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% | § 16-8 codifies complaint-handling procedure in the body receiving the complaint, with referral to the National Election Board (riksvalgstyret) if not resolved. § 16-7 codifies complaint form/content. § 16-5 codifies standing for validity-decision complaints. § 16-12 (not in FTS top-5 for this datapoint) codifies Supreme Court (Høyesterett) review of Storting validity decisions. Comprehensive judicial-review framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Commission
60.0% · 3/5| 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% | § 10-15 codifies protocol-keeping by election boards (valgstyret, distriktsvalgstyret, fylkesvalgstyret). § 4-1 (not in FTS top-5 for this datapoint) codifies the National Election Board (Riksvalgstyret) — created by Storting after each election with 4-year term, 5 members including 3 judges, operating independently. § 10-13 codifies inter-board material transfer. Comprehensive multi-tier commission grounding. | § 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? | 1/1100.0% | § 4-1(1) codifies that 'after each Storting election the Storting shall appoint a National Election Board (riksvalgstyret) that functions for four years from 1 January of the second turn of the year after the Storting election' and 'shall perform its tasks independently and independently of the Storting' (selvstendig og uavhengig av Stortinget). § 4-1(2) codifies that 3 of 5 members must be judges. § 4-1(3) codifies disqualifications for ministers, MPs, councillors, etc. Multi-branch independent-appointment framework explicitly codified. “Etter hvert stortingsvalg skal Stortinget oppnevne et riksvalgstyre som fungerer i fire år fra 1. januar det andre årsskiftet etter stortingsvalget.” | § 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% | § 5-4 codifies signature thresholds for candidate-list submission. § 11-7 / § 11-8 codify leveling-mandate distribution between parties. § 5-1 codifies candidate-list requirements. Political balance is structural through proportional representation; explicit party-balance requirement for commissions is not directly codified — § 4-1 prohibits political-officeholder membership but does not require party-balanced composition. | § 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% | § 21-9 codifies penalty fees (overtredelsesgebyr) for election violations. § 3-3 codifies who is disqualified from election. Foreign-funding prohibition lives in the separate Partiloven (Party Act, LOV-2005-06-17-102) Chapter 4, which prohibits contributions from foreign donors. Not directly codified within Valgloven. | § view source 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% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 21-9 codifies penalty fees — unrelated to mandatory training. Election-worker training requirements are codified in regulation (forskrift) rather than directly in the Act. | § 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
66.7% · 2/3| 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? | 1/1100.0% | § 10-3 codifies criteria for approving ballots (public stamp, election identifier, party clearly indicated, etc.). § 10-4 codifies authority over envelope/doubtful ballots. § 10-2 codifies vote-approval procedure when ballot is in envelope. § 5-9 codifies authority to approve candidate lists. Comprehensive certification framework for ballots / candidate lists. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| CERT.2Recertification triggersAre recertification triggers (after material updates, after defects discovered, on a fixed schedule) codified? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-19 |
| CERT.3Decertification grounds & procedureAre the grounds for revoking certification, and the procedure for doing so, defined in statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 16-11 codifies grounds and procedure for the National Election Board to declare an election invalid. § 15-3 codifies municipality-level validity decisions. § 15-2 codifies county-level. § 16-12 codifies Supreme Court review. § 17-1 codifies re-election procedure. Comprehensive 'decertification' framework for the election itself. | § view source 2026-05-19 |