election audits, audit methods, hand recounts, comparison audits, risk-limiting audits, or any verification procedures after counting.

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The section explicitly grants list agents (party observers) full procedural access to all critical phases of vote counting: ballot box opening, materials receipt, ballot sorting, vote counting, and results compilation. The provision ensures continuous observation rights throughout the entire process and includes a fallback mechanism to guarantee representation.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses political organizations' access to electoral registers for monitoring elections and voter verification, but contains no requirements regarding publication timelines for precinct-level results. The criterion concerns the speed of results publication, which is a distinct topic not covered in this provision.

No matching sections in corpus.

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The statute requires that contracts define 'the term of the agreement,' which indicates that contract duration must be specified and is contemplated as a defined parameter. However, the text does not establish any specific cap on duration or prevent indefinite renewal or perpetual arrangements, only that a term must be defined. This satisfies transparency and definition requirements but not the substantive criterion of preventing lock-in through duration caps.

No matching sections in corpus.

The section explicitly mandates that municipal council representatives 'shall be elected by secret ballot,' which establishes a legal guarantee of ballot secrecy and thus voter-ballot unlinkability. This is an enforceable statutory requirement with no exceptions noted.

“Representatives on municipal councils shall be elected by secret ballot in general elections”

The section mandates voting assistance for voters who need it, which addresses some accessibility concerns such as motor or vision disabilities. However, it does not establish comprehensive accessibility standards for polling places (physical accessibility, language services, specific accommodations) nor does it mandate accessibility features at every polling location. The provision focuses narrowly on personal assistance rather than systemic accessibility infrastructure.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: The section establishes that polling stations are to be decided by municipal councils and must be publicised in advance, but contains no requirement specifying a minimum number or density of polling places per voters or per geographic area. It does not establish any legal floor or standard for polling-place density.