State Electoral Office

(1) The State Electoral Office is the structural unit of the Chancellery of the Riigikogu, which is independent in the performance of the functions arising from this Act, the European Parliament Election Act, the Local Government Council Election Act and the Referendum Act.

(2) The State Electoral Office shall be headed by the Head of the State Electoral Office. The Head and the Deputy Head of the State Electoral Office shall be appointed to office by the Secretary General of the Riigikogu upon approval of the National Electoral Committee.

(3) The officials of the State Electoral Office hall be appointed to office and the employment contract with the employees shall be entered into by the Secretary General of the Riigikogu upon the proposal of the Head of the State Electoral Office.

(4) The budget for the preparation and holding of the elections shall mean a separate part of the budget of the Chancellery of the Riigikogu and shall include the investments and operating expenses necessary for the performance of the functions of the State Electoral Office arising from this Act, the European Parliament Election Act, the Local Government Council Election Act and the Referendum Act. The Head of the State Electoral Office shall be liable for the purposeful use of the funds prescribed for the preparation and holding of the elections and the implementation of the budget. The State Electoral Office shall submit to the National Electoral Committee a report on the implementation of the budget for the previous calendar year during the first quarter of the next year.

(5) The National Electoral Committee shall exercise supervision over performance of the functions provided for in subsection (1) of this section. [RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2017]