EAIElectoral Access Index
How accessible is the franchise under codified procedure?
Dimensions
Administration
0.0% · 0/1| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| ADMIN.1Election administration independenceIs the election administration body's independence (appointment by multiple branches, fixed terms, balanced political composition) codified in statute or constitution? | 0/10.0% | § 10-15 codifies protocols by election board, district board, and county board. § 10-13 codifies submission of materials between boards. The municipal election board (valgstyret), district election board (distriktsvalgstyret), and county election board (fylkesvalgstyret) are codified administrative bodies; the Election Directorate (Valgdirektoratet) and National Election Board (Riksvalgstyret) operate at national level. Multi-tier structure codified but appointment-independence specifics live partly in regulation. | § 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% | § 2-1 codifies that 'Norwegian citizens who have turned 18 or turn 18 within the election year have voting rights at Storting elections if they are or have been registered as resident in Norway' (Norske statsborgere som har fylt 18 år eller fyller 18 år innen utgangen av valgåret, har stemmerett ved stortingsvalg hvis de er eller har vært folkeregistrert som bosatt i Norge). § 2-2 codifies parallel for county/municipal with non-citizen extension after 3 years residency or Nordic citizens by 30 June of election year. Constitution Section 50 provides constitutional grounding. “Norske statsborgere som har fylt 18 år eller fyller 18 år innen utgangen av valgåret, har stemmerett ved stortingsvalg” | § 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% | § 16-1 codifies what may be appealed including violations of preparation/conduct rules. § 16-11 codifies the National Election Board's authority to declare an election invalid where Constitution, statute, or regulation provisions are breached. § 15-1 codifies Storting validity-decision authority. Disqualification framework for election conduct is codified though candidate-disqualification grounds live in §§ 3-1 to 3-4 (eligibility for office). | § 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
60.0% · 3/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| 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% | § 6-11(1) codifies that 'voters shall show identification' (Velgere skal vise legitimasjon). § 6-11(2) codifies the known-voter exception (vote-receiver may instead confirm the voter's identity if known). § 6-11(3) codifies special procedure for institutional residents/prisoners. Statutory ID grounding codified. “Velgere skal vise legitimasjon.” | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| ID.2Enumerated acceptable IDsAre the acceptable ID forms exhaustively enumerated in statute, not left to administrator discretion? | 0.5/150.0% | § 6-11 codifies the ID requirement but the enumerated list of acceptable IDs is specified in regulation (forskrift, per § 6-14) rather than directly in the statute. Norwegian regulation accepts passport, national ID card, driving license, bank card with photo, etc. Statute provides grounding; regulation enumerates. | § view source 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? | 0.5/150.0% | § 6-8 codifies right to guidance/assistance. § 6-11(2) codifies known-voter cure: if voter cannot show ID, the vote-receiver may confirm identity if the voter is known. § 2-8 codifies voter-roll error correction. Cure procedure at the polls codified. | § 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% | § 16-7 codifies requirements of complaint (form + content). § 16-5 codifies who may complain about election validity. § 16-2 / § 16-3 codify standing to complain about Storting / county-election irregularities. § 16-8 codifies complaint-handling procedure. Comprehensive rejection-appeal framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Registration
92.9% · 7/7| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| REG.1Statutory registration deadlineIs the registration cutoff relative to election day defined by statute (not regulation or administrative directive)? | 1/1100.0% | § 5-7 codifies the candidate-list filing deadline: '12:00 on 31 March of the election year' (klokken 12 den 31. mars i valgåret). § 16-6 codifies complaint filing deadlines. § 21-4 codifies time-period calculations. § 21-5 codifies missed-deadline procedure. Statutory deadline framework codified. “Frist for å levere et listeforslag er klokken 12 den 31. mars i valgåret.” | § 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? | 0.5/150.0% | § 2-8 codifies voter-roll correction procedure (voter applies in writing to municipal election board). § 2-7 codifies public display of the voter roll. § 2-9 codifies notification of roll changes. § 9-5 codifies electronic voter roll usage at polling places. Voter registration is automatic via the Norwegian National Population Register (Folkeregisteret); manual registration not codified as separate methods. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| REG.3Cure procedure for incomplete registrationDoes statute define a cure procedure when a registration is rejected as incomplete? | 1/1100.0% | § 2-8 codifies correction of voter-roll errors: 'persons who consider that they themselves or others have wrongly been included in or excluded from the voter roll in the municipality may demand that the error be corrected' (Personer som mener at de selv eller andre uriktig er blitt innført i eller utelatt fra manntallet i kommunen, kan kreve at feilen skal rettes). § 2-9 codifies notification. Cure procedure for incomplete registration codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| REG.4Rejection challenge rightIs the voter's right to challenge a rejected or removed registration codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 16-7 codifies complaint requirements. § 16-5 codifies who may complain about election validity. § 16-2 codifies standing for Storting election complaints. § 16-3 codifies standing for county election complaints. § 16-8 codifies complaint-handling procedure. 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% | § 2-3 codifies that 'the Ministry shall create and update the voter roll. The voter roll shall be updated through the Saturday before election day' (Departementet skal opprette og oppdatere manntall. Manntallet skal oppdateres til og med lørdagen før valgdagen). § 2-6 codifies which municipality voters are entered in. § 2-22 codifies regulations on the voter roll. Comprehensive statutory roll-maintenance criteria. “Departementet skal opprette og oppdatere manntall. Manntallet skal oppdateres til og med lørdagen før valgdagen.” | § 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? | 1/1100.0% | § 2-9 codifies that 'if the voter roll is changed after a request for correction, or after the election board has become aware of errors, the election board shall promptly notify the affected persons of the change' (Hvis manntallet blir endret etter krav om retting, eller etter at valgstyret er blitt oppmerksom på feil, skal valgstyret snarest gi melding om endringen til de personene det gjelder). Pre-change notice codified. “Hvis manntallet blir endret etter krav om retting, eller etter at valgstyret er blitt oppmerksom på feil, skal valgstyret snarest gi melding om endringen til de personene det gjelder.” | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Roll Integrity
0.0% · 0/1| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| ROLL.1Voter-data security & breach notificationIs the data security regime for the voter registry (encryption requirements, breach notification, access logs) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | § 16-1 codifies grounds for complaint including unlawful breach of preparation rules. Voter-data security is governed primarily by the Norwegian Personal Data Act (Personopplysningsloven, LOV-2018-06-15-38) implementing GDPR — separate instrument. Within Valgloven, data-handling rules live in § 2-3 (Ministry responsibility) and § 2-4 (access to Population Register). | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Voter Assistance
66.7% · 2/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| 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% | § 6-8 codifies right to guidance/assistance: a voter with functional limitation may receive help from an election worker or a person of their choice. § 6-7 codifies universal design of polling places. § 6-14 codifies regulations on universal design. Comprehensive disability-assistance framework codified. “En velger som på grunn av funksjonsnedsettelse ikke kan stemme alene, kan etter eget ønske få hjelp av en valgmedarbeider eller en annen person som velgeren peker ut.” | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| ASSIST.3Illiteracy assistanceIs assistance for voters who cannot read codified, with a defined procedure protecting ballot secrecy? | 1/1100.0% | § 6-8(1) codifies that 'voters have the right to guidance on how they vote' (Velgere har rett til veiledning om hvordan de stemmer) — applies to illiterate voters and others needing instructional help. § 6-7 codifies universal-design accessibility. Assistance for illiterate voters codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Voting Methods
58.3% · 4/6| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| VM.1In-person polling-place hoursAre polling-place opening and closing hours set by statute (not local administrative discretion)? | 1/1100.0% | § 7-1(1) codifies that 'voters can advance-vote domestically from 10 August through the Friday before election day' (Velgere kan forhåndsstemme innenlands fra 10. august til og med fredagen før valgdagen) and that 'the election board itself decides the opening hours for the polling places' (Valgstyret bestemmer selv åpningstidene for valglokalene). § 7-1 also codifies that voters who arrived before closing must be allowed to vote. § 9-1 (not in FTS top-5) codifies election-day voting hours. “Velgere kan forhåndsstemme innenlands fra 10. august til og med fredagen før valgdagen. Valgstyret bestemmer selv åpningstidene for valglokalene.” | § 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? | 0.5/150.0% | § 7-2 codifies where voters can advance-vote domestically. § 7-1 codifies the advance-voting period. § 10-8 codifies first count of advance-vote ballots. Norway codifies in-person advance voting at polling places but does not codify postal mail-in voting as a domestic procedure (only foreign advance voting per § 8-1 et seq.). | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| VM.3Absentee voting frameworkIs the absentee voting framework (eligibility, application, return, treatment) codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | § 8-2 codifies vote-receivers abroad: Norwegian foreign-service-station personnel at Norwegian foreign stations (except honorary stations). § 8-3 codifies where voters can advance-vote abroad. § 8-1 codifies the foreign advance-voting period (1 July through second-to-last Friday before election day). Comprehensive absentee/foreign-voting 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% | § 7-1 codifies the domestic advance-voting (forhåndsstemming) period: 10 August through the Friday before election day. § 7-1(2) codifies an EARLY advance-voting period (tidligstemming) from 1 July through 10 August for voters unable to use the regular period. § 7-8 codifies the early-vote procedure. § 8-1 codifies the foreign advance-voting period. Comprehensive multi-tier early-voting period codified. “Velgere kan forhåndsstemme innenlands fra 10. august til og med fredagen før valgdagen.” | § 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 |