Who may vote?

• Icelandic citizens

• with a legal domicile in Iceland

• that have reached the age of 18 on election day

Icelandic citizens living abroad

An Icelandic citizen who has had a legal domicile in Iceland retains their voting right for 16 years from the time they moves the legal domicile from the country.

After that time, they need to apply to be reinstated on to the Election Register Iceland before 1 December 2025. If the applicant meets the conditions, they 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 election.

Others

Foreign citizens do not have the right to vote in the election and therefore cannot vote.