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From political rights to political power
01/08/2012 Guidelines/brochures Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentIn 2010 one hundred years have gone since women got the right to vote in Norwegian local elections. Simultaneously women were given the opportunity to run for office in local government.
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Amendments to the Political Parties Act (2012)
22/04/2013 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentIn this proposition the Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs proposes legislative amendments that are to facilitate greater transparency and control of the funding of political parties in order to follow the
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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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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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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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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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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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Statement by Foreign Minister on Belarus
07/03/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs"Another day, another attempt by the Belarus repressive apparatus to discredit the democratic opposition in exile. The sentencing of Tsihanouskaya, Lathuska, Moroz, Kavalkova and Dylevski has no credibility. We stand with all brave Belarusians
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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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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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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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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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Statement by Foreign Minister Huitfeldt on the developments in Israel
27/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I am deeply concerned by the developments taking place in Israel. Things are continuing to deteriorate. Norway is following the ongoing judicial reform process closely and the Israeli authorities are well aware of our position. The demonstrations
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More about local democracy
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The trial of reduced voting age to 16 for the local elections in 2015
14/09/2014 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentAs a measure to strengthen political participation and commitment among young people, the government proposed a trial in which the voting age would be reduced to 16.
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Statement on the developments in Guatemala
03/07/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘Norway is concerned by the developments in Guatemala following last week’s elections. Like other international partners we encourage the Guatemalan authorities to respect the popular vote and the democratic will of the Guatemalan people, as was
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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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Statement by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the Summit for Democracy
29/03/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterMr President, Excellencies, Russia’s attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022 was a watershed moment. It was an attack on the rules-based international order. An assault on democracy and the values that underpin it, human rights and rule of law.
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Virtual Plenary
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Joint statement on the situation for women and girls in Afghanistan on International Women’s Day
08/03/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe following is a statement from the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal,
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On the Act relating to certain circumstances concerning political parties (Party Act - 2005)
22/04/2013 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentIn this Bill, the Ministry of Government Administration and Reform presents a proposal for a new Act relating to certain circumstances concerning political parties.