The election of members to local and regional councils must be held every four years according to the Local and Regional Elections Act. Such election is always held on the third Tuesday of November in the year of election.
The next election of members to local and regional councils will be held on Tuesday, 16 November 2021.
Who Can Vote?
Any person who has attained the age of 18 years and is resident in the local authority area is eligible to vote in the election to local and regional councils.
However, persons who are not nationals of Denmark, another EU Member State, Iceland or Norway may only vote if they have resided in the Kingdom for a period of four years prior to the election.
Furthermore, the following persons are not eligible to vote:
- persons, that are on tolerated stay,
- persons, that have been expelled from Denmark by a court judgement,
- persons, that have been expelled from Denmark by administrative decision, and
- persons, that reside in Denmark in order to serve a sentence from an international criminal court.
Who Can Stand for Election?
A person entitled to vote in elections to local and regional councils is also eligible for election to such councils unless the person in question has been sentenced or has passed a sentence that results in loss of eligibility. A person that is sentenced to imprisonment or is unconditionally denied driving license to a car is not eligible for elections to local and regional councils.
Which Lists of Candidates Can I Vote for?
The lists of candidates will normally be available 6 weeks prior to election day or as soon as possible hereafter and will be available at the Citizen Services Center (for advance voting purposes) and at the polling stations on Election Day.