- Elections for the municipal and county councils are held Sunday 10 September and Monday 11 September. Check out the candidates in your district! (in Norwegian only)
- You can vote in advance from 10 August to 8 September - find out where!
- If you want tocan vote on one of the election days - 10 and 11 September - you can go to one of these polling stations. Note that there are only nine polling stations open on Sunday 10 September.
Election 2023
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Information in other languages
Who can vote?
These are the requirements you must meet in order to vote in the local municipal and county council elections 2023:
- Turn 18 years of age by the end of 2023
- Norwegian citizen
- You must be registered in the population register as a resident of Norway.
- Foreign citizen
- You must have been registered in the national register as resident in Norway for the last three years before election day.
- You are a Nordic citizen (from Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland) living in Norway (registered in the national register no later than 30 June 2023).
Remember to bring your identification when you vote
You must show your ID to cast your vote. Examples of valid identification include a passport, driving licence or bank card with your photo. You can also use other types of identification. As a minimum, the identification must contain your name, date of birth and a photo.
How do you vote?
The election takes place by attending in person at a polling station on election day, or by casting an advance vote. If you have voted in advance, this is the one that applies. You can freely decide whether you want to vote in advance or vote on election day.
Election information in several languages
The Norwegian Directorate of Elections has prepared information brochures about the election in several languages. The brochures are available in these languages: English, Polish, Arabic, Tigrinya (Eritrean), Somali, Persian/Farsi, Turkish, Swahili, Thai and Spanish.
Get help to vote
Contact an electoral officer if you have questions or need guidance when voting. Electoral staff have a duty of confidentiality.
Do you have a mental or physical disability that prevents you from voting alone? Then you are entitled to get help to vote from an election worker or another person of your choice.
Vote at home
Voters who, due to illness or disability, cannot go to a polling station, can cast an advance vote at home. Two election workers will then come to your home and receive your vote.
The deadline for applying to cast a vote in the pre-voting period for the sick and disabled where they are staying, is Wednesday 6 September at 2 p.m.
Vote from abroad
Voters who live or stay abroad can vote in advance at Norwegian embassies and other foreign stations or at other appointed polling stations from 1 July 2023.
You can read more here.
Advance votes
Advance votes can be cast from Thursday 10 August until and including Friday 8 September Fin any municipality in the country.
In Stavanger you can vote in following places:
| Place | Time |
| The main square in Stavanger city centre | Monday to Friday: 10 am - 6 pm Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm |
| Hillevåg torg | Monday to Friday: 10 am - 6 pm Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm |
| Hundvågkrossen | Monday to Friday: 10 am - 6 pm Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm |
| DNB/Siddishallen | Monday to Friday: 10 am - 6 pm Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm |
| Tastasenteret | Monday to Friday: 10 am - 6 pm Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm |
| Innbyggerservice at Vikevåg | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 8.30 am - 3 pm Thursday: 08.30 - 6 pm |
| Innbyggerervice at Judaberg | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 8.30 am - 3 pm Thursday: 8.30 am - 6 pm |
You can find the advance polling stations here:
Polling stations and opening hours on election days
| Area | Polling station | Opening hours Sunday 10 September | Opening hours Monday 11 September | |
| 1 | Buøy/Hundvåg | Hundvåghallen, Austbøsvingene 54 | 3 pm - 8 pm | 10 am - 21 pm |
| 2 | Varden | Nylund skole, Nylundsgaten 1 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 3 | Storhaug | Bergeland videregående skole, Vaisenhusgaten 50 | 3 pm - 8 pm | 10 am - 21 pm |
| 4 | Våland | Våland skole, Schives gate 21 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 5 | Ullandhaug | Ullandhaug skole, Hjalmar Johansens gate 13 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 6 | Eiganes | Stavanger kommunes administration building, Olav Kyrres gate 23 | 3 pm - 8 pm | 10 am - 21 pm |
| 7 | Kampen | Kampen skole, Kampens gate 33 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 8 | Roaldsøy | Roaldsøy skole, Nordvikveien 23 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 9 | Vassøy | Vassøystua, Sørstrandveien 40A | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 10 | Gausel | Gautesetehallen, Heddeveien 145 | 3 pm - 8 pm | 10 am - 21 pm |
| 11 | Hinna | Hinna skole, Ordfører Tveteraas gate 11 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 12 | Vaulen | Hetlandshallen, Skolevollen 15 - NY | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 13 | Kvaleberg | Hillevåg kirke, Veumveien 55 | 3 pm - 8 pm | 10 am - 21 pm |
| 14 | Tjensvoll | Tjensvoll kirke, Tellusveien 43 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 15 | Stokka | Stokka Forum, Adjunkt Hauglands gate 50 - NY | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 16 | Madlamark | Madla bydelshus, Åsta Kongsmors gate 20 | 3 pm - 8 pm | 10 am - 21 pm |
| 17 | Hafrsfjord | Hafrsfjord skole, Madlasandnes 11 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 18 | Kvernevik | Kvernevikhallen, Heiloveien 9 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 19 | Sunde | Sunde skole, Sundeveien 10 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 20 | Indre Tasta | Tastahallen, Fredtunveien 10 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 21 | Ytre Tasta | Vardenes skole, Gamle Dusevikveien 4 | 3 pm - 8 pm | 10 am - 21 pm |
| 22 | Rennesøy | Vikevåg innbyggertorg, Asalveien 6 | 3 pm - 8 pm | 10 am - 21 pm |
| 23 | Mosterøy | Mastrahallen, Vodlaveien 1 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 24 | Finnøy | Finnøy Fleirbrukshall, Hagavegen 2 | 3 pm - 8 pm | 10 am - 21 pm |
| 25 | Fogn | Fogn oppvekstsenter, Liane 1 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 26 | Ombo | Ombo oppvekstsenter, Eidevegen 2-4 | 10 am - 21 pm | |
| 27 | Sjernarøyene | Sjernarøy oppvekstsenter, Sjernarøyvegen 898 | 10 am - 21 pm |