Who may vote?

• Icelandic citizens

• with a legal domicile in Iceland

• having reached the age of 18 on election day

Icelandic citizens living abroad

An Icelandic citizen who has had a legal domicile in Iceland retains his/her voting right for 16 years from the time he/she moves the legal domicile from the country.

After that time, he/she needs to apply to be reinstated on to the Election Register to Registers Iceland. If the applicant meets the conditions, he/she will be entered on to the Election Register for the next four years thereafter. If the application was not filed before the first of December of last year, those who have had a legal domicile abroad for more than 16 years cannot vote in the presidential election.

After that time, he has to apply to be reinstated to the National Register of Iceland. For the Parliamentary elections on 30 November the application must be received by the National Register of Iceland by 19 November 2024. If the applicant meets the conditions, he will be registered on the electoral roll for the next four years.

Others

Foreign citizens do not have the right to vote in the Parliamentary election. (Except Danish citizens domiciled in Iceland on 6 March 1946 or for some time in 10 years before that date.)