Postal Voting vs. Advance Voting
In spite of the Danish term for this procedure literally being "postal voting" it does not refer to a situation where voters can send their votes with the traditional postal service. The Danish authorities therefore prefer the term "advance voting," since it conveys the central feature, i.e. that this kind of voting must take place before Election Day. The advance voting takes place under the auspices of Danish authorities or vote receivers appointed by the Danish authorities to perform this task and with material procured by the Ministry for Economic and Interior Affairs.
The term "postal voting" refers to the fact that the votes which are cast in a controlled environment are sent by regular mail by the vote receiving authorities to the relevant Danish municipality where the voter in question is resident.
Who Can Vote in Advance
All voters can vote in advance instead of going to their polling station to cast their vote on Election Day.