General Right to Vote
Constitution
(1944, last amended 1999)

• Article 5 states, “The President shall be elected by direct, secret ballot of those who are eligible to vote in elections to Althingi.”
• Article 33 states, “All persons who, on the date of an election, are 18 years of age or older and have Icelandic nationality have the right to vote in elections to Althingi. Permanent domicile in Iceland, on the date of an election, is also a requirement for voting, unless exceptions from this rule are stipulated in the law on elections to Althingi.”

Electoral Law
Concerning Parliamentary Elections to the Althing
(2000, last amended 2006)

• Article 1 states, “Every Icelandic citizen who has reached the age of 18 and is domiciled in Iceland is eligible to vote in parliamentary elections to the Althing when elections take place.”

Voter Assistance
Electoral Law
Concerning Parliamentary Elections to the Althing
(2000, last amended 2006)

• Article 55, paragraph 1 states, “Concurrent with sending ballot papers to the local electoral commission, the senior electoral commission shall have Braille cards accompanying each lot...”
• Article 63 states, “If the voter informs the election official that he or she is not able to write on the ballot paper in the prescribed manner, or write an address on the covering letter and sign it because of loss of eyesight or because the voter is not able to use his or her hand, the election official shall provide assistance in doing so in private, provided that the official is bound by professional secrecy not to divulge what has transpired between the two. The assistance rendered shall be indicated in the register according to paragraph 1 and in the covering letter specifying the reasons for such assistance. Assistance to write on the ballot paper shall only be rendered if the voter is able to state to the person rendering the assistance unequivocally how the voter wishes to cast his or her vote. It is not permitted to offer assistance to those who are in need of such aid.“
• Article 86 states, “If the voter informs the election official that he or she is not able to write on the ballot paper in the prescribed manner because of loss of eyesight or because the voter is not able to use his or her hand, an election official of the voter's choice shall provide assistance in doing so in the balloting booth, provided that the official is bound by professional secrecy not to disclose what has transpired between the two. This assistance should be mentioned in the election log book and the reasons for it should be mentioned. Assistance to write on the ballot paper shall only be rendered if the voter is able to explain to the person rendering the assistance in an unequivocal manner for whom the voter wishes to cast his or her vote. It is not permitted to offer assistance to those who are in need of such aid.“

Off-Site Voting
Electoral Law
Concerning Parliamentary Elections to the Althing
(2000, last amended 2006)

• Article 56 states, “Voters who are not able to attend during a polling session on election day may vote outside of the regular polling session, according to the rules laid down in this Act.”
• Article 56, paragraph 2 states, “A voter who is undergoing treatment in a hospital, or is a resident of a hospital, old people's home, or care institution for disabled people, may cast his or her vote at this institution. The same applies to prisons and the inmates of prisons.“
• Article 56, paragraph 3 states, “A voter who is not able to attend a polling session on the election date due to illness, disability, or childbirth, may cast his or her vote in a private home, unless the opportunity arises to cast the vote at an institution, pursuant to paragraph 2. Requests for permission to vote at a private home shall be in writing and shall be supported by a certificate from a person of legal age regarding the situation of the voter; they shall also be submitted to the relevant election official no later than 4pm four days prior to the election day. The election official can appoint two stewards as his or her agents to manage the casting of votes by the voters.“

• Constitution - http://www.government.is/constitution/
• Act Concerning Parliamentary Elections to the Althing - http://www.kosning.is/english/laws-and-regulations/act-no.-242000/