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Council of Europe founding member (1949); EU member since 1995. Elections administered by Valmyndigheten (Swedish Election Authority) with regional and municipal-level commissions. Paper ballots statewide — manual count in polling station (vallokal) at close of polls, then municipal canvass, then final regional canvass. Foundational statute: Vallag (2005:837). Source: lagen.nu.
Voting Channels
The voting channels available under current law, each verified against the cited statute.
- Election dayElection-day in personall
Voting at the polling place on election day, 08:00–20:00/21:00.
Vallag 4 kap. 21 §
- EarlyEarly in personall-voters
Advance voting (förtidsröstning) at numerous locations, typically from about 18 days before election day.
Vallag 10 kap. 2 §
- PostalPostal / maillimited
Postal voting (brevröstning) for voters abroad or on a ship in international waters; messenger voting is available for voters who cannot attend in person.
Vallag 7 kap. 11–14 §§
- ProxyProxynot available
No proxy voting (messenger voting delivers the voter's own sealed ballot; it is not a proxy).
- InternetInternetnot available
No internet voting.
Methodology Radar
Dimension Breakdown
Primary Instruments
| Citation | Type | Title | Sections | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallag Kap. 1 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 1 | 6 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 10 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 10 | 7 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 11 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 11 | 5 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 12 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 12 | 8 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 13 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 13 | 10 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 14 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 14 | 36 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 15 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 15 | 15 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 2 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 2 | 21 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 3 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 3 | 7 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 4 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 4 | 26 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 5 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 5 | 11 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 6 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 6 | 10 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 7 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 7 | 16 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 8 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 8 | 15 | active |
| Vallag Kap. 9 | Code | SE Vallag, Kapittel 9 | 15 | active |
Methodologies — Datapoint Drill-In
Each methodology card above takes you to Sweden's scoring detail for that methodology — every datapoint, with rationale and the exact statute that justifies the score.