EAIElectoral Access Index
How accessible is the franchise under codified procedure?
Dimensions
Administration
100.0% · 1/1| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMIN.1Election administration independenceIs the election administration body's independence (appointment by multiple branches, fixed terms, balanced political composition) codified in statute or constitution? | 1/1100.0% | 3 kap. 1 § codifies the central election authority (Valmyndigheten) with overarching responsibility for election matters. 3 kap. 2 § codifies the regional election authority (länsstyrelsen). 3 kap. 3 § codifies the municipal election commission (valnämnden). 3 kap. 5 § codifies vote-receiver appointment. Multi-tier independent administrative structure codified. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Eligibility
20.0% · 1/5| 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% | 1 kap. 4 § codifies EU-citizen voting rights at European Parliament elections. 1 kap. 5 § codifies eligibility. 5 kap. 3 § codifies that 'at European Parliament elections, Union citizens who are not Swedish citizens shall be entered on the electoral roll only if they turn 18 by election day.' Constitutional grounding lies in Regeringsformen (Instrument of Government), chapter 3 — separate instrument. Age + residency + citizenship codified. | § 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? | 0/30.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 8 kap. 6 § codifies that 'voters who are not known to the vote-receivers shall identify themselves or in another way prove their identity.' 8 kap. 8 § codifies parallel for messengers. 7 kap. 9 § codifies parallel for messenger-ballot voters. 8 kap. 9 § codifies grounds for refusing acceptance of envelope. Comprehensive ID-grounding framework. “Väljare som inte är kända för röstmottagarna skall legitimera sig eller på annat sätt styrka sin identitet.” | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| ID.2Enumerated acceptable IDsAre the acceptable ID forms exhaustively enumerated in statute, not left to administrator discretion? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 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? | 1/1100.0% | 5 kap. 6 § codifies cure procedure for voter-roll errors: 'persons who consider that the electoral roll contains incorrect information about them shall, no later than twelve days before election day, in writing demand that the information be corrected.' 5 kap. 7 § codifies that corrected roll is sent to the municipal commission. 8 kap. 4 § / 8 kap. 5 § codify polling-place ID procedures. Comprehensive cure framework 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% | 15 kap. 5 § codifies that 'an appeal of a decision establishing the outcome of an election under 3 § 4 shall be submitted to the Valprövningsnämnden (Election Review Board).' 15 kap. 6 § codifies submission procedure. 15 kap. 7 § codifies acceptance even if misdirected within appeal period. 15 kap. 4 § codifies standing for appeals. 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 kap. 5 § codifies notice procedures from other EU Member States regarding voter eligibility. 5 kap. 3 § codifies EP-election eligibility timing (must turn 18 by election day). 5 kap. 4 § codifies the voter-roll district assignment. 2 kap. 1 § codifies party-registration deadlines. 2 kap. 5 § codifies registration validity across elections. Statutory deadline framework codified. | § 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? | 1/1100.0% | 5 kap. 4 § codifies that 'voters shall be entered on the electoral roll for the polling district in which they are registered as resident.' Sweden uses automatic registration via Folkbokföring (population register) — no separate registration step. 5 kap. 3 § codifies EU-citizen registration. 2 kap. 1 § codifies party registration. Automatic voter registration codified. | § 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% | 13 kap. 3 § codifies that 'if the documents from the municipal commission are incomplete or otherwise deficient, the county administrative board shall request that they be completed.' 5 kap. 6 § codifies voter-roll correction procedure. 5 kap. 7 § codifies correction transmission. Comprehensive cure framework 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% | 15 kap. 5 § codifies appeal to Valprövningsnämnden. 15 kap. 4 § codifies standing for appeals by voters and parties. 15 kap. 6 § codifies submission procedure. 15 kap. 7 § codifies misdirected-appeal acceptance. 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% | 5 kap. 2 § codifies that 'Swedish citizens no longer registered as resident in the country shall be entered on the electoral roll for ten years from the day registration ended.' 5 kap. 3 § codifies EU-citizen criteria. 5 kap. 4 § codifies district assignment. 5 kap. 5 § codifies inter-state coordination. Comprehensive statutory roll-maintenance criteria codified. “Svenska medborgare som inte längre är folkbokförda här i landet skall tas upp i röstlängd under tio år från den dag folkbokföringen upphörde.” | § 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? | 0.5/150.0% | 4 kap. 18 § codifies that 'the county administrative board's decision on polling-district division shall be issued no later than December 1 of the year before the year in which the decision is first applied.' Pre-purge / pre-change notice via fixed publication date codified. 4 kap. 19 § codifies regional/municipal change-decision procedure. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Roll Integrity
50.0% · 1/1| 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? | 0.5/150.0% | 5 kap. 1 § codifies that 'for elections the central election authority shall, for each polling district, establish a list of those eligible to vote in the election (electoral roll).' 5 kap. 2 § codifies external-residency tracking. 5 kap. 10 § codifies duplicate voter card procedure. Voter-data security is governed by Sweden's Data Protection Act (Dataskyddslagen) implementing GDPR — separate instrument. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Voter Assistance
50.0% · 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% | 7 kap. 3 § codifies disability assistance: 'voters who, because of functional limitation or similar, cannot prepare their own votes, shall on request receive help from vote-receivers to the extent needed.' 8 kap. 2a § codifies parallel for ballot selection. 4 kap. 20 § codifies polling-place accessibility. Comprehensive disability-assistance framework codified. “Väljare som på grund av funktionsnedsättning eller liknande inte själva kan göra i ordning sina röster, ska dock på begäran få hjälp med detta av röstmottagarna i den utsträckning som behövs.” | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| ASSIST.3Illiteracy assistanceIs assistance for voters who cannot read codified, with a defined procedure protecting ballot secrecy? | 0.5/150.0% | 7 kap. 3 § codifies general assistance for voters who cannot prepare their own votes (illiteracy is included implicitly under 'functional limitation or similar'). 8 kap. 2a § codifies ballot-selection assistance. Illiteracy is not separately enumerated as a category but is covered by the general assistance framework. | § view source 2026-05-19 |
Voting Methods
66.7% · 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% | 4 kap. 21 § codifies polling-place hours: 'a polling place shall be open for voting at European Parliament elections between 8:00 and 21:00; at other elections: between 8:00 and 20:00 or 21:00 (per municipal decision).' 4 kap. 24 § codifies advance-polling-station hours. 7 kap. 1 § codifies voting venue. 10 kap. 2 § codifies advance-voting start. Statutory polling hours codified. | § 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? | 1/1100.0% | 7 kap. 12 § codifies that 'postal ballots may be prepared at the earliest 45 days before election day.' 7 kap. 13 § codifies the postal-ballot preparation procedure with two witnesses. 7 kap. 14 § codifies envelope-sealing. 6 kap. 5 § codifies the envelope types (window envelope, outer envelope for messenger, outer envelope for postal, etc.). 9 kap. 9 § codifies receipt processing. Comprehensive postal-voting framework codified. “Brevröster får göras i ordning tidigast 45 dagar före valdagen.” | § view source 2026-05-19 |
| VM.3Absentee voting frameworkIs the absentee voting framework (eligibility, application, return, treatment) codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | 7 kap. 11 § codifies that 'voters residing abroad or onboard a ship in international waters may vote by letter.' 7 kap. 13 § codifies the procedure. Comprehensive absentee/abroad-voting framework codified. “Väljare som vistas utomlands eller ombord på ett fartyg i utrikes fart får rösta genom brev.” | § 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% | 10 kap. 2 § codifies that 'at ordinary elections to the Riksdag and to regional and municipal councils as well as at European Parliament elections, advance voting may begin' on dates specified (typically 18 days before election day). 7 kap. 6 § codifies messenger-ballot earliest-preparation date. 7 kap. 12 § codifies postal-ballot earliest-preparation (45 days). 9 kap. 14 § codifies 'regret-voting' (väljare may re-vote in person even after advance/postal vote). Comprehensive early-voting framework codified. | § 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 |