Voting from an institution

Advance voting from institutions can be done either by setting up a polling station for advance voting in the institution, and by election officials coming to the voter’s room.

When can I vote in advance from the institution?

The individual municipalities decide when voters can vote from the institutions, and they provide information about this. Contact your municipality to find out exactly when you can vote.

Need guidance and/or assistance?

When you go to vote, you will be met with an election official, who will explain how to vote. The official can also answer any questions you may have. You can also get assistance to cast your vote if you need it.

Read more about the kind of guidance and assistance you can get when voting.

Identification

In order to vote, you need to be able to document that you are who you say you are. If the election official does not know you personally, you therefore need to present identification in order to vote.

Not all voters in an institution have access to their identification. In such cases, a member of staff at the institution may attest to the voter’s identity.

Read more about identification requirements.

How to vote at a polling station for advance voting in an institution

When the municipality receives votes from institutions, it will set up a polling station for advance voting in a separate room or a communal area that is big enough.

The process is the same as when you go to an ordinary polling station to vote.

• An election official will provide information on how to vote.
• You go into the booth, select the ballot paper you want to use and then fold it, so that the field where the stamp goes is facing out.
• You then go to a table where two election officials are sat. They will check your identification, or the identification of the member of staff who is attesting to your identity, and put a stamp on your ballot paper.
• You drop the ballot paper into the ballot box, and you have cast your vote.

How to vote from your room or location

If you are unable to go to the polling station they have set up in the institution, the election officials can come to the room you are in.

The process to vote from your room is as follows:

• Election officials bring all of the necessary equipment, including a complete set of ballot papers including all parties and groups with lists in the constituency. They will also bring blank ballot papers.
• You select the ballot paper you want to use and then fold it, so that the field where the stamp goes is facing out. This way, nobody can see who you are voting for.
• They will check your identification, or the identification of the member of staff who is attesting to your identity, and put a stamp on your ballot paper.
• You drop the ballot paper into the ballot box, and you have cast your vote.