Municipal Elections 14.05.2022 - Áfram konur!

Municipal elections will be held this Saturday 14th of May.

Many women of foreign origin have the right to vote. Here is a short guide to get started!

Can I vote?
if yes, Where?

Check here if you can vote and where:Íslenska / English

You need to be at least 18 years old

As women of foreign origin in Iceland, we celebrate the fact that only 3 years of residency is required to be able to vote in local elections (it was 5 years before).

Nordic citizens (Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish) only need to be registered as residents to vote.

Election day

Go to your designated voting station and find the booth with your legal address.

Present a valid ID at the polling station that has: 1. Name 2. Picture 3. Kennitala.

If you don’t have such a document, bring several documents with at least 2 of the items, and talk to your poll station worker: a legal representant will be able to certify your documents

More info on voting procedures on the Multicultural Information Centre

You can vote in advance!

If you cannot go vote on Saturday, you can vote in advance in Holtagarðar in Reykjavík every day this week from 10:00 to 22:00 until Friday 13th of May. Here are more info about advance voting polling stations all over the country.

If you need assistance voting or need to vote from home, check this page

Who to vote for?

Understanding the political landscape as a foreign citizen or new Icelander can be challenging. However, you probably already have an opinion about important topics affecting your daily life in your city. Taking an election test can help you get started in deciding your vote. Several news platforms offer them, for example:

Taktu Kosningaprófið – Stundin
Kosningapróf Stundarinnar er ætlað kjósendum til aðstoðar við að velja frambjóðanda og flokk fyrir Sveitarstjórnarkosningarnar 2022. Niðurstöðurnar birtast myndrænt og með ítarlegri greiningu. Til að fá sem nákvæmasta niðurstöðu er mikilvægt að taka afstöðu til allra fullyrðinganna í prófinu. Stundin áskilur sér rétt til að birta meðaltal heildarniðurstaðna prófsins opinberlega, en upplýsingarnar sem þú veitir í þessu prófi eru ekki persónugreinanlegar.

X22 | Kosningapróf
Í kosningaprófinu getur þú borið saman afstöðu þína til nokkurra fullyrðinga við afstöðu frambjóðenda. Það þarf ekki að svara öllum spurningum. Hægt er að skoða svör hvers frambjóðanda með því að smella á nafnið þeirra. Kosningaprófið er fyrst og fremst til gamans gert.

Representatives of each party answered the same questions as you. You can then see who you are the closest to. This is a great tool to start understanding your options and read further their proposals.

Candidates

Check your municipality’s website for more info on the running candidates.

Many parties running in Reykjavík will also have a list in other municipalities.

Some municipalities have lists which are specific to their localities.

Example: Reykjavík

Several parties have part of their programs in English and Polish on their website. Here is the alphabetical lists of the parties running for Reykjavík, with their “list-letter”, and languages available on their website: