Where shall I vote?
As elections approach, a voter can look up online if and where they can vote. Polling stations are generally close to where the voter lives (has a legal domicile).
Most voters vote on election day, but if they cannot do so, they may vote early.
What happens if I show up at the wrong polling station on election day?
If a voter shows up at the wrong polling station, he/she may possibly be allowed to vote at that polling station, depending on the type of election and the location of the voter. The best way to vote is to vote at the right polling station.
Voting rights may be waived at one polling station in the same constituency and vote cast in another polling station. In order to do so, the electoral commission must check that the voter has not voted in another polling station, the voter has to fill out some forms and can then vote. If a polling station is closer to voter on election day it must be checked that these two places are in the same constituency.
Note that in, for example, parliamentary elections, Reykjavík is divided into two constituencies and voting elsewhere can only be done within the constituency in which a voter is domiciled. Thus, it is not possible to vote at a polling station in Reykjavík North if a voter is domiciled in Reykjavik South. In municipal elections, Reykjavík constitutes one electoral district, in which case a voter may vote anywhere within Reykjavík. A voter domiciled in Reykjavík cannot vote in the neighbouring municipalities (e.g. Kópavogur, Garðabær, Hafnarfjörður) in any election because they are both in different municipality and constituency.