Bases and time of supplementary elections

(1) If the number of members of a council falls below the number required to obtain a majority of the votes of the membership of the council, supplementary elections shall be held in electoral districts where there are no more alternate members in the lists in order to elect members to the unfilled positions in the council.

(2) The chairman or deputy chairman of the council or, in case of their absence, the rural municipality mayor or city mayor shall notify a rural municipality or city electoral committee of the circumstances specified in subsection (1) of this section within three days.
[RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2018]

(3) A rural municipality or city electoral committee shall determine the election day by their decision with the approval of the State Electoral Office within five days after receipt of the notice specified in subsection (2) of this section. The elections shall be held not later than on the thirtieth day after the entry into force of the decision of the rural municipality or city election committee. Supplementary council elections shall be held on a Sunday.
[RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2018]

(4) A rural municipality or city electoral committee shall, by a resolution thereof and with the approval of the State Electoral Office, establish the terms for the acts regarding supplementary elections and publish these within three days after the date on which the resolution is adopted.
[RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2017]

(5) Supplementary elections shall not be held during the three-month period directly preceding the regular municipal council elections.
[RT I 2005, 47, 387 - entry into force 18.09.2005]