New Election Rules: What You Need to Know

The Ministry of Justice has issued proposals for reforming Sweden's ballot system. The Stockholm Election Board has commented on these proposals. They suggest, among other things, abolishing party ballots without candidate names and giving the Election Authority sole responsibility for distributing ballots to polling stations. The proposal also introduces new requirements for parties to participate with candidate ballots, such as collecting support declarations from voters. The Election Board supports the proposals to implement requirements for parties to participate with candidate ballots and for a candidate to only stand for election to council in one region and one municipality.