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Elections Possibly Delayed By Weather
The weather forecast for November 30, is expected to bring about poor travel conditions in various parts of the country, hindering voting on election day. Heavy blizzards are expected in East Iceland, with snowstorms hitting the North, Northwest Iceland and the Westfjords.…
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Why Should You Vote? Find Out Tomorrow!
As a foreigner in Iceland, you might be aware that you can vote in municipal elections, even if you’re not a citizen–provided you’ve had legal residence in your town or village for at least three years before election day (or immediately, if…
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Americans In Iceland Concerned Over Delayed Postal Votes
Delays in the Icelandic and U.S. Postal Service due to COVID alongside President Trump’s campaign against the USPS is making Americans living in Iceland anxious that their votes in next month’s election won’t get counted, Vísir reports. The US Presidential and congressional…
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Democrats Abroad Initiative Launched In Iceland
Americans living in Iceland who want to participate in this November’s presidential elections can now get help doing so through a new initiative, Democrats Abroad Iceland. It is the Icelandic chapter of Democrats Abroad, the overseas arm of the Democratic Party and…
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Polish Voters In Iceland Didn’t Want Andrzej Duda As President
RÚV reports that an overwhelming majority of Polish voters in Iceland would have preferred Warsaw’s mayor and opposition candidate Rafał Trzaskowski (pictured above) in the Polish presidential elections held on July 12th. Sitting president Andrzej Duda was reelected by a marginal majority.…
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Voting On Collective Bargaining Agreement In Iceland Starts Today
If you work in Iceland, and your union is either Efling or VR, polls are now open to vote on the new collective agreement unions leaders accepted last week. In the Icelandic system of collective bargaining, it is not enough for union…
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New Bill Would Lower Voting Age To 16 For Municipal Elections
A new bill, supported by MPs from every party except the Progressive Party, would if passed into law lower the voting age from 18 to 16 for municipal elections. The bill in question, led by Left-Green chair Katrín Jakobsdóttir, would go into…
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Don’t Post Your Ballots On Social Media
Absentee voting for the presidential elections has begun, but many Icelanders are breaking voting laws on Facebook and Twitter by posting photos of their ballots. Vísir reports that about 5,000 Icelanders have submitted absentee ballots for the presidential elections to the Reykjavík…
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4 Out Of 5 Immigrants Did Not Vote In Last Municipal Elections
Only about 20% of immigrants who could vote in 2014 did so, data from Statistics Iceland shows, but voter participation in general was very low. Kjarninn reports that 239,734 Icelandic residents were eligible to vote in the 2014 municipal elections, comprising just…
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Feminism In The 1880s: “Women Aren’t Allowed To Be Anything At All”
Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir (1856-1940) was the most prominent Icelandic women’s rights advocate of the late 19th and early 20th century. A tireless campaigner, teacher, journalist and magazine editor, Bríet was also part of the first group of women who were elected to Reykjavík’s…
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Feminists Want Statue Of Bríet
The Icelandic Women’s Rights Association (IWRA) has sent the City of Reykjavík a letter suggesting they erect a statue of suffragette Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir, reports RÚV. Bríet, along with other women’s rights activists founded the IWRA in 1907 and ran the association for…
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Low Voter Turnout Among Young Icelanders
Voter turnout for the mayoral election this past May was lowest amongst younger voters, and the lowest overall voter turnout since 1928, reports RÚV. Only 42% of 20-24 year olds registered to vote in Reykjavík cast their ballot. By comparison first time…