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Expert group tasked with looking at how artificial intelligence can influence democratic elections
10/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development2024 is a historic election year. Never before have so many voters gone to the polls all over the world. At the same time, artificial intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly, which may increase the spread of disinformation and have an undesirable
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Election Manual
16/04/2024 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentThis manual provides an overview of the regulations that apply for conducting elections. The account of the provisions of the Act and Regulations has been based on the preparatory works for the Election Act and on interpretations the Ministry has
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Municipal council and county council elections
14/09/2023 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentMunicipal council and county council elections took place on 11 September 2023.
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Useful security advice for candidates running for election to municipal and county councils
08/09/2023 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentThe Ministry has sent out an information brochure to all candidates in the 2023 municipal and county council elections.
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Knowledge acquisition on electronic and internet-based solutions for voting
27/06/2023 Report Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentOn behalf of the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Oslo Economics and Norwegian Computing Centre have prepared a knowledge acquisition on electronic and internet-based solutions for voting
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NOU 2023: 9 - System of Generalist Municipalities
29/03/2023 Norwegian Official Report (NOU) Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentThe Norwegian government appointed by royal decree in October 2020 a committee with the assignment to assess how the municipal system works, and to consider alternatives to this system. The committee delivered its Official Norwegian Report (NOU 2023
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Election observation
03/09/2021 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentThe purpose of election observation is to determine whether the election and the electoral process are in compliance with national and international legislation and other universal principles for democratic elections.
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Prop. 89 L (2020–2021) - Temporary Act relating to amendments to the Election Act and Local Government Act (measures for remedying the negative consequences of Covid-19)
19/02/2021 Proposition Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentThis is an unofficial translation of Prop. 89 L (2020-2021). Legal authenticity remains with the Norwegian version.
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Prop. 67 L (2020–2021) - Amendments to the Election Act (assistance when voting)
18/12/2020 Proposition Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentIn this Proposition, the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation proposes certain amendments to Act no. 57 of 28 June 2002 relating to parliamentary and local government elections (the Election Act). The Ministry proposes an amendment to the
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Investigation into foreign informational influence
07/09/2020 Report Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentAn analysis of the Norwegian municipal administration and county authorityelections in 2019.
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NOU 2020: 6 - Free and secret elections
New Election Act
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International visitors program – local elections in Norway, September 9, 2019
06/09/2019 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentNorway is holding elections to municipal councils and county councils on Monday September 9 2019. The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation is organising a visitors program for international guests from election management bodies and
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Reduced voting age trials
29/08/2019 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentDuring the 2011 and 2015 local elections, trials with reduced voting age were carried out in selected municipalities.
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Internet voting trials
29/08/2019 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentInternet voting pilots were carried out in a limited number of municipalities during the local election in 2011 and parliamentary election in 2013.
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Regulations for the 2019 local government elections for municipalities and counties that are subject to boundary changes that come into effect January 1st 2020
20/03/2019 Regulation Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentThe Norwegian government has adopted changes to the local government structure, reducing the number of municipalities from 428 to 356 and the number of counties from 19 to 11. The mergers will come into effect January 1st 2020.
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The Election Act
14/03/2019 Law Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentAct No. 57 of 28 June 2002 relating to parliamentary and local government elections.
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Evaluation of the conduct of the 2017 elections
A question of trust
26/11/2018 Report Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentReport on the evaluation of the services provided by the Norwegian Directorate of Elections to the municipalities and county authorities in connection with the 2017 parliamentary elections.
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New report about how to influence voters to use their right to vote
06/07/2018 Report Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentIn connection with the parliamentary elections in 2017, experiments with specific measures were carried out to increase voter participation. The purpose of the experiments was to inquire the impact of different measures to mobilize people to vote.
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Prop. 76 L (2017–2018) - Amendments to the Representation of the People Act (constituencies in parliamentary elections, the right to put up lists at an election, etc.)
10/04/2018 Proposition Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentThe Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation proposed in April 2018 certain amendments to Act no. 57 of 28 June 2002 no. 57 relating to parliamentary and local government elections (the Representation of the People Act). The proposed
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Getting Out the Vote
Experiments in voter mobilization among immigrants and natives in Norway
09/05/2016 Report Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentThis report describes the results of two sets of randomized Get-Out-the-Vote experiments, testing the effectiveness of mailmobilization appeals directed at immigrants as well as SMStext messages directed at both immigrants and native voters inNorway.