Members of the representative bodies shall be elected by means of a proportional electoral method, in such a way that the whole territory of a unit forms one electoral constituency. All voters with permanent residence on the territory of that unit and those who go to the polls, can elect among all members of the representative body of the unit based on the lists of candidates.
The number of members of the representative body of the unit who will be elected from each list of candidates shall be set by dividing the total number of valid votes given to a list of candidates of the unit (the electorate of a list) by numbers from 1 to, including, the total number of representatives that are to be elected to the representative body in the election. Out of all the results, the last result in order is the common divisor that should be used for dividing the total number of votes of each list of candidates (the electorate of a list). Each list of candidates shall get as many seats in the representative body as it is equal to the number of times the total number of its votes (the electorate) contains the common divisor.
In case valid votes have been divided in such a way so that it cannot be determined which of two or more lists would get one seat or one more seat in a representative body, it shall be given to the list with more votes.
The right to participate in the allocation of seats in the representative body of the unit shall be given to all lists that win at least 5% of valid votes in the election.
