§ 7. Distribution of mandates between electoral districts
(1) The National Electoral Committee shall, by a resolution, divide the mandates between the electoral districts as follows:
1) the total number of voters shall be divided by the number 101;
2) the number of voters in an electoral district shall be divided by the number obtained as a result of the calculation specified in clause 1) of this subsection;
3) each electoral district shall be awarded a particular number of mandates in correspondence with the integer of the number obtained as a result of the calculation made according to clause 2) of this subsection;
4) mandates which are not distributed pursuant to clause 3) of this subsection shall be distributed on the basis of the largest-remainder rule, using the fractions of numbers obtained as a result of the calculation specified in clause 2) of this subsection.
(2) The number of voters shall be obtained on the basis of the information held in the Estonian Population Register (hereinafter population register) as at the first day of the month when the elections are called.
(3) The Minister of Internal Affairs shall submit the number of voters by county and, in Tallinn, by city district to the National Electoral Committee within three working days as of the calling of elections.
(4) The National Electoral Committee shall promptly disclose a resolution specified in subsection (1) of this section.
