Voting on election day

Voting on Election Day, April 2, 2023

The polling stations open at 9 am on election day and voting continues until 8 pm. If there is a queue at the polling station at 8 pm, everyone who has arrived by that time will be able to vote in peace before the voting closes.

On election day, each eligible voter may only vote at their own polling station. The polling station on election day is mentioned in the voting rights notification received by mail.

Before going to the polling station:

1. It is essential that you bring proof of identity with you to the polling station, which can be a police-issued identity card, passport, driving license or similar photo ID. If you do not have such a document, you can apply for a free temporary identity card for voting from the nearest police station. When applying for one, you will need two passport photos that are no more than six months old.

2. On election day, you can only vote at your own polling station, i.e. the polling station that is marked on the voting rights notice you received. The voting rights notice itself is not needed when voting, but you can take it with you if you wish. If for some reason you have not received the notice, you can inquire about it and/or its information content from the Digital and Population Data Agency. You can also inquire about your own polling station by calling the election service number 0800 9 4770. You can also search for your polling station on election day in the polling station service polling place service.

3. If you want to find out your candidate's candidate number in advance, you can find it here Ministry of Justice Information and Results Service 

Candidate numbers are also visible in the candidates' own election advertisements and in the media.

4. You may bring your own election assistant with you, for example, if you are unable to mark your ballot yourself. However, your election assistant cannot be a person who is a candidate in the election, nor their spouse, child, sibling or parent. If you do not have your own assistant, there will be a special election assistant at the polling station.

Voting areas in Ikaalis: