How is the national electoral register created?

Norway, Election Act (LOV-2002-06-28-57; Last updated on 07.04.2021), accessed 1 August 2021

Section 2-3. Responsibility for keeping and updating the electoral register. Distribution of polling cards

(1) The Ministry is responsible for ensuring that the electoral register is established and updated on the basis of information from the Population Registry Authority. The Ministry shall ensure that all municipalities have an electoral register of all persons entitled to vote in the municipality. A joint register shall be kept for local government elections.

(2) The final update of the electoral register based on information from the Population Registry Authority shall take place on the Saturday preceding Election Day.

(3) The Ministry shall ensure that polling cards are distributed to all persons entitled to vote who are registered in the municipality's electoral register and who have a residential address in Norway (with the exception of Svalbard and Jan Mayen).

Section 2-5. Responsibility of the Population Registry Authority

(1) The Population Registry Authority shall, on its own initiative and in an appropriate manner, without being restricted by the legal duty of secrecy, make available to the election authorities

a) a preliminary electoral register based on the voting eligibility terms as of 2 January in the year of the election, for use in preparing the elections, and

b) information on who will be entered in the municipality's electoral register as of 30 June.

(2) The Population Registry Authority shall transfer updates to the preliminary electoral register and updates to the electoral register as of 30 June to the Ministry.