Right Vote Foreign Res:
Nordic and EU citizens can vote in local elections
Registration Type:
Automatic registration
Registration Basis:
Residence requirement
Election Management & Enforcement
Nameof EMB:
Ministry Social Affairs & Interior
Independent EMB:
No
Who Runs Election:
Government/National Administration
Nameof Elect Enforcement Body:
Ministery of the Interior
Candidacy & Campaign Rules
Restrictto Candidacy:
To be eligible for election as a Member of the Danish Parliament, candidates must be entitled to vote in a general election, and must not have been convicted of an offence that makes the candidate unworthy to sit in the Parliament. Members of Parliament decide whether a candidate is worthy to sit in the Parliament.
Debate Format:
At least one. multicandidate.
Campaign Length Minimum:
Not Legally Determined
Opinion Polls Embargo:
No embargo
Electoral System & Organisation
Elect System Main Election:
Proportional with threshold
Main Election Type:
General
Main Election Cycle:
4
Numb Round Main Election:
One
Referenda_Law:
In addition to the referendums specified in the constitution, it is possible to call voluntary and not binding referendums. Source: The Danish Constitution, Art. 20, 29, 42, 88
Referenda_Binding:
Wiki: In Denmark, after a law has been passed by parliament, one third of the members can demand a referendum.[17] This does not apply to money bills or expropriation. A law that transfers sovereignty to an international organisation must be subjected to a referendum unless five sixth of the MPs vote for it. In both cases, to defeat the law the no votes must not only outnumber the yes votes, they must also number at least 30% of the electorate. Since all referendums have had much more than 60% turnout, no bill has yet passed due to lack of interest.
Fixed Open Term:
Fixed
Voting Machine:
None
Vote IDRequired:
ID check compulsory
Polling Card:
Polling card sent but not compulsory
National Holiday Elect Day:
Never
Dayof Election:
Tues most usual, but other days too
Districting Flexibility:
The multi-member constituencies correspond exactly to the administrative counties, except in the metropolitan area where 4 artificial multi-member constituencies have been constructed, district delimitation issues are virtually absent from the Danish political debate.
Polling Station
Normal Opening Time Poll Station:
900
Normal Closing Time Poll Station:
2000
Listof Polling Station Buildings:
town halls, schools and sports centres
Accessibility Requirement:
Party to UNCRPD. The authorities noted to the ODIHR NAM a range of measures to facilitate voting for persons with disabilities. These include the right for voters to select an accessible polling station, if needed, and the availability of special equipment.
Box Feeding System:
Voter
Vote Receipt:
No receipt
Tellersor Party Employees:
A minimum of five and a maximum of nine polling supervisors are in charge of the polling and the subsequent counting. The polling supervisors are assisted in their duties by a group of other polling officials called “appointed electors.” Secretarial and administrative support for the polling supervi- sors is obtained from the municipal administration. Polling supervisors as well as appointed electors are elected by the municipal council. Any elector resident in the municipality, including council members themselves, are eligible. Normally, all council members except the mayor are elected to function as polling supervisors, and especially as chairman of the polling supervisors at the polling station. Other polling supervisors and appointed electors are usually elected from the members of the political parties represented in the municipal council, i.e., they are in practice appointed by the local branches of the political parties themselves. Formally, all electors have a legal obligation to function as a polling official if appointed. In practice, however, reluctant electors cannot be forced to perform these functions. Polling officials receive a modest allowance, which at present amounts to DKr. 750 (slightly less than € 100 or USD133) per day. The fee is taxable income. The election law states that polling officials are not allowed to give electors any kind of advice or recommendations regarding voting for a particular party or a particular candidate. Neither are they allowed to wear badges, etc., related to a party or a candidate. The polling officials must also ensure that no kind of late campaigning takes place on the premises of the polling station.
Count Locallyor Centrally:
locally
Manualor Automatic Count:
manual
Nature Counting Personnel:
the polling supervisors and the appointed electors, cf. however section 74a, shall count the votes cast at the polling station.
Ballot Paper
Ballot Type:
Paper
Singleor Multi Paper Ballot:
Single
Ballot Paper Type Description:
Single ballot paper. Every voter may either cast one vote for a party or directly for a candidate of the listed parties.
Ballot Paper Type Photo Upload:
YES
Orderof Candidatesor Parties:
random
Remote Voting
Temporal Remote Voting:
Automatic right
Geographical Remote Voting:
Automatic right
Personal Remote Voting:
No
Time Temporal Remote:
2
Remote Voting List:
Since 1980, all Danish electors have been able to vote in advance in polling stations designated by the electoral law, or even at home. In the latter case, the law states that two election officials must be in attendance. Danes who are abroad may vote in advance in all Danish diplomatic or consular missions (the “Folketing” election law, 2001, part 8, articles 53 onwards). Advance Voting.
Mobile Polling Stations:
Yes
Special Needs
Provision First Time Voters:
Letter of Invitation to First-Time Voters Urging Them to Vote
Provision Linguistic Ethnic Minorites:
Bilingual Website (Ministery of Interior)
Provision Blind Voters:
Local and Regional Government Elections Act (2013) Section 55 states: (1) Voters who on account of disability, poor health or similar are unable to walk into a polling station or voting booth or in any other way are unable to vote in the prescribed way, cf. section 54, may request the assistance needed to cast their vote, cf. however subsection (4). This may call for the necessary modifications of the prescribed procedure and may entail access to cast one’s vote immediately outside the polling station. (2) Assistance in voting is rendered by two polling supervisors or appointed electors. Instead of one of the supervisors or appointed electors the voter can demand assistance in voting by a person of his/her own choice.
Provision Deaf Voters:
Voters may ask for assistance in cases of disability, poor health or similar reasons to cast their
Provision Motor Handicap Voters:
Local and Regional Government Elections Act (2013) Section 55 states: (1) Voters who on account of disability, poor health or similar are unable to walk into a polling station or voting booth or in any other way are unable to vote in the prescribed way, cf. section 54, may request the assistance needed to cast their vote, cf. however subsection (4). This may call for the necessary modifications of the prescribed procedure and may entail access to cast one’s vote immediately outside the polling station. (2) Assistance in voting is rendered by two polling supervisors or appointed electors. Instead of one of the supervisors or appointed electors the voter can demand assistance in voting by a person of his/her own choice.
Over Representation Vuln Group:
Exemption from 2% rule for parties representing German minority
Targeted Initiatives
History Major Changes:
From 1953 to 1978, the electoral age was lowered from 25 to 18 years through a series of referenda.