Voting managers

(1) Voting shall be organised by:

1) the State Electoral Office;
2) rural municipality and city secretaries;
3) voting district committees;
4) vote counting committees.

(2) The procedure for formation of the State Electoral Office shall be provided for in the Riigikogu Election Act.

(3) The procedure for appointment to office and substitution of a rural municipality and city secretary shall be provided for in the Local Government Organisation Act.

(4) The functions of a rural municipality or city vote counting committee during a referendum shall be performed by a rural municipality or city electoral committee formed pursuant to the procedure provided for in the Municipal Council Election Act.

(5) A person managing the voting must have the right to vote pursuant to subsections 2 (2) and (3) of this Act and be proficient in Estonian.

(6) A person managing the voting and a person who provides assistance to him or her shall be independent in the performance of his or her duties and he or she shall not campaign to vote for or against the issue submitted to a referendum or relating to participation in or refusal to participate in the referendum.

(7) A person managing the voting, a rural municipality or city government official or employee, or another person shall be entitled to receive remuneration for the performance of duties related to the organisation of elections.
[RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2018]