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Article 8
 

§ 8. Formation of polling divisions

(1) In order to hold voting, polling divisions shall be formed in the territory of an electoral district.

(2) Polling divisions shall be formed by a regulation of the rural municipality or city government, which shall set out:

1) the numeration of the polling divisions;

2) the boundaries of the polling divisions;

3) the location of polling places;

4) at least one polling division where voters can vote outside the polling division of their residence (subsection 41 (2));

5) a polling division where voters can vote if the information on their residence in the rural municipality or city is entered in the population register to the accuracy of the rural municipality or city, or in Tallinn to the accuracy of the city district.

(3) Polling divisions are permanent. Voting shall be held in the same polling divisions for Riigikogu and local government council elections and referendums, unless the rural municipality or city government determines otherwise and amends the regulation specified in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) A rural municipality or city government may amend a regulation specified in subsection (2) of this section not later than on the fiftieth day before election day or in extraordinary cases later. The rural municipality or city government shall promptly notify the National Electoral Committee and the chief processor of the population register of any such amendments.

(5) A rural municipality or city government shall make the information specified in subsection (2) of this section public before each election.

(6) A county electoral committee shall make the information specified in subsection (2) of this section public during the week before the start of advance polls.