General Right to Vote
Constitution
(5 June 1953)

• Section 29, subsection (1) states: "Any Danish subject whose permanent residence is in the Realm, and who has the age qualification for suffrage provided for in Subsection (2) shall have the right to vote at Parliament elections, provided that he has not been declared incapable of conducting his own affairs. It shall be laid down by Statute to what extent conviction and public assistance amounting to poor relief within the meaning of the law shall entail disfranchisement."

Electoral Law
Parliamentary Election Act of Denmark
(2009)

• Section 1 states, “Franchise for the Folketing is held by every person of Danish nationality, who is above 18 years of age, and permanently resident in the realm unless such person has been deprived of his or her legal capacity under a guardianship order...”

Exclusion Based on Intellectual Disability
Constitution
(5 June 1953)

• Section 29, subsection (1) states: "Any Danish subject whose permanent residence is in the Realm, and who has the age qualification for suffrage provided for in Subsection (2) shall have the right to vote at Parliament elections, provided that he has not been declared incapable of conducting his own affairs. It shall be laid down by Statute to what extent conviction and public assistance amounting to poor relief within the meaning of the law shall entail disfranchisement."

Electoral Law
Parliamentary Elections Act
(2009)

• Section 1 states, “Franchise for the Folketing is held by every person of Danish nationality, who is above 18 years of age, and permanently resident in the realm unless such person has been deprived of his or her legal capacity under a guardianship order, cf. section 6 of the Guardianship Act.”

Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Parliamentary Elections Act
(2009)

• Section 49 states...
• Voters who on account of disability, poor health or for similar reasons 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 48, may request the assistance needed to cast their vote, cf. however subsection (4). This may call for necessary modifications of the prescribed procedure and may entail access to cast one’s vote immediately outside the polling station.
• 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.
• A candidate standing for a party in the multimember constituency may not render assistance in voting as polling supervisor or appointed elector.
• Assistance to cross off the ballot paper may be rendered only when the voter is able to indicate direct and unambiguously to those rendering assistance the party or candidate for which he wants to vote.

Off-Site Voting
Electoral Law
Parliamentary Elections Act
(2009)

• Section 53 states, “Any voter who is prevented from attending the polls on election day may vote in advance at any national registration office in Denmark.”
• Section 54, subsection (1) states, “Voters who are hospitalized may cast their votes in advance in the hospital.”
• Section 54, subsection (2) states, “Voters who reside or stay in the following types of housing or accommodation facilities may cast their votes in advance in the housing or accommodation facilities...
• Care homes and sheltered housing operated according to the rules of the Social Services Act...
• Temporary accommodation provided according to the rules of the Social Services Act for stays of a temporary nature or of longer duration for adults who on account of physical or mental impairment or particular social problems have special needs...The local council may decide that advance voting in the temporary accommodation facilities stated shall take place according to the rules of subsection (4) regarding advance voting the home.
• Places to stay outside their home where, subject to the said act, the local authority offers individual assistance, care and attendance to persons who on account of temporary or permanent physical or mental impairment have special needs. The local council may decide that no advance voting shall take place in these places outside their own homes.
• ...social care dwelling comprised by the Housing for Elderly and Disabled Persons Act...
• Section 54, subsection (5) states, “Voters who on account of illness or disability are unable to turn up at a polling station may vote in advance in their homes except where granted the opportunity of casting their vote in one of the institutions, housing or accommodation facilities specified in subsection (2). Requests for advance voting in the home must be submitted not later than by 1800 hours twelve days prior to election day. If twelve days prior to election day is a Saturday or a Sunday, the closing date for submitting a request to vote in advance in the home is prolonged to the first succeeding Monday at noon. Such request must be submitted to the national registration office of the municipality of residence.”
• Section 55, subsection (1) states, “Advanced voters under section 54(1)(i) and (3) shall be cast to two vote receivers who are local government or institution officials.”
• Section 55, subsection (2) states, “Section 55, subsection (2) states: "Advanced votes under section 54(1)(ii) or (iii) and (3) shall be cast to two vote receivers chosen from among the appointed electors..."
• Under section 61, "Advanced Voting Procedure," subsection (4) states: "If the voter is unable to fill in the ballot paper or to fill in and sign the covering letter, the vote receiver shall provide the requisite assistance...If such assistance has been rendered, it must appear from the covering letter."
• Under section 61, "Advanced Voting Procedure," subsection (5) states, "Assistance in filling in the ballot paper may be rendered only when the voter is able to indicate direct and unambiguously to the person rendering assistance for which party or candidate the voter wants to vote."
• Section 62, subsection (1) states, "Vote receivers may not during the advance voting procedure advise a voter or suggest to him which party or candidate to vote for. They shall not to unauthorized persons state whether a voter has voted in advance or provide any other information about the voting of the voter."

• Constitution - http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/DK/Denmark%20Constitution%201953.pdf/view
• Parliamentary Elections Act - http://www.legislationline.org/topics/country/34/topic/6