Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes

ElectionAct (LOV 2002-06-28nr 57: Lov om valg til Stortinget, fylkesting og kommunestyrer (valgloven)),(published 2002-09-01, last amended 2013-05-24)

? 13-1. Klage ved stortingsvalg

(4)Stortinget er klageinstans for klager som gjelder stemmerett og retten til ?avgi stemme. Riksvalgstyret skal avgi uttalelse til Stortinget om klagesakene.Riksvalgstyret er klageinstans for ?vrige klager. Riksvalgstyret skal oversendesine vedtak i klagesakene til Stortinget.

http://www.lovdata.no/all/hl-20020628-057.html

OSCE report on 2009 parliamentaryelections in Norway, p. 21

“Any person who is entitled to vote may appeal to the NEC against mattersrelating to the preparation and conduct of the parliamentary elections in thecounty in which the person is registered to vote. In effect, allelection-related appeals other than voter rights appeals are the jurisdictionof the NEC. The Ministry of Local Government provides legal advice to the NECon all election dispute matters. The NEC is required by law to forward itsdecisions on appeal cases to the Parliament.

The Constitution and the Election Actmandate the newly elected Parliament to adopt a decision on the legality of theelections and the eligibility of the elected deputies. In the course ofvalidating an election, the Parliament reviews all voter rights appeals and NECappeal decisions (which may be overturned) insofar as they may affect decisionson credentials. If it is determined that an error was committed which may haveinfluenced the allocation of seats, the election is declared invalid and a newelection ordered. The law does not provide a mechanism for Parliament’sdecision to be appealed to any judicial authority. In effect, the Parliament isthe final adjudicator of all election-related appeals and the validity of theelection.”