NorwayDemokrati 46 · Democracy and human rights
Amina is an adult, comes from Brazil and is not a Norwegian citizen. She lives in Norway. Under today's rules, when can she vote in the municipal council election?
In the exam (Norwegian)
Amina er voksen, kommer fra Brasil og er ikke norsk statsborger. Hun bor i Norge. Når kan hun stemme ved kommunestyrevalget etter reglene i dag?
- aWhen she has been registered as resident in Norway for the last three years before the electionNår hun har vært registrert bosatt i Norge de tre siste årene før valgetCorrect answer
- bOnly when she has become a Norwegian citizen, never beforeFørst når hun har fått norsk statsborgerskap, aldri før
- cAs soon as she has received her first residence permit in NorwayMed en gang hun har fått sin første oppholdstillatelse i Norge
Why?
Foreign citizens can vote in municipal council and county council elections when they have been registered as resident in Norway for the last three years before election day. They cannot vote in elections to the Storting.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Norwegian, as shown above.
Check yourself
Would you know these too?
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
Take a free mock examDemokrati 47
Elections in Norway are secret. What does that mean?Correct answer:No one finds out how you voted, unless you tell them yourself
Valg i Norge er hemmelige. Hva betyr det? — Ingen får vite hva du stemte, hvis du ikke forteller det selv
Demokrati 48
You live in Norway and have the right to vote. What must you do to be included in the electoral roll (manntallet), the list of people who can vote?Correct answer:Nothing, you are added automatically
Du bor i Norge og har stemmerett. Hva må du gjøre for å komme med i manntallet, listen over dem som kan stemme? — Ingenting, du blir ført inn automatisk
Demokrati 49
What do you usually have to show when you vote?Correct answer:Identification, for example a passport or a driving licence
Hva må du vanligvis vise når du skal stemme? — Legitimasjon, for eksempel pass eller førerkort
Demokrati 50
You will be away on election day. What can you do to vote?Correct answer:Vote in advance, in the period before election day
Du skal være borte på valgdagen. Hva kan du gjøre for å stemme? — Forhåndsstemme i tiden før valgdagen
Source
Our own practice questions on the facts of the public social studies curriculum (the curriculum for adult immigrants and samfunnskunnskap.no). They are not the real test tasks, which are confidential and never published, and no text from samfunnskunnskap.no is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Norwegian. We are not affiliated with the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir).
Official informationTry it under exam conditions.
The same number of questions and the same pass mark as the real test, marked at once. Your first mock is free and needs no account.
The pass NOK 199.00 · 90 days of access for one payment — it never renews