According to Registers Iceland, All Icelandic nationals who have lived abroad for less than eight years are automatically registered to vote as long as they are 18 and have lived in Iceland at some point.[1] Icelandic citizens who lived abroad for more than eight years must register to vote, as long as they are a citizen, at least eighteen years old, and have had legal domicile in Iceland
Foreign nationals are not allowed to vote in presidential elections, parliamentary elections, or national referendums.[1] Danish nationals who lived in Iceland on 6 March 1946 or any point ten years before that are eligible to vote.
Foreign nationals from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland can vote in municipal elections if they have registered their domicile in Iceland before election day. Foreign nationals from other countries have to live in Iceland for three years to be eligible to vote in these elections.[2]
Voting procedures
By law, municipal and presidential elections take place on a Saturday. Parliamentary elections have also traditionally taken place on Saturdays since 1983, although a particular weekday is not mandated by law. Voters are required to present a government issued photo ID such as a passport or a driving license. All voting is done by paper ballots. The voter gets a single ballot containing ordered electoral lists for every party.[citation needed]
On 9 October, Birgir Þórarinsson, who was originally elected to represent the Centre Party, announced that he was defecting to the Independence Party, making him the 17th member of the Althing for the Independence Party and leaving the Centre Party with just two members.[5]
It was initially reported that 33 women and 30 men were elected, making Iceland the first European nation to have a female-majority parliament.[6] Among them was Lenya Rún Taha Karim of the Pirate Party, who at 21 would become the youngest MP in Iceland's history.[7] Following a recount in the Northwest Constituency, the representation became a majority of men.[8] The Left-Green Movement and the Pirate Party both requested recounts in the South Constituency.[9]
