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Article 29
 

§ 29. List of candidates in electoral district

(1) After the registration of candidates, the rural municipality or city election committee shall prepare a list of candidates in the local government council elections for each electoral district separately.

(2) The registered candidate lists shall be entered in the list of candidates in the electoral district according to the order of their registration. The name of the political party or election coalition which presents the candidates shall be indicated at the top of the list. In the case of the list of an election coalition formed by political parties, the full names of all the political parties that form the election coalition shall be indicated in the list of candidates in the electoral district in addition to the name of the election coalition.

(3) Independent candidates shall be entered in the list of candidates in the electoral district in the order of their presentation for registration after the candidate lists.

(31) The rural municipality or city election committee shall forward the list of candidates in electoral districts to the National Election Committee. The Election Committee shall prepare a consolidated list of candidates to local government councils.

(16.06.99 entered into force 23.06.99 - RT I 1999, 54, 581)

(4) All corrections and amendments concerning registered candidates shall be promptly entered in the list of candidates in the corresponding electoral district, and the list of candidates in the electoral district shall be reprinted and sent to all division committees of the corresponding electoral district. The previous list shall be destroyed. The list shall not be amended after the start of advance polls.

(16.06.99 entered into force 23.06.99 - RT I 1999, 54, 581)

(41 ) The rural municipality or city election committee shall notify the National Election Committee promptly of the corrections and amendments specified in subsection (4) of this section. The National Election Committee shall notify the rural municipality or city election committees of corrections and amendments. Thereafter, the rural municipality or city election committees shall make the corresponding corrections and amendments to the consolidated list of candidates to local government councils specified in subsection 31 of this section.

(16.06.99 entered into force 23.06.99 - RT I 1999, 54, 581)

(5) The rural municipality or city election committee shall arrange for the printing and forwarding of the list of candidates in the electoral district to the division committees.

(6) Every division committee shall have the list of candidates in that electoral district not later than one day before the start of advance polls. The list of candidates in the electoral district shall be posted at the location of the division committee, in the polling place and the secret voting booth. Members of the division committee shall have the list with them when holding home voting.