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Iceland referendum 2026

Polling day . Counted by National Electoral Commission. Times are Reykjavik time; hover for UTC.

Count stages

29 Aug5 Sept12 Sept19 Sept
Election-night count
29–31 AugElection-night count: Sat 29 Aug, 22:00 → Mon 31 Aug, 23:59, estimate. Published Sun 30 Aug, 14:29.
Final resultexpected on the live page now
22 SeptFinal result: Tue 22 Sept, 14:00 → Tue 22 Sept, 23:59, announced. Published Tue 22 Sept, 14:10.
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  1. Election-night count
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    Opening announced: Elections Act 112/2021 art. 91 ("Kjörfundi skal þó slíta eigi síðar en kl. 22 á kjördag") and art. 98 ("Talningu atkvæða má ekki hefja fyrr en eftir kl. 22 að kvöldi kjördags"); Iceland is on UTC all year, so 22:00 local = 22:00Z. Under art. 107 Landskjörstjórn itself announces the count result of a referendum once all constituency returning boards have reported. The close (end of Mon 31 Aug) is an ESTIMATE: the law sets no deadline for the count. Observed: Landskjörstjórn published its art. 107 notice on 30 Aug 2026 (island.is first-publish timestamp 14:29:39Z, read via the island.is content API); overnight constituency figures were carried by the press (RÚV, Euronews), not by the authority.
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  2. Final result
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    Elections Act 112/2021 art. 120: once it has the constituency reports, Landskjörstjórn advertises "með 14 daga fyrirvara" when it meets to rule on disputed ballots and declare the result, then advertises the result and publishes an election report. Landskjörstjórn's notice of 4 Sep 2026 set that meeting for 22 Sep 2026 at 14:00 (UTC) in Edda, Reykjavík. Validity complaints go to the Electoral Complaints Committee (úrskurðarnefnd kosningamála) no later than 7 days BEFORE this meeting (art. 129), so no court stage follows the declaration. Observed: the declaration page was first published 22 Sep 2026 14:10:19Z (island.is content API); the signed election report is dated the same day.
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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-09-25: Althingi resolution 14/157 (þskj. 1245); Elections Act 112/2021 arts. 91, 98, 107, 120, 123, 129 (althingi.is); Landskjörstjórn notices of 30 Aug, 4 Sep and 22 Sep 2026 and election report (island.is) (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-09-25.

Questions and answers

When is the Iceland referendum 2026?
Polling day is 2026-08-29 (officially set).
When will the final result of the Referendum question: 'Á Ísland að hefja á ný aðildarviðræður við Evrópusambandið?' (Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?) race be official?
Expected between 2026-09-22T14:00:00Z and 2026-09-22T23:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. Elections Act 112/2021 art. 120: once it has the constituency reports, Landskjörstjórn advertises "með 14 daga fyrirvara" when it meets to rule on disputed ballots and declare the result, then advertises the result and publishes an election report. Landskjörstjórn's notice of 4 Sep 2026 set that meeting for 22 Sep 2026 at 14:00 (UTC) in Edda, Reykjavík. Validity complaints go to the Electoral Complaints Committee (úrskurðarnefnd kosningamála) no later than 7 days BEFORE this meeting (art. 129), so no court stage follows the declaration. Observed: the declaration page was first published 22 Sep 2026 14:10:19Z (island.is content API); the signed election report is dated the same day.
Where are the official Referendum question: 'Á Ísland að hefja á ný aðildarviðræður við Evrópusambandið?' (Should Iceland resume accession negotiations with the European Union?) results?
https://island.is/s/landskjorstjorn/frett/tilkynning-um-nidurstodu-talningar-vid-thjodaratkvaedagreidslu-29-agust-2026