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Paragraph 41
 

Taking votes cast during advance voting outside voting district of residence into account


(1) The envelopes with the ballot papers of persons who voted outside the voting district of their residence shall be forwarded to the voting district committees of the voters' residence not later than on the day preceding the day of the referendum.
[RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2018]


(2) A voting district committee shall pack envelopes with the ballot papers of voters by rural municipalities and cities and forward these to a rural municipality or city secretary, who shall forward these to the State Electoral Office pursuant to the procedure established on the basis of clause 14 (2) 51) of this Act.
[RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2018]


(3) A rural municipality or city secretary shall forward envelopes with the ballot papers of the voters of the secretary's rural municipality or city received pursuant to the procedure established on the basis of clause 14 (2) 51) of this Act to the relevant voting district committees.
[RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 - entry into force 01.01.2018]


(4) After receipt of the envelopes with ballot papers pursuant to the procedure prescribed in subsection (3), the voting district committee shall check that each voter is entered in the list of voters of the voting district and that he or she has not voted more than once. At least three members of a voting district committee must be present when ballot papers are checked.


(5) If a voter is not entered in the list of voters of the voting district or he or she has voted more than once outside the voting district of his or her residence, the voting district committee shall not take into account any of the ballot papers of the voter.


(6) If the voter has voted once, a member of the voting district committee shall make a notation in the list of voters concerning voting at the advance voting.


(7) After performing the acts prescribed in subsections (4)–(6), the voting district committee shall open the outer envelopes, deposit the inner envelopes with ballot papers in the ballot box used at the advance voting and seal the opening of the ballot box again.
[RT I 2006, 30, 231 - entry into force 14.07.2006]