Competence of rural municipality or city secretaries

(1) The function of a rural municipality or city secretary is to organise voting in the rural municipality or city,instruct voting district committees and perform other functions arising from this Act. [RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2018]

(2) For the performance of their functions, a rural municipality or city secretary:

1) issues mandatory instructions to the voting district committees;

2) decides on the expenditure of a voting district committee based on the amount of the funds allocated by theState Electoral Office;

3) decides on the remuneration of a member of a voting district committee on the proposal of the chair of thevoting district committee;

4) decides on the remuneration of the members of a vote counting committee.[RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2018]

(3) Clerical support to a rural municipality or city secretary is organised by the rural municipality or city government. Tallinn City Secretary may authorise also other city officials or employees to perform its duties related to management of voting, notifying the State Electoral Office thereof [RT I, 09.07.2018, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2021]