Voting commissions in diplomatic missions of the Republic of Lithuania, in consular posts, additional polling places abroad and ships flying the national flag of Lithuania

1. Voting commissions shall be set up for the purposes of organising the vote and counting the votes cast in diplomatic missions of the Republic of Lithuania, consular posts, additional polling places abroad and aboard the ships flying the national flag of Lithuania. The voting commissions in question shall be composed of a chair and at least two members.

2. Chairmanship and membership of the voting commissions shall be reserved to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania of good repute provided they are aged at least 18 on the day of setting up the voting commission. The requirement of good repute for voting commission members shall be understood within the meaning of good repute as set out for members of electoral committees.

3. Voting commissions in diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania and at additional polling places abroad shall be set up by the heads of the voting commissions. The voting commissions shall consist of members of staff of the diplomatic mission or consular post of the Republic of Lithuania of the country in question, members of staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania nominated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs or a person authorised thereby, and other citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who reside in the foreign state in question.

4. Voting commissions aboard the ships flying the national flag of Lithuania shall be set up by masters of ships who are the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania. The setting-up of the voting commissions aboard the said ships shall be in line with the decision of the meeting of the ship’s crew composed of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania.

5. Voting commissions shall be subject to the operating principles of electoral committees.

6. The chairs of the voting commissions shall receive the sum equal to 0.067 of the base amount of the basic salary per working day, and members of the voting commissions shall receive the sum equal to 0.054 of the base amount of the basic salary per working day.