How to vote

If you are entitled to vote in Norway, you can vote in Skaun!

You have the right to vote if you are on the electoral register. To be included in the electoral register, you must be aged 18 or over at the end of the election year, and be either a Norwegian citizen, registered in the National Population Register as being resident in Norway during the last three years before the election day, or a citizen of another Nordic country and registered as being resident in Norway by no later than June 30 of the election year.

You have the right to vote in the municipality where you are registered as a resident on June 30 of the election year. If you report a change of address after this date, you will remain on the electoral register in the municipality you moved from. Read more about the electoral register below.

During the early and advance voting periods, you can vote in Skaun even if you are on the electoral register of another municipality. During these periods, you can also cast your vote in other municipalities, but you will then not be able to modify your ballot paper. By modify, we mean casting personal votes and crossing out candidates. It is no longer possible to modify ballot papers in parliamentary elections.

In order to vote in this autumn's elections, you must be on the electoral register.

If you have moved to another municipality and notification of your change of address has not been received by the National Population Register by June 30, you will still be on the electoral register in your previous municipality. You must then either vote in advance or turn up on election day in the municipality in which you were living on June 30.

From July 11, a list of all individuals included in the electoral register in Skaun Municipality will be available at the Skaun rådhus.

This list, known as the municipal public electoral register, is open for anyone to view, but it may not be taken home or published online.

If your name is not on the electoral register, or you believe there are other errors in the registers, you can complain. Your complaint must be justified and submitted in writing. Send your complaint to the municipal election board.

The Sami Parliament's electoral register is also available for inspection in the same place and during the same period. Complaints concerning the Sámi Parliament's electoral register must be sent to the Sami Parliament.

How to complain

Complaints about errors in the electoral register should be sent to

Skaun valgstyre
Postboks 74
7358 Børsa

The electoral register will be available for inspection at Skaun rådhus (the town hall) from July 11. 

Address

Skaun rådhus
Rådhusvegen 10
7353 Børsa

Skaun rådhus is open on weekdays from 09 to 14.

You can also contact us by phone on 72 86 72 00.

From July 1 to August 8, you can cast your vote early. Early voting is primarily intended for anyone who is unable to vote either in advance between August 11 and September 5th, or on election day, which is September 8. You can vote early in any municipality.

To vote early, you must go to the public reception desk at Skaun rådhus.

During the advance voting period, you can cast your vote at Skaun rådhus. You can cast an advance vote in any municipality.

Opening hours

• 08–15, Monday to Friday throughout the entire period
• 10–14, Saturday, August 30
• 08–19, Monday to Thursday in week 36

Visiting address:

Rådhusvegen 10
7353 Børsa

Institutions

Voters who are resident in an institution can vote in advance here:

• Rossvollheimen Helse- og omsorgssenter
• Vennatunet
• Tangentunet

On election day, September 8, polling stations will be open from 09-21.

If you wish to vote in Skaun on election day, you must be registered in the electoral register in Skaun Municipality.

If you are unable to reach the polling station on election day, you can choose to either vote in advance or cast an early vote.

In Skaun, we have the following polling stations

Buvik constituency
Skaunhallen, Ørabakken 15, 7350 Buvika.

Venn constituency
Venn oppvekstsenter, Melbyvegen 8, 7357 Skaun.

Jåren-Råbygda constituency
Råbygda oppvekstsenter, Melbyvegen 845, 7357 Skaun.

Viggja constituency
Viggjarheim, Brannhaugan 5, 7354 Viggja

Børsa constituency
Børshallen, Rossmovegen 2, 7353 Børsa.

If you are unable to get to a polling station or advance voting station due to illness or disability, you can apply to vote from home or wherever you are staying.

It is not necessary to apply if you are resident at an institution where advance voting is arranged.

In your request, you must state your full name, date and year of birth, as well as the address you will be staying at during the week leading up to election. You will also need to provide a phone number via which we can contact you. 

Send your application to

You can call the municipality at +47 72 86 72 00, or send an email to postmottak@skaun.kommune.no.

You may also send an application by post, but it must be received before the deadline. Send the letter to:

Valgstyret i Skaun
Postboks 74
7353 Børsa

The deadline for voting from home is September 4, at 12 pm.

We will contact all applicants. Do not send any sensitive personal data by email.