Thirdly, it has to be decided how many are to be elected in all. Fourthly, it must also be known how many are to be elected in which geographical areas. Fifthly and finally, definite rules must be laid down for how the candidates shall be listed, i.e. in which way to present the options that the voters have to consider. The idea is to be able on election day to confront the voter with a ballot which clearly indicates the available alternatives. It is not at this stage of the election that the big complications occur.
Suffrage is equal and universal.
All Danish citizens who have reached the age of 18 and reside in Denmark are entitled to vote, except those who have been declared judicially incompetent. In principle, the same persons are eligible for a seat in the Folketing, with the significant and relevant, if problematic, exception of those who have been convicted of an act which in the eyes of the public disqualifies them for membership in the Folketing, according to section 30 of the Constitutional Act. The Constitution provides for the election in Denmark proper of 175 members to the Folketing, with special rules governing the election of two supplementary members from the Faroe Islands and two from Greenland. The distribution is mostly determined by population totals and population density in the country and is continuously being adjusted to new demographic developments. Danish elections are characterized by being completely controlled and dominated by the political parties.