Home voting
(1) If a voter is unable to vote at a polling place due to his or her state of health or for another good reason, he or she may apply to vote at home.
(2) In order to vote at home, a voter shall submit a written application to the rural municipality or city government or to the voting district committee of his or her residence by 2 p.m. on election day and the voting district committee shall register the application. If the application is submitted to the rural municipality or city government, the rural municipality or city government shall register the application and forward it to the corresponding voting district committee. [RT I, 01.11.2012, 1 - entry into force 11.11.2012] (21 ) A voter may submit an application to vote at home also by phone to the voting district committee of his or her residence from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on election day. The voting district committee shall register the application. [RT I, 01.11.2012, 1 - entry into force 11.11.2012] (22 ) An application to vote at home shall include the following: 1) name of voter; 2) personal identification code of voter; 3) address of voter; 4) telecommunications numbers of voter; 5) reason for voting at home. [RT I, 01.11.2012, 1 - entry into force 11.11.2012] (23 ) If the voting district committee finds that the application is unsubstantiated, the committee shall notify the applicant of the circumstances for dismissal of the application. [RT I, 01.11.2012, 1 - entry into force 11.11.2012]
(3) Home voting shall be organised by at least two members of the voting district committee. Such members are appointed based on the principle that they are not members of the same political party or they have not been presented to be members of a voting district committee on the proposal of the same political party. Home voting shall be organised pursuant to the provisions of subsections 39 (1), (2), (4), (5), (6) and (8) of this Act. [RT I 2006, 30, 231 - entry into force 14.07.2006]
(4) A home voter shall sign the list of home voters against the receipt of a ballot paper.
