Voting rights and the electoral roll
Who has the right to vote in municipal council and county council elections?
- Norwegian citizens who have reached 18 years of age before the end of 2023, who are, or have been, registered in the Central Population Register as resident in Norway.
- Citizens of Denmark, Finland, Iceland or Sweden who have reached 18 years of age before the end of 2023, who are registered in the Central Population Register as resident in Norway at the latest 30 June 2023.
- Persons who are not Norwegian citizens but who have reached 18 years of age before the end of 2023 and have been registered in the Central Population Register as resident in Norway for the last three years before election day.
Are you registered on the electoral roll?
The electoral roll is an overview of who has the right to vote in a municipality. If you are resident in Norway, you are automatically registered on the electoral roll in the municipality in which you are registered in the Central Population Register as resident on 30 June 2023.
You can vote in advance in any municipality; however, if you intend to vote on election day you must do so at a polling station in the municipality in which you are registered on the electoral roll.
Read more about the elections here:
https://www.valg.no/en/for-voters/municipal-and-county-council-elections-2023/