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% | 15 kap. 5 § codifies judicial review by the Valprövningsnämnden of results-establishment decisions. 15 kap. 4 § codifies standing. 15 kap. 6 § codifies submission. 15 kap. 7 § codifies misdirected-appeal acceptance. 15 kap. 8 § codifies public notice of appeals. Comprehensive judicial-review framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Commission
40.0% · 2/5| 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% | 3 kap. 1 § codifies the central election authority (Valmyndigheten) with overarching responsibility. 3 kap. 2 § codifies the regional election authority (länsstyrelsen) with responsibility within the county AND for training the municipal commissions. 3 kap. 3 § codifies the municipal election commission (valnämnden). 3 kap. 5 § codifies vote-receiver appointment. Multi-tier statutory grounding of election commissions. “Det ska finnas en central valmyndighet som har det övergripande ansvaret för frågor om val.” | § 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? | 0/10.0% | 14 kap. 18 § codifies central-authority appointment of replacement Riksdag members on the Speaker's notification. 14 kap. 20 § codifies parallel for substitutes. The central election authority (Valmyndigheten) is appointed by the Government as a statutory agency (Förordning 2017:566 — separate instrument). Multi-branch appointment of the agency itself not directly codified in Vallagen. | § 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% | 14 kap. 3-7 § codify proportional mandate distribution among parties — Sainte-Laguë method with 4% national threshold. Political balance is achieved through proportional representation at the legislative level; explicit party-balance requirement for the election commission itself is not codified in Vallagen. | § 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% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: 7 kap. 11 § codifies abroad-residence voting via mail. 7 kap. 13 § codifies postal-ballot procedure. Foreign-funding prohibition for parties/campaigns lives in Lag om insyn i finansiering av partier (2018:90) — separate instrument; not codified within Vallagen. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Staff Training
33.3% · 1/3| 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? | 1/1100.0% | 3 kap. 2 § codifies that 'the county administrative board (länsstyrelsen) is the regional election authority with responsibility within the county for election matters AND for TRAINING the municipal election commissions.' 3 kap. 1 § codifies central-authority responsibility including pre-election preparation (which includes training of regional authorities). 3 kap. 5 § codifies vote-receiver appointment. Mandatory training of commissions explicitly codified. “Länsstyrelsen är regional valmyndighet med ansvar i länet för frågor om val och för utbildning av valnämnderna.” | § 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
50.0% · 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? | 0.5/150.0% | 9 kap. 1 § codifies polling-station vote-reception rules. 11 kap. 2 § codifies count-order. 14 kap. 1a § codifies mandate-distribution by central election authority. 7 kap. 15 § codifies central-authority handling of postal-vote envelopes. Voting-system certification is not codified (Sweden uses no electronic equipment); these provisions cover ballot-paper + envelope certification instead. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| CERT.2Recertification triggersAre recertification triggers (after material updates, after defects discovered, on a fixed schedule) codified? | 0.5/150.0% | 15 kap. 13 § codifies that 'the Valprövningsnämnden shall annul an election to the extent necessary and decide on a re-election (omval) in the relevant constituency if there were irregularities in the preparation… or in the carrying out of the election.' Re-certification triggers via the Election Review Board codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| CERT.3Decertification grounds & procedureAre the grounds for revoking certification, and the procedure for doing so, defined in statute? | 0.5/150.0% | 13 kap. 6 § codifies that 'if ballots submitted by voters have not been stored securely, they shall be declared invalid if it can be assumed that something unauthorized was done with them.' 13 kap. 7 § codifies ballot-invalidity grounds. 13 kap. 5 § codifies the protocol. Decertification of ballots/envelopes for tampering or improper handling codified; voting-system decertification not applicable (paper-only). | § view source 2026-05-19 |