Candidacy deadline for the 2022 local elections

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Receiving of nomination lists from 10 am to 12 pm on 8 April. 

Reception of nomination lists from 10 am to 12 noon on Friday, 8 April 2022.

The deadline for nominations for the municipal elections in Hafnarfjörður, to be held on Saturday, 14 May 2022, is 12 noon on Friday, 8 April. On that day, the Returning Officer will be based at Hafnarfjörður Town Council Chamber, Strandgata 6, 2nd floor. Height from 10 am – 12 pm and receive nomination papers.

Each nomination list shall be accompanied by:

  • Confirmation of the registered name and list symbol of new political parties
  • A declaration by all those on the list that they have permitted their names to be placed on the list, signed in their own hand or with a valid electronic signature.
  • Names of two representatives
  • List of referees – a minimum of 80 referees
  • It is requested that the representatives of the candidates also submit a list of their supporters in a digital format as an Excel file.

The Returning Officer will hold a meeting at the same place. Saturday, 9th April, at 11:00 a.m. to decide on the candidates and the electoral list. in the presence of representatives of the electoral lists. The Returning Officer draws attention to the provisions of Chapters VII and X of the Electoral Act No. 112/2021 concerning the specific requirements for candidates and representatives.

The Returning Officers of Hafnarfjörður are: 

  • Thordis Bjarnadottir 
  • Helena Mjöll Jóhannsdóttir
  • Hildur Helga Gísladóttir

Further information and instructions can be found online: www.kosning.is

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