Establishment of voting results in multi-member constituencies

1. Voting results shall be officially established by a constituency electoral committee, a municipal electoral committee or by the Central Electoral Commission by signing the vote counting record of the respective electoral committee or commission.

2. The following rules shall apply to multi-member constituencies during an election to the Seimas:

1) the election shall be deemed to have taken place if more than one-fourth of the eligible voters have participated;

2) a list of candidates may be granted mandates in the Seimas if it receives the votes of at least five percent of the voters who turn out for the poll. A joint (or equivalent) list of candidates shall be granted mandates in the Seimas if it receives the votes of at least seven percent of the voters who turn out for the poll.

3. The following rules shall apply to multi-member constituencies during an election to the European Parliament:

1) the election shall be deemed to have taken place regardless of the number of voters who have participated;

2) a list of candidates or a joint (or equivalent) list of candidates may be granted mandates if it receives the votes of at least five percent of the voters who have turned out for the poll.

4. The following rules shall apply to multi-member constituencies during a local election:

1) the election shall be deemed to have taken place regardless of the number of the voters who have participated in it;

2) a list of candidates may be granted mandates in the municipal council if it receives the votes of at least four percent of the voters who have participated in the poll. A joint (or equivalent) list of candidates may be granted mandates in the municipal council if it receives the votes of at least six percent of the voters who participated in the poll.