Electoral districts and places to vote

6000 Electoral districts

Every municipality is divided into electoral districts. The electoral districts vary in size, but comprise as a rule 1000-2000 persons entitled to vote. There is no absolute lower or upper limit to the size of the electoral districts. The smallest district contains only a few hundred persons entitled to vote and the largest over 2000 persons. All together Sweden is divided into around 6000 electoral districts.

Polling stations

Each electoral district contains a polling station, where those who live in the district can vote on election day.

Voting places

Premises where voters can vote in advance are called voting places. The voting places has no connection with the electoral districts, i.e. the voters can vote from any voting place in the country. The votes are sent from the voting places to each voters polling station and

Accessibility

The Election Committee in each municipality decides which premises are most suitable for voting within the municipality. A polling station or voting place may be, for example, the municipal office, a library, a school or a post office. All polling stations and voting places must be accessible to everybody. If the election committee wishes to use premises that are not accessible to a physically disabled person the committee must refer the matter to the County Administrative Board for a decision. The Election Committee must then be able to show that there are no other suitable premises.