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Article 14
 

§ 14. Formation of rural municipality or city election committee

(1) A rural municipality or city election committee shall be formed not later than ninety days before election day.

(2) The local government council shall form the rural municipality or city election committee with up to seven members and designate a chairman from among the committee members and up to three alternate members who, during the term of the committee and in the order specified by the council, shall replace committee members whose activities are suspended or terminated.

(21) In the case of elections which are held due to the merger of local governments, the councils of the local governments to be merged shall by decisions reached by consensus appoint the election committee of the rural municipality or city to be formed.

(25.02.98 entered into force 30.03.98 – RT I 1998, 28, 356)

(3) A person who possesses the necessary knowledge and experience for organisation of elections shall be designated as chairman of the rural municipality or city election committee. Upon withdrawal of the chairman, the council shall designate a new chairman.

(4) The deputy chairman and secretary of a rural municipality or city election committee shall be elected by the committee from among its members.

(5) In order to perform the tasks assigned to it, the rural municipality or city election committee may use the necessary amount of additional labour including vote counters.

(6) Organisational and clerical support to a rural municipality or city election committee shall be provided by the corresponding local government council or, at its request, by the rural municipality or city government.

(7) The rural municipality or city election committee shall specify and publish the location and working hours of the election committee.