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Paragraph 4
 

Time of elections for council of new local authority


(1) If a new local authority is formed due to a merger of local authorities, the elections for the council of the newly formed local authority shall be held at a time prescribed in § 2 of this Act.


(2) If the relevant local authorities merge during the period between regular elections, the elections for the council of the newly formed local authority shall be held before the time prescribed in § 2 of this Act.


(3) The elections for the council of a newly formed local authority shall not be held during the period between regular elections if the regulation of the Government of the Republic on the alteration of administrativeterritorial organisation enters into force less than one year before the election day prescribed in § 2.


(4) In the case specified in subsection (2) of this section, a rural municipality or city electoral committee shall determine the election day by their decision with the approval of the State Electoral Office within ten days after entry into force of a regulation of the Government of the Republic on the alteration of administrativeterritorial organisation. The elections shall be held not earlier than on the ninetieth day after the elections are called. Elections shall be held on a Sunday.
[RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2018]