If official election results processed by an electronic tabulation system, at which level results are entered into an electronic tabulation system?

Lovdata, Act on Elections to the Storting, County Councils and Municipal Councils (Election Act) (Lov om valg til Stortinget, fylkesting og kommunestyrer (valgloven)), last amended 2024, accessed 6 October 2025 

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Chapter 20. Use of electronic election management system

§ 20-1. Electronic election management system

(1) The Ministry shall make available an electronic election management system for use by the municipalities and county authorities (2) If the municipalities or county authorities count the ballots mechanically, the system shall be used.

§ 20-2. Regulations

The Ministry may issue regulations on requirements for use of the electronic election management system.

OSCE, Norway, Parliamentary elections, 8 September 2025: ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report, accessed 7 October 2025

C. Election Administration

Under the 2023 Elections Act, the core structures and functions of election management bodies are largely retained. The MLGRD is responsible overall for the conduct of elections and formulating electoral policy; it proposes legislative changes and issues binding regulations and additional guidelines. The Directorate of Elections, an institution subordinate to the MLGRD but operating independently, is responsible for overseeing the implementation of electoral processes and providing guidance, support, and training for election officials. It also develops and administers the Integrated Electronic Administration System for Elections (EVA), which is used to run key electoral functions, including the approval of candidate lists, maintaining voter registers, registering advance ballots, ballot scanning, and managing election results. EVA is designated as critical infrastructure, and the MLGRD and the Directorate closely co-operate with national security and cybersecurity agencies on preventive measures and securing EVA. 

D. Voter registration

All citizens who are at least 18 years of age or will be by the end of the election year are eligible to vote. The articles of the Constitution that could be used to suspend voting rights of those convicted by a court for certain grave crimes and those with intellectual or psycho-social disabilities were repealed in 2022. By law, the MLGRD maintains a centralised electronic voter register based on citizen data from the National Population Register; however, it has delegated this duty to the Directorate of Elections. The voter register includes 4,058,516 voters. ODIHR NAM interlocutors did not raise any concerns regarding the accuracy and inclusiveness of the voter register.