(1) A voter who resides in a foreign country may participate in the elections by postal voting. The voter may apply for postal voting 70 days before the election day but not later than 42 days before the election day.

(2) The application for postal voting shall be submitted by a voter:

1) by using the free electronic service available on the service portal of the State administration www.latvija.lv or on the official website of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs;

2) by sending it to the official electronic address of the Central Election Commission;

3) at any diplomatic or consular mission of the Republic of Latvia specified by the Central Election Commission by arriving in person or sending an application by post. The diplomatic or consular mission of the Republic of Latvia shall send the application of the voter to the Central Election Commission;

4) in writing to the Central Election Commission.

(3) A voter shall indicate his or her given name, surname, personal identity number, and electronic mail address in the application for postal voting. The electronic mail address shall not be indicated in the application submitted by using the official electronic address.

(4) Upon receipt of an application for postal voting, the Central Election Commission shall:

1) verify whether the electoral register contains information which certifies that the person has the right to participate in the relevant council elections;

2) include information in the electoral register on the electronic mail address of the voter whereto the address of the website where the voting materials are available shall be sent;

3) not later than 20 days before the election day, send to the electronic mail address of the voter included in the electoral register the address of the website where the voting materials are available. If the application is received by using the official electronic address, the abovementioned address of the website shall be sent to the official electronic address of the voter.

(5) The Central Election Commission shall examine such applications for postal voting which have been received thereby not later than 30 days before the election day.

(6) If there is no information in the electoral register which confirms that the person has the right to participate in the relevant council elections, the voter has missed the term referred to in Paragraph one of this Section, or the application for postal voting has been received after the term referred to in Paragraph five of this Section, the Central Election Commission shall take a reasoned decision on refusal to send voting materials.

[17 December 2020]