Iceland 1930

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Identifikator:: 1830571079

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-221162

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Iceland 1930

Edition:: 2. ed.

Place of publication:: Reykjavík

Publisher:: Ríkisprentsmiđjan Gutenberg

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: 193 S.; Tab., Kt., Taf.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Constitution and law

Collection:: Economics Books

IR a sentence passed upon them by the courts for a ‘dishonourable offence’ or are indebted for Poor Relief, have the right fo vote at district elections, provided they are at least 25 vears of age; have resided in the country for five years immediately preceding the elec- tion; have been domiciled for one vear in the district in question; are capable of managing their own affairs; and have their names on the register of voters. Eligible for Althingi are all those who are qualified for the franchise. Any citizen, except judges who are not charged with administrative duties, may, however, be elected even though he is not domiciled in the district, or though he has resided there for a shorter period than one year. The qualifications for franchise and eligibility at the election of those who are chosen by the whole electorate are the same as those obtaining at the district elections, except that the age limit is thirty-five years. — The ballot is secret and takes place in every parish (hreppur) and town (kaupstadur), which again may be divided into electoral sections (kisrdeildir). At the district elections, the ballot is conducted by the parish election committees, and in each electoral district by the district election com- mittee; but the election of the six representatives by the whole elec- torate is supervised by an election committee (landkjérstiérn) in Reykja- vik and by ‘sub‘-committees in the electoral sections. The ballot-boxes are sent to the district election committees, who count the votes and furnish the elected members with certificates of election. Electors who on election day happen to be outside the electoral district where they are registered, may vote by sending in their ballot paper in a sealed envelope to their proper polling place. It is not a civil duty either to vote or to accept election. The representatives have to take the oath fo the constitution. They receive a remuneration and are specially protected by law. Althingi assembles (usually in Reykjavik) for its ordinary sessions on the 15th of February or on the following week-day, unless the king has fixed another day earlier in the year. The king summons Althingi and decides when it shall be prorogued, which, however, must not be done until the budget has been passed. The king may summon extraordinary Althings. He may also adjourn its meeting once a year for a certain period of time which, without the sanction of Althingi, must not exceed two weeks. He has the right to dissolve parliament, but then a new election must take place within two months after the dissolution, and the new Althingi must be summoned not later than eight months after the previous parliament was dissolved.

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