Provisional Provisions for Elections in Grindavík Approved in Parliament

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A provisional provision in the Act on Local Government Elections for the elections in Grindavík has been approved by the Althingi. The provision gives Grindvík residents who were legally domiciled in Grindavík before the evacuation on November 10, 2023 the choice of voting in Grindavík or in the municipality in which they are now legally domiciled. An important step towards the reconstruction of the municipality Last autumn, the authorities laun…

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The Icelandic Parliament has approved temporary provisions in the Local Government Elections Act for the elections in Grindavík. The law means that Grindavík residents who moved their legal residence following the evacuation on November 10, 2023, can now choose whether to vote in a new municipality in the spring elections or in Grindavík.