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§ 43.
 

(1) If a voter wishes to vote by post, he or she shall send a corresponding application to the Estonian foreign mission in the country of his or her habitual residence. If there is no Estonian foreign mission in the country of habitual residence of the voter, he or she shall send the application to the nearest Estonian foreign mission. (2) A voter who has been entered in the list of voters permanently residing in a foreign state shall: 1) append a copy of the page of his or her identity document containing personal data to the application; 2) indicate in the application his or her residential address in the foreign state. (3) A voter who has not been entered in the list of voters permanently residing in a foreign state shall: 1) append copies of documents which certify his or her identity and that he or she has the right to vote in accordance with § 2 to the application; 2) indicate his or her residential address in the foreign state; 3) indicate his or her last residence in Estonia (the county, or the city district in Tallinn, or the city of Tartu). If a voter permanently residing in a foreign state has not had a residence in Estonia, he or she shall indicate in the application the last residence of his or her parents or grandparents in Estonia. (4) A voter temporarily staying in a foreign state shall indicate his or her residential address in Estonia in the application in addition to the information prescribed in clauses (2) 1) and 2). (5) Applications shall reach the foreign mission not later than on the thirtieth day before the day of the referendum. [RT I 2006, 30, 231 - entry into force 14.07.2006]