Guidance and assistance

When the municipalities decide which premises will be used as polling stations, they must ensure that it is accessible for all voters to enter and move around the polling station without encountering obstacles. 

As election day approaches, an overview of all polling stations in the country is available at valglokaler.no. Polling stations with entrances that are inaccessible for some voters to enter without assistance are presented here. 

Election workers can guide you 

When you arrive at a polling station you will be met by an election worker at the polling station. Election workers can explain the voting process and can answer any questions you might have regarding voting. 

Assistance and help inside the voting booth 

All polling stations have election workers that can show you around the polling stations and explain how to vote. Workers can also show you inside the voting booth and provide guidance on which parties and groups are running for election, and where the ballots for these are located.   

If you need assistance to complete the voting process, the election worker can help you with this as well. It is up to you what you need assistance with, and the election official is bound by confidentiality if they gain insight into what you intend to vote.  

Voters with mental or physical disabilities can choose their own assistant 

Voters with mental or physical disabilities that prevents them from voting alone can receive help in the voting booth from a person they designate, or from an election worker.  

It is not necessary for an election worker to accompany the voter into the voting booth if the voter wishes to receive help from a person of their own choosing. 

It is up to the leader and assistant leader whether the voter meets the requirements for assistance, but any doubt should benefit the voter. 

Ballot paper with Braille 

For blind and partially sighted voters there are multiple ballot papers with Braille. These ballot papers include registered political parties, where you place a cross next to the party you want to vote for. 

If you wish to vote for a party or group not listed, there is a separate space on the ballot paper to fill in the party name.