(1) Voting is 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 is provided in the Riigikogu Election Act.

(3) The procedure for appointment to office and substitution of rural municipality and city secretaries isprovided in the Local Government Organisation Act.

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

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

(6) A person managing the voting and a person who provides assistance to them must be independent in theperformance of their duties, and may not campaign to vote for or against the issue submitted to a referendum, or to participate or to refuse to participate in the referendum.

(7) A person managing the voting, a rural municipality or city government official or employee, or anotherperson is 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]