Voting rights and the electoral roll

To be able to vote you must have the right to vote and be registered on the electoral roll in a municipality.

Who has the right to vote?

• 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 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.

Diplomatic service or consulate staff and their households have the right to vote, even if they do not comply with the residence criterion.

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.

Are you moving?

If you are moving to another municipality you must notify the Central Population Register before 30 June to become registered on the electoral roll in the new municipality. If you move to another municipality after this date, you will be registered on the electoral roll in the municipality you move from.

Do you live in a foreign country?

If you live in a foreign country, but have been registered in the Central Population Register as resident in Norway within the last 10 years, you will automatically be registered on the electoral roll in the municipality in which you were registered as resident when you moved out of Norway.

If you have not been registered as resident in Norway within the last 10 years, you must apply to become registered on the electoral roll.

Voters with a strictly confidential address

Voters with a strictly confidential address are not registered on the ordinary electoral roll accessible to the municipality; however, municipalities receive a special supplementary electoral roll with an overview of persons with a strictly confidential address. Relevant voters with receive a separate letter from the National Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos) regarding voting.

Do you wish to check if you are correctly registered on the electoral roll?

Contact your municipality. All municipalities in Norway are legally required to make the electoral roll publicly available so that citizens can check their own information and submit an appeal if there are errors in the electoral roll.