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§ 22.
 

Election of representatives of local government councils


(1) On the day following the third round of voting in the Riigikogu, the electoral committee shall send each local government council a notice regarding the number of representatives it has in the electoral body.


(2) Based on the number of citizens entered in the Estonian National Electoral Register of Citizens in the administrative territory of a local government on 1 January of the election year of the President of the Republic, the number of local government council representatives shall be determined as follows: 1) up to 10,000 Estonian citizens with the right to vote – 1 representative; 2) 10,001–50,000 Estonian citizens with the right to vote – 2 representatives; 3) 50,001-100,000 Estonian citizens with the right to vote – 4 representatives; 4) more than 100,000 Estonian citizens with the right to vote – 10 representatives.


(3) A local government council representative must be an Estonian citizen and a member of the local government council which elects him or her. A local government council representative shall not be a member of the Riigikogu.


(4) A local government council shall elect its representative not later than on the seventh day before the date the President of the Republic is elected by the electoral body.


(41) The election of the representative or, in cases provided for in clauses (2) 2)–4) of this section, the representatives of a local government council shall take place at a council session from among the nominated candidates in one round of voting. Each member of the council has one vote. The candidate who receives the greatest number of votes is elected or, in cases provided for in clauses (2) 2)–4) of this section, the candidates who receive the greatest number of votes are elected. If, due to the equal number of votes cast for the candidates, not all the council representatives are elected, lots shall be drawn among the candidates who received an equal number of votes. [RT I, 16.11.2010, 2 - entry into force 26.11.2010]


(5) A resolution of a local government council concerning the election of a representative or representatives of the local government council shall be promptly forwarded to the electoral committee.