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Norway
2025
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure equal suffrage, election authorities should further review whether the current system is duly proportionate to the principle of equality. In line with international good practice, the review should aim to ensure that the seat-allocation principles offer stronger protection of the equality of the vote while maintaining adequate representation of sparsely populated regions.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
Norway
2025
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To safeguard the impartiality of the election administration, the law should be amended to prohibit candidates from serving as members of election commissions at any level.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration and Voter Registration
Norway
2025
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To strengthen personal data safeguards, the use of official voter-register data could be legally confined to voter list verification, coupled with an obligation to irreversibly delete all copies within a narrowly defined period after election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration and Voter Registration
Norway
2025
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to regulating online campaigns with the aim to ensure equality of opportunity for contestants and the protecting the ability of voters to make an informed choice.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Electoral Campaign
Norway
2025
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To maintain a level playing field and limit the potential for individuals or groups to gain undue political influence, consideration should be given to establishing limits on private donations and campaign expenditures.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Norway
2025
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency and accountability in campaign finance, third-party campaigning should be regulated and subject to the same or similar rules on donations and spending that apply to political parties.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Norway
2025
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the transparency and oversight of campaign finance, the law should require disclosure of the income and expenditure shortly prior to and after election day as well as the auditors’ reports together with the annual party reports.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Norway
2025
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to reviewing the composition of the Political Parties Act Committee to ensure its impartiality and defining an explicit oversight mandate throughout the campaign finance reporting period.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Norway
2025
EET
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure that all polling stations are accessible for persons with disabilities, as envisaged by the Election Act and in line with the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act, the provision allowing exceptions to accessibility requirements for “special reasons” should be abolished.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Norway
2025
EET
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to harmonising practices concerning the use of the Braille ballot paper, in order to ensure the right of blind voters to vote independently and in secret.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
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