Who administers direct democracy mechanisms at the national level?
Sweden
Answer
Independent electoral commission
Source
Act on National Referenda (SFS1979:369)
http://www.val.se/pdf/act_on_national_referenda.pdf
Section 2
The Central Election Authority referred to in Chapter 1, Section 15 ofthe Swedish Elections Act (1997:157) is also the central authority forreferenda.
Comment
TheSwedish Parliament will make a formal decision on a special act regulating thedetails of each respective national referendum. This act could, for example,provide information which might extend the responsibilities of the electionadministration (for example, to widen the voting right criteria, the types andtexts of ballot papers to be used etc. However, the formal responsibilities arelaid down in the acts listed under “source”.
