Regulations on local government elections in Longyearbyen-Date 2007-05-14-506 Ministry of Justice and emergency Ministry published in 2007 booklet 5 (notes) FOR the entry into force last modified 14.05.2007-2015-04-28-421 Change FOR-2001-12-14-1393, applies to the Svalbard Authority LAW-1925-07-17-11-section 34 Announced 15.05.2007 Directed 20.07.2011 (notes) short title regulations on local government elections in Longyearbyen Chapter overview: Chapter 1. Purpose and scope. Choice Board (§ § 1-1-1-3) Chapter 2. The right to vote and the registration (§ § 2-1-2-7) Chapter 3. Eligibility. Duty to accommodate choice (§ § 3-1-3-2) Chapter 4. Requirements for and processing of the list suggestions (§ § 4-1-4-9) Chapter 5. Ballots. The voters ' access to change on the ballots (§ § 5-1-5-3) Chapter 6. Advance stemmegivningen (§ § 6-1-6-6) Chapter 7. The time of the election. The voting on the election Council (§ § 7-1-7-9), Chapter 8. Trial of vote ballots, designs and counting, protokollering, etc. (§ § 8-1-8-8) Chapter 9. Division and candidate pageant (§ § 9-1-9-2) Chapter 10. Plural choice (section 10-1) Chapter 11. The trial of true validity. Appeal (§ § 11-1-11-3) Chapter 12. New election showdown in the period. By-election (section 12-1) Chapter 13. Different provisions (sections 13-1-13-8) Chapter 14. The entry into force. Repeal of previous regulations (section 14-1) notes on the regulations for local government elections in Longyearbyen legal authority: established by the Ministry of Justice and the police (now the Ministry of Justice and the emergency) 14. May 2007 with authorization in law 17. July 1925 No. 11 about Svalbard § 34 fourth paragraph.
Changes: modified by regulations 6 July 2011 No. 744, 28 april 2015 Nr. 421. Chapter 1. Purpose and scope. Choice Board of Directors section 1-1. Purpose the purpose of these regulations is to facilitate such that the inhabitants of Longyearbyen at-smoking, direct, and secret elections to choose their representatives to the Longyearbyen local government.

§ 1-2. Scope this Regulation applies to the election of representatives to the Longyearbyen local government.

§ 1-3. Options control the Election is headed by a selection board selected by the local government even in its inaugural meeting, cf. processing Regulation section 2.

Chapter 2. The right to vote and the registration section 2-1. The right to vote (1) the right to vote have any Norwegian citizen as a) will have turned 18 years before the end of the election year, b) have not lost voting power after the Constitution § 53 and c) no later than four weeks before election day is introduced in the population registry of Svalbard as a resident in Longyearbyen.

(2) in addition, the people who are not Norwegian nationals, but which by the way fills the criteria in the first paragraph, the right to vote if they a) has been introduced in the population registry of Svalbard as a resident in Longyearbyen or have been introduced in the national population register as residing in a municipality in Norway the last three years before election day, or are registered with a total residence time in three years in Longyearbyen/a municipality in Norway the last three years before election day , or b) is a citizen of another Nordic country and are introduced in the population registry of Svalbard as a resident in Longyearbyen.

(3) to exercise voting power selector must be introduced in the electoral roll on election day.

section 2-2. Electoral roll. Issue of choice cards (1) Election Board is responsible for ensuring that it is being prepared the registration.

(2) the selection board shall ensure that it is sent out cards to everyone voting options that are introduced in the electoral roll.

§ 2-3. The population registry and the PNA liability (1) the population register authority duties even on its own initiative, without the impediment of statutory confidentiality, on the appropriate way to set at your disposal for the selection board a) a preliminary registration based on voting rights terms per 1. March in the election year, to use for the preparation of elections, and b) information about who is to be introduced in the electoral roll per 1. September.

§ 2-4. Posting of electoral roll to public inspection (1) Election Board should put electoral roll out to the public inspection as soon as possible. Electoral roll should be looking to and with election day.

(2) the selection board announces the time and place of early and informs also about access to and the procedure to claim errors corrected.

section 2-5. Requests for correction. Update (1) the who believes that he or any other improper has been introduced or dropped from the electoral roll, may request that the error be corrected.

(2) the claim shall be in writing and reasoned and sent the selection board.

(3) the selection board can update the electoral roll as long as it is practical.

§ 2-6. Notification of the changes in the electoral Choice the Board shall as soon as possible send the message to the affected by updates in the electoral roll that is made on the basis of the application for the introduction, requirement of correction or that the selection board has been aware of the error.

section 2-7. Supplementary provisions the provisions of the regulations on the election to the Storting, County Council and municipality control applies as far as they are appropriate.

Chapter 3. Eligibility. The obligation to accept the choice section 3-1. Eligibility (1) Eligible to the local Board and obliged to accept choice is anyone who has the right to vote in the elections and that are introduced in the population registry of Svalbard as a resident in Longyearbyen on election day, and that is not excluded or exempt.

(2) excluded from the elections to the local government are: a) the Governor and Deputy Governor husband, b) Administration boss in Longyearbyen local government and his or her Deputy, c) the head of the administrative branch of the Longyearbyen local government; This is still not the head of the individual businesses, d) Secretary for local government, e) responsible for the accounting function in the Longyearbyen local control, f) auditor for Longyearbyen local government.

(3) If a person should be excluded from the choice depends on whether the person holds the position when the local Board shall enter into function.

section 3-2. The right to demand exemption (1) the right to claim itself exempt from election to the local Board has it that emit written statement that the person does not want to stand for election on the appropriate selection list.

(2) candidates who are set up on the list suggestions must apply for an exemption within the frist choice Board set, otherwise the tapes right to strike from the list proposal. The exemption reason, but who fail to invoke the right to exemption from standing on the list, could not invoke this relationship that exemption reason after having been selected.

(3) an elected representative or Deputy Representative that is not obliged to receive the election, must send written notice of the election is received or not, within three days after receiving the notice of election. Otherwise, the choice is considered received.

Chapter 4. Requirements for and processing of the list suggestions section 4-1. Requirements to list the proposal (1) the time limit for the filing of the list suggestion is at. 12 on the 15th. May this election year.

(2) list the proposal must meet the following criteria: a) it must have a heading that indicates the party or the group that has put forward the proposal. If the list proposal is set forward of a registered political party, should be one's heading with the party registered names sounding. The header must not otherwise could be confused with the name of a registered political party, registered the same political entity or with the heading on the other list suggestions.

b) it must specify which candidates who show up at the choice on the list. Candidates must not be common with candidates on the other list suggestions. The number of candidates to meet the requirements in section 4-2. The candidates should be listed with the first name, last name and year of birth. Information on the candidates ' position or location, can be applied. This should be done if it is necessary to avoid confusion of the candidates on the list.

c) list the proposal must be signed by a certain number of people, cf. section 4-3.

d) it must contain the name of a Union official and a deputy representative among those who have signed the list proposal. These should have the authority to negotiate with the selection board about the changes on the list proposal. It should also be specified the name of a certain number of people among those who have signed on the list proposal, which will act as the Trust Committee with the authority to pull the list the proposal back.

(3) list the proposal must have attachments as mentioned in section 4-4.

(4) list the proposal should not contain any other type of information to voters than the one stated in this paragraph.

§ 4-2. The number of candidate names on list proposal (1) list the proposal should be completed in the order with a minimum of seven candidates. The proposal is limited to contain a number of candidate name that corresponds to the number of representatives to be selected, with an addition of up to six different names.

(2) up to four of the top candidates can be given a voice well. The candidates get in that case a addition in his personal vote numbers corresponding to 25 per cent of the number of ballots that will list on the part in the election. These candidate names to stand first on the list and in bold.

section 4-3. The number of signatures on the list proposal (1) For the parties registered in the register as the Party at the previous general elections got support of at least 500 votes in one county or at least 5000 votes in the entire country, it is sufficient that list the proposal is signed by at least two of the Board members for the party's local chapter. The same applies to parties that have been registered in the party register of the previous Storting election. The signatories must have the right to vote in the election. If a registered political party sets along with a list proposal unregistered group apply yet the provisions of the second paragraph.

(2) Other list proposals must be signed by a number of people with the right to vote to the Longyearbyen local government which is equivalent to 2 percent of the number of voting residents at the last local government elections. List the proposal should nevertheless as a minimum be signed by as many voting people as it shall be elected members to the local Board.

§ 4-4. Attachments to list the proposal List proposal should have the following attachments: a) a list of the candidates ' date of birth.

b)

A list of the date of birth and residential address to those who have signed on the list proposal.

c) If a candidate is not introduced in the population register as residing in Longyearbyen when list proposal be filed, it must be by a statement from the candidate that he or she will be eligible on election day.

d) If a candidate is not eligible due to its position, it must be attached to a statement by the candidate that he or she will have left the position when the local Board shall enter into function.

§ 4-5. Recall of list proposal Filed list suggestions can be called back by the Trust Committee. The Declaration of revocation must be filed no later than 23:00. 12 the 1. June in the election year.

section 4-6. The selection board's treatment of the list the suggestions (1) list the suggestions to be added to inspection as they come in.

(2) the selection board within 15. June in the election year on proposals for choice lists and recalls of the list suggestions can be approved.

(3) If a list suggestions by the submission does not meet the forskriftens requirements, the selection board through negotiations with the elected officials list try to bring proposal proposal in accordance with the regulations. The same applies to Declaration of revocation of list suggestions.

(4) the Board shall notify the Election all candidates on the list the suggestions that they are set up on the list proposals and educate people about the freedom to apply for exemption. A signs or a candidate who is on more list suggestions, to be given order to report within a specified time limit which suggestions they want to stand on. Otherwise, the person in question on that list proposal that was filed first.

section 4-7. Publication of the approved options lists when the list proposals are approved, the Board shall post the election official selection lists out for review. Choice Board announces the headings on the approved selection lists and explain how they are laid out.

§ 4-8. The complaint the complaint with a claim for the change of the election Board's decision to approve or reject a list suggestions, must be made within seven days after the publication of the headings on the approved selection lists. If the complaint is justified in that all rights reserved to party name is violated, also have a registered political party appeal right. By the way, applies to the provisions relating to complaint in Chapter 11.

section 4-9. Supplementary provisions the provisions of the regulations on the election to the Storting, County Council and municipality control applies as far as they are appropriate.

Chapter 5. Ballots. The voters ' access to the changing ballots section 5-1. The printing of ballots Election Board ensures that it gets printed ballots for all approved options lists before the preview stemmegivningen starts.

section 5-2. Changes on the ballot (1) Selector can give candidates on the ballot one person vote. This is done by setting a checkmark beside the candidate's name.

(2) Selector can also give a person vote for candidates on the second choice lists. This is done by bringing these candidate names on the ballot. Such a person's voice can be given to most five candidates from other lists. When the selector gives person voice to selectable candidates on other lists, transferred a number of votes corresponding to the list or the lists these candidates listed on.

(3) other changes on the ballot does not count when selecting statement.

section 5-3. Supplementary provisions the provisions of the regulations on the election to the Storting, County Council and municipality control applies as far as they are appropriate.

Chapter 6. Stemmegivningen Preview section 6-1. The period for advance stemmegivningen. Requirements for the number of vote recipients (1) voters who so wish, can cast advance vote on Svalbard after three weeks before election day.

(2) Advance must not stemmegivningen take place later than the last Friday before election day.

(3) by prior stemmegivningen should be at least two vote recipients in attendance upon receipt of the advance votes.

§ 6-2. Who can receive advance votes (1) Advance votes received by vote recipients appointed by the selection board.

(2) the candidate who is listed on the selection list by local government election, cannot be appointed to vote recipient.

(3) If a voter does not stay in the Svalbard archipelago on election day or during advance voting period and thus do not have the opportunity to seek out a voice receiver, they can vote by snail mail without a voice receiver is present at the voting. The selector is responsible for releasing the voice at a time that allows it to come in to the selection board by election day at. 21. section 6-3. On what places can advance is received votes (1) voting shall be conducted in suitable and available local. Voters should be able to get inside the polls without help. Other premises shall not be used unless special reasons exist.

(2) choice to the Board deciding how received advance votes.

(3) voters who due to illness or disability is unable to vote after the second paragraph, upon application to the selection board make advance vote where they stay. The selection board even the deadline for when the application must be entered. The time limit must be fixed to a time within the period between Tuesday and Friday last week before the election. Application deadline shall be made known.

section 6-4. Procedure by voting (1) choose to be alone and unseen fold the ballot so that it is not visible the choice list selector votes on.

(2) choose Add even the ballot in an urn, after it has been stamped. Voice receiver put the cross in the electoral roll by the Chooser's name.

(3) by power failure or communication violation against the electoral roll to the ballot not be added in the URN. After the ballot is stamped, add this in a launcher, even ballot envelope and paste this again. Voice receiver adds ballot envelope together with the selection board in an emergency envelope.

(4) the selection board itself can in particular cases decide that it by some advance vote should be receiving ballot envelope. After the ballot is stamped, add this in a launcher, even ballot envelope and paste this again. Voice receiver adds ballot envelope together with the choice in a card cover envelope.

(5) Select that is unknown to the voice receiver, to legitimise itself. Velgers identity can by voting on the institution in the place is confirmed by an employee that legitimizes them.

(6) the stamp used by prior stemmegivningen to separate themselves from the stamp used on the election Council.

(7) Select that have a need for it, can even ask the recipient to get the voice of help by voting. Select with serious mental or physical disability, can even point out an extra help among the people who are present in the election venue. Voice receiver to do the Assistant advised that he or she has sworn to secrecy pursuant to section 13-4 (2).

(8) the choice used by prior urns stemmegivningen should be sealed.

section 6-5. Canvassing, etc.
(1) the canvassing is not allowed in the room where the stemmegivningen preview takes place.

(2) unauthorized persons must not get knowledge about the usage of the different options list ballots.

section 6-6. Supplementary provisions the provisions of the regulations on the election to the Storting, County Council and municipality control applies as far as they are appropriate.

Chapter 7. The time of the election. The voting on the election Council section 7-1. The time of the election (1) the election of representatives to the local Board of Directors takes place in the month of October every four years. Elections are held the same year as there are elections to the County Council and the municipality of controls on the Mainland. The selection board determines the date for the election.

(2) local Government can even, with endorsement from at least 1/3 of the members, adopt that there will be held also before the selection Sunday official election day, if this is on Monday. The decision must be taken at the latest at the same time with the budget of that year, the election will be held.

section 7-2. Time and place of voting. The Organization (1) elections to the local government be carried out in one voice circuit.

(2) where the Board determines the Choice voting shall take place and sets out the time for voting. The voting will take place in suitable and available local. Voters should be able to get inside the polls without help. Other premises shall not be used unless special reasons exist. Local Government can even, with endorsement from at least 1/3 of the members, adopt to keep the choice venue open longer than the selection board has adopted. Such a decision must be taken no later than at the time of the budget for the year of the election will be held. The voting Monday must not take place later than 23:00. 21. (3) choice time and place the Board announces for voting.

(4) a candidate listed on the selection list by local government election, cannot be appointed to vote recipient or choice official showroom in the election.

section 7-3. Order rules (1) in the election hall and in the room as the selector must pass in order to arrive at the showroom selection, it is not allowed to engage in canvassing, or to perform actions that may interfere with or prevent a normal implementation of the electoral action. It is not allowed for an attacker to cause the control of who meetings back and voting, or to make select surveys or similar questioning of the voters.

(2) unauthorized persons must not get knowledge about the usage of the different options list ballots.

(3) the selection board's Manager or Assistant Manager can if necessary expel it as acting in violation of the rules in this paragraph.

section 7-4. Voting in the election hall (1) Election Board may appoint a voice control with three members to manage the voting on election day.

(2) when the Electoral Council opens, will voters who are introduced in the electoral roll to vote as they come.

(3) Voice Board put a cross in the electoral roll by the Chooser's name. Select which is unknown to the vote to legitimize the receiver,.


(4) the selector to be alone and unseen fold the ballot so that it is not visible the choice list selector votes on. Navigator delivers the ballot to vote Board, which stamps it with an official stamp. Selector add even the ballot down in an urn.

(5) Select that have a need for it, can even ask the voice Board of Directors to get the necessary help by voting. Select with serious mental or physical disabilities may even point out an extra help among the people who are present in the election venue. Vote the Board shall make the Assistant advised that he or she has sworn to secrecy.

(6) Options that are used for urns voting on election day should be sealed.

§ 7-5. Voting outside the election hall Is the selector not able to to move into the choice venue, they can vote to two vote recipients immediately outside the election hall.

section 7-6. The closing of the voting Hall on the Voice is closing the time laid down. Voters who then met back at the showroom selection, to get the vote.

section 7-7. Storage and transportation of choice material All options should be kept and transported material on reassuring way.

section 7-8. The publication of the election results and forecasts election results and forecasts that are made on the basis of surveys made the day or the days of the election takes place, may not be made public until 23:00. 21 on election day on Monday.

§ 7-9. Supplementary provisions the provisions of the regulations on the election to the Storting, County Council and municipality control applies as far as they are appropriate.

Chapter 8. Trial of vote ballots, designs and counting, protokollering, etc.

section 8-1. The selection board's approval of advance voting placed in ballot envelope (1) an advance voting shall be approved if a) selector is introduced in the electoral roll, b) the voting contains sufficient information to determine who the selector is, c) voting is delivered at the right time, d) voting is delivered to the right vote recipient unless it is given in letter voice, e) cover the envelope is not opened or opening, f) selector have not given approved voting and g) voting is come in to the selection board by 16:00. 21 on election day.

(2) the Chooser's voting is approved when he or she is selected in the list of voting.

(3) Prior approval before stemmegivningene election day to the extent that it is possible.

section 8-1a. Voice approval of the recipient's prior voting that are added in the URN (1) A vote cast in advance according to § 6-4 the second paragraph should be approved if a) selector is introduced in the electoral roll, b) selector has been given the opportunity to cast your vote, and c) have not already submitted the picker approved voting.

(2) the Chooser's voting is approved when the person is checked in the electoral roll.

section 8-2. Approval of voting placed on election Council (1) The voting delivered on election Council to be approved if a) selector is introduced in the electoral roll, b) selector has been given the opportunity to cast your vote, and c) have not already submitted the picker approved voting.

(2) the Chooser's voting is approved when the person is checked in the electoral roll.

section 8-3. Authentication of ballots (1) a ballot should be authenticated if a) it has public stamp, b) it stated which party or group selector have voted on, and c) party or group stand in the election.

(2) a cast ballot is considered to be one's sounding with the official selection list.

(3) if the Picker has used a printed ballot that is not one's sounding with the official selection list, should it be seen away from any changes made by the selector.

section 8-4. Principles for counting of ballots (1) the selection board is responsible for the counting of the ballots. The count is made by the people and in the way the selection board has decided.

(2) ballots cast in advance and ballots cast at the election Council will be counted separately.

(3) the ballots will be counted up in two innings, on a preliminary and a final count.

section 8-5. Preliminary counting (1) Preliminary count of ballots cast in advance to start no later than four hours before the voting is concluded, if this can happen without having to run counter to the principle of the secret choice. Otherwise, it should start as soon as all pre-release stemmegivninger is approved.

(2) Preliminary count of ballots cast in the election Council should start as soon as possible after the voting on the election Council has ended.

(3) ballots there is doubt can be approved, it is added to the page and kept outside the count.

(4) each voting list found at the preliminary numbers to count how many ballots that are the responsibility of each list.

section 8-6. At last count. The registration of fixes on the ballots (1) Final count takes to immediately after the preliminary count has ended, and all the votes are entered to the selection board. The final count will be done during the Electoral Board's supervision.

(2) the ballots from the preliminary count will be counted again. The selection board determines whether the ballots that were not included in the preliminary count and vote loaded designs special covers, to be approved. Approved ballots among these will be counted along with the other ballots.

(3) upon final count of ballots registering Election Board also fixes the voters have done on the ballots. Then to find the selection board some of the charts list vote numbers. Each ballot counting as many votes as the list shall be elected members to the local Board. The number be corrected for list votes cast to and received from other lists.

section 8-7. Protokollering of choice (1) Vote the Board shall cause the Protocol in connection with the implementation of the Electoral Council.

(2) the Board shall cause Selection Protocol in connection with the preparation and conduct of the elections.

(3) to the Protocol guide used the same form as provided for municipalities, jf. provisions in the regulations on the election to the Storting, County Council and the municipality of controls.

section 8-8. Supplementary provisions the provisions of the regulations on the election to the Storting, County Council and Municipal Council applies so far they fit.

Chapter 9. Division and section 9-candidate award 1. Mandate and candidate Choice Award (1) the Board shall make the choice statement. List number to add to the voice of reason for the Division is going on according to St. Laguë modified method.

(2) St. Laguë modified method implies that every list vote number is divided by 1.4-3-5-7 etc. Each voice number to be divided so many times that it is necessary to find the number of mandates the list should have. The first mandate belongs to the list that has the largest quotient. The second mandate belongs to the list that has the second largest quotient, etc. If several lists have the same quotient, the mandate of the person posting the lists that have the greatest voice number. Have the same vote number, it is decided by lot which list the mandate should fall.

(3) when it is determined how many seats a selection list to have, benefits selection board representative seats to the candidates on the list. Candidates that are not selectable, the out of consideration. Candidates who are set up with bold, be given the vote they are entitled to additional pursuant to § 4-2 second paragraph, before the individual votes voters have given to candidates are counted and then settle on the candidates in order of the number of received personal votes. Several candidates have been given the same number of votes, or no votes, is the order of the list is crucial.

(4) each list should as far as possible be assigned to as many deputies as it representatives, with the addition of three. The candidates for Deputy seats will be distributed in the same way as the delegates after the second paragraph.

(5) If a selection list get more mandates than there are candidates list, selectable on the excess is distributed among the number of mandates between the other lists according to the rule in the first paragraph.

section 9-2. Notification to the selected delegates to the election Board notify the selected representatives and deputy representatives about the election and State whether the right to apply for exemption from the scheme.

Chapter 10. Plural choice § 10-1. Plural choice local government elections be held as majority choice if there is more than one authorized list suggestions. The provisions of the electoral law Chapter 12 apply accordingly.

Chapter 11. The trial of true validity. Complaint section 11-1. Complaint (1) everyone who has the right to vote, can complain about conditions in connection with the preparation and the conduct of the election. Applies to the complaint question of the right to vote or whether the freedom to vote, also the one that has not been manntallsført, complain the right.

(2) the complaint must be initiated within seven days after election day. Complain of the choice statement must be initiated within seven days after the election statement is approved.

(3) the appeal shall be in writing and shall be filed for the selection board.

(4) the Ministry's complaint authority. The Ministry is to know the election invalid if it is committed errors that is believed to have had influence on the distribution of mandates between the lists and that it is not possible to correct. The Ministry's decision in the complaint under this section is final and may not be brought before the courts.

section 11-2. Control of the election. Invalid choice-a "run-off" (1) The newly elected local government hit the decision on the election is valid.

(2) the local Government shall know the election invalid if it is committed errors that is believed to have had influence on the distribution of mandates between the lists and that it is not possible to correct.

(3) if the local government knows an election invalid, the message is sent to the Ministry, which enjoins a "run-off".


(4) the provision of section 59 in the municipality of lovlighets control applies, jf. svalbardloven § 43. The deadline for making the petition for lovlighets control is still seven days after the local Board has hit the decision under subsection.

section 11-3. Implementation of a "run-off" (1) by a "run-off", then the electoral roll from the original choice. The list is to be updated and the error be corrected.

(2) if it is necessary due to an appropriate implementation of the reelection, the Ministry can make exceptions from the provisions of this regulation.

Chapter 12. New election showdown in the period. By-election section 12-1. New election statements and by-election (1) the leader of the local Board shall ensure that the selection board makes new election showdown if a representative space remains vacant.

(2) it shall also be made new election statements when a Deputy space has been free, if the leader of the local Government find this necessary.

(3) is the number of the deputies or by a team's deputies have been inadequate, and the relationship can not be remedied by the new election showdown after the second paragraph, the user can group even designate the Indent on the vacant Deputy Representative workplace. The group under the dishes then Election Board, which selects the person who a Deputy if valgbarhets conditions are met.

(4) the choice is held as majority choice, be appointed the candidate to the free space of local government. Third paragraph, second sentence applies.

(5) For section 9-2 accordingly.

Chapter 13. Different provisions § 13-1. (1) the King can provide consent upon application to: a) where the option after this regulation be implemented in other ways than that arising out of this regulation, and b) trials with direct selection of other elected bodies than them this Regulation applies.

(2) sets out the terms of the King closer to experiment and decide what the regulatory provisions including the following can be done from the variance.

section 13-2. Storage, disposal and of the electoral material storage, disposal and of the election materials after the election is over, to happen according to the Archive Act and regulations given in pursuance of this.

section 13-3. Access to the electoral roll and the rest of the material-public (1) if nothing else follows from the provisions of this regulation, can access or copy of census copies, including that which is used for avkryssing, only be provided or divulged a) to public employees when it is necessary in the interests of the service, or b) to researchers in scientific purposes when there is consent from the population registry authority.

(2) access to the other options the material can only be given to researchers in scientific purposes and after the consent of the competent authority.

section 13-4. Confidentiality (1) the administrative law provisions on confidentiality also applies by choice.

(2) a person who assists a voter by voting and getting knowledge of how he or she has voted, have sworn to secrecy about this.

section 13-5. Calculation of time limits. Oversittelse (1) If a date is the starting point for a deadline falls on a Saturday or a holiday, the time limit begins to run closest to the subsequent life.

(2) If a date for the conclusion of a deadline falls on a Saturday or a holiday, the time limit runs out the closest to the subsequent life.

(3) the provisions of the first and the second paragraph also applies in cases where a date is the earliest or latest the time for some action after this regulation, falls on a Saturday or a holiday.

(4) message, the Declaration or complaint that will be given after the expiry of the time limit under this Act, can only be taken to treatment if fristoversittingen is due to the conditions that the duties to comply with the deadline, did not have Lordships over and not be able to predict.

section 13-6. Disclosure All public employees duties as far as possible to give the election the authorities the information they might require to use in the preparation and implementation of choice.

section 13-7. Tasks for election statistics Options to give the Board duties tasks such as Ministry or Central Statistics Office finds necessary to publish the election results or develop official election statistics.

section 13-8. Election observation (1) the Ministry may accredit national and international election observers from institutions or organizations to observe the conduct of the elections to the local government.

(2) local Government duty Longyearbyen to take accredited election observers and facilitate the election observation.

Chapter 14. The entry into force. Repeal of previous regulations section 14-1. The entry into force. Waiver of prior regulations these regulations will take effect immediately. At the same time repealed Regulations 14. December 2001 No. 1393 if local government election in Longyearbyen with authorization in law 17. July 1925 No. 11 about Svalbard § 34 fourth paragraph.

Notes on the regulations for local government elections in Longyearbyen to section 1-1 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 1-1 and is an extension of the earlier regulation § 1 the first paragraph.

To § 1-2 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 1-2.

1-3 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 4-1.

To section 2-1 the provision based on the electoral law § 2-1, section 2-2 and in part section 2-4 as well as previous regulatory section 5. New is that it is proposed a cutting time of when the voting must be introduced in the population registry of Svalbard as a resident in Longyearbyen, four weeks before election day, cf. § 2-1 (1) c). The cutting time is the same for Norwegian nationals and nationals from Nordic and other abroad. It implies that those who will vote at the local government election, the need to make sure that they are registered in the population register as residing in Longyearbyen within four weeks before election day. The need for a cutting time hanging with the lists of voters to be added to the public inspection and that the lists would otherwise be continually updated right up to election day.

To section 2-2 the provision based on the electoral law § 2-3 and earlier regulatory section 6, first paragraph. It is incorporated into a provision for the election card, which is new. The selection board is given this as an option, on the Mainland is the choice card made mandatory.

To section 2-3 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 2-5.

To section 2-4 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 2-6 and earlier regulatory section 6 first and second paragraph. Former name was that the list should be laid out 21 days before election day, after the proposal will the cutting date 20. August Board the time when the list is ready to be posted.

To section 2-5 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 2-7 and earlier regulatory section 6 the third, fourth and fifth paragraph.

To section 2-6 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 2-8 and earlier regulatory section 6, sixth paragraph.

To section 2-7 See especially chapter 1 of the regulations for the election to the Storting, etc. Note that the provisions relating to access to Census and electoral roll applies to the update of the list of voting after cutting the time that is four weeks before election day.

To section 3-1 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 3-3 and in the main, former regulatory section 8. The proposed changes have the context of the reorganization of the Longyearbyen local government. The Svalbard Community operation AS no longer exists, instead has been Bydrift Longyearbyen AS that only has responsibility for the technical infrastructure and two municipal corporations. We see no reason that the leaders of these should be exempt special from eligibility, and propose, therefore no særregel here. If the question were to arise, the applicability must be considered from the options in the second paragraph c).

To section 3-2 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 3-4 and earlier regulatory section 9.

To § 4-1 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 6-1 and mainly former regulatory section 11. The deadline for the filing of the list has been changed from proposal 1. September to 15. may. The modified the deadline makes it possible to have the charts ready before the summer vacation, that is desirable.

To section 4-2 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 6-2 and the main part of the former regulatory section 11 b).

To § 4-3 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 6-3 and to some extent earlier-regulatory section 11 c). Policies for signatures is proposed to get something changed in accordance with the rules of the law of choice. The substantive meaning of this is small.

To section 4-4 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 6-4 and partial earlier regulatory section 14, third paragraph, (c and d). Litra a and b is missing in earlier regulations, but the requirements of attachments should be in accordance with the applicable after the electoral law.

To section 4-5 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 6-5 and earlier regulatory section 12. The deadline for recall is changed from 15. September to 1. June, jf. Note to § 4-1.

To section 4-6 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 6-6 and earlier regulatory section 14 the first and the second paragraph and in the main section 13. It is set 15. June as the deadline for the selection board to approve the choice lists, so that one can get these finished printed before the summer holidays.

To section 4-7 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 6-7 and to some extent earlier regulatory section 15 the first paragraph.

To section 4-8 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 6-8 and earlier regulatory section 14 last paragraph.

To § 4-9 see in particular chapter 3 of the regulation on the election to the Storting, etc.

To § 5-1 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 7-1 and partial earlier regulatory section 15 second period. New is the determination that the ballots should be printed before the stemmegivningen preview starts.

To § 5-2 the provision corresponds to the electoral law section 7-2, and contains a recipe for how voters can change on the ballot. It is somewhat simplified compared to the number of personal votes. Local Government is likely to be never so large that it is current events with more than five-person voices, in which case provision should be changed.

To section 5-3 see in particular chapter 4 of the regulations for the election to the Storting, etc.

To § 6-1


The provision corresponds to the essentially electoral law section 8-1, but is easier designed because the usual advance voting to local control option only takes place on Svalbard. It would be a too large device to put all the country's municipalities able to take a few advance votes for local government elections in Svalbard. That advance voting regulatory attaches, is new in relation to the current regulations, where the Board was free to create guidelines on this. When the regulations are attached tightly up against the electoral law, it is natural to write the rules into the regulation. In practice there has been advance voting in the Svalbard archipelago from three weeks before election day, where the system has been used. This is now the regulatory attached.

To section 6-2 the provision corresponds to the essentially electoral law section 8-2, but is easier designed, jf. Note to § 6-1. Advance stemmegivningen must be in the Svalbard archipelago to vote recipient appointed by the selection board, but it is given access to the letters that do not vote for staying in Svalbard in the period and would not otherwise had voted in the election. The same access is given in the electoral law for voters who are foreign and do not come to a vote.

To section 6-3 the provision corresponds to the essentially electoral law section 8-3, but is easier designed, jf. Note to § 6-1.

To section 6-4 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 8-4, but also with the rule that vote recipient to add ballot envelope in a cover envelope, jf. the regulation on elections to the Parliament, etc. § 27.

To section 6-5 the provision corresponds to the electoral law section 8-5.

To section 6-6 see in particular chapter 6 of the regulations for the election to the Storting, etc.

To section 7-1 choice point is maintained as it was after the previous regulation. The election is to take place in the month of October in the same year as it is Municipal Council election on the Mainland, that is, in the second year of each Storting period, cf. the electoral law § 9-1. It can also be held on Sunday before the selection official election day if it is set to Monday.

To section 7-2 the provision corresponds to the electoral law, section 9-3 but is something easier since elections to the local Government only carried out in one voice circuit. Constituency and voice circuit is the same here, cf. earlier regulatory section 2. It implies that the voting takes place in one place.

To section 7-3 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 9-4.

To section 7-4 the provision corresponds to the essentially electoral law § 9-5. It is given access to choices the Board to appoint a voice control to manage the voting on election day, so that the selection board is not bound to be present in the voice space the entire election day. It would also be unfortunate in relation to choice the Board's control function in the aftermath of the voting.

To § 7-5 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 9-6.

To section 7-6 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 9-7.

To section 7-7 Provision corresponds to the electoral law § 9-8.

To § 7-9 see in particular chapter 7 of the regulations for the election to the Storting, etc.

To Chapter 8 the provisions of the chapter follows completely in parallel the provisions in the Election Act Chapter 10, cf. also earlier regulatory section 17 makes the electoral law and regulations Chapter 10 choice Chapter 8 current through referral. In section 8-7 applies to the reference to the regulations for the election to the Storting, etc. Chapter 9. In section 8-8 is it especially thought about the provisions of the regulations for the election to the Storting, etc. Chapter 8.

To Chapter 9 Chapter 2 provisions exactly match, the choice law § 11-12 and section 11-13, jf. also earlier regulatory section 18. In addition, taken into the description of St. Laguë modified method as stated in electoral law § 11-4.

To Chapter 10 Majority choice is an exception to the general rule about the relationship choices that are appropriate if there is only one approved list suggestions, jf. svalbardloven § 34 second paragraph (after changing March 16, 2007). The chapter has only a provision that refers to the rules of the electoral law Chapter 12 about the majority choice.

To Chapter 11 provisions of chapter exactly match, the choice law § 13-2, 13-4 and § 13-5, cf. also earlier regulatory section 20.

To Chapter 12 the provision in chapter exactly match, the choice law § 14-2, cf. also earlier regulatory section 21 and section 22.

To chapter 13 provisions of the chapter are in accordance with the electoral law chapter 15. Any applications for trials under section 13-1 will be considered in terms of what municipalities are given access to.

To chapter 14 Chapter has a provision for forskriftens the entry into force and repeal of previous regulations.

Notes to the changes introduced by the regulations 6. July 2011 No. 744: section 2-3: the proposal follows up on it already made current for the Mainland, jf. the electoral law § 2-5. Date 16. may in a) is selected because it is the day after the deadline for the filing of the list suggestions. In b) is proposed four weeks before election day, which is "cutting time" for when a person needs to be introduced in the population registry of the Svalbard archipelago to be able to vote in the election. Entry into force 1. January 2012.

To section 3-2 the first paragraph: the proposal follows up on the change in the electoral law § 3-4 first paragraph. Entry into force 1. January 2012.

To section 6-2 the second paragraph: the proposal follows up on the change in the electoral law section 8-2 new second paragraph. Entry into force 1. January 2012.

To section 6-2, third paragraph, second sentence: the change in the trading hours in the election booth. 20 to 23:00. 21 follow up the corresponding change in the electoral law. Will take effect immediately.

To section 6-4 the fifth paragraph: the proposal follows up on the change in the electoral law section 8-4 new fifth paragraph. Will take effect immediately.

To section 7-1: the proposal follows up change in the electoral law § 9-2 second paragraph. Entry into force 1. January 2012.

To section 7-2: For the second paragraph appears to the other period change in electoral law § 9-3 the second paragraph other periods. Entry into force 1. January 2012. For the second paragraph last sentence appears to the comment to section 6-2 third paragraph. Entry into force immediately. The proposal for the new header and new fourth paragraph is a follow-up of the change in the header of the electoral law § 9-3 and its fourth paragraph. Entry into force 1. January 2012.

To section 7-8 the provision corresponds to the electoral law § 9-8.
Referring to the comment to section 6-2 third paragraph. Will take effect immediately.

To section 8-1: refers to the comment to section 6-2 third paragraph. Will take effect immediately.

To § 13-5: the proposal for the new header and changed fourth paragraph is the follow-up of a change in the civil law, where the electoral law § 15-5, the title and the fourth paragraph at the same time was changed. The change in the first to third paragraph follows up the change in the electoral law § 15-5 the first to the third paragraph. Will take effect immediately.

To § 13-8: the proposal is a follow-up of the electoral law § 15-10. Preparatory work relating to the provision, which is UROt.prp.nr. 32 (2008-2009) shows that Norway is committed to facilitate the elections observers, through our membership in international organizations such as the OSCE and the Council of Europe. It is natural that this also apply when choosing to Longyearbyen local government. Ministry that is accredited the Ministry of Justice will be here. In the practical implementation, it would be natural to use the Municipal Department's guidelines for this. Will take effect immediately.