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§ 18.
 

(1) In order to hold voting in the territory of a voting district, the municipal council (hereinafter council) shall form a voting district committee comprising at least five members. (2) The council shall appoint the chairman of a voting district committee and members of a voting district committee by a resolution on the proposal of the rural municipality or city secretary and in consideration of the principle of political balance not later than on the twentieth day before the day of the referendum. (3) The rural municipality or city secretary shall nominate one-half of the members of a voting district committee, and the political parties entered in the non-profit associations and foundations register shall nominate the remaining members. (4) Political parties entered in the non-profit associations and foundations may present one member candidate for a voting district committee to the rural municipality or city secretary not later than on the fortieth day before the day of the referendum. (5) The consent of the person is required to appoint him or her a member of a voting district committee. Page 6 / 22 Referendum Act (6) If political parties do not present candidates or if the number of candidates presented by them is smaller than the number of places which parties have in the voting district committee, the council shall appoint the remaining members on the proposal of the rural municipality or city secretary. (7) If the number of member candidates for a voting district committee presented by political parties exceeds the number of places which political parties have in the voting district committee, all the remaining candidates are appointed alternate members of the voting district committee. (8) The council shall appoint, on the proposal of the rural municipality or city secretary and pursuant to the provisions of subsection (7) of this section, at least two alternate members of a voting district committee. (9) A voting district committee shall elect a deputy chairman of the voting district committee from among its members. (10) The authority of a voting district committee shall continue until declaration of the results of the referendum or publication of a notice provided for in § 8 of this Act concerning cancellation of the referendum. If the Riigikogu passes a resolution concerning the holding of another referendum before the authority of the voting district committee terminates, the authority of the voting district committee shall be extended. [RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2017]