(1) In order to hold voting in a voting district, the municipal council (hereinafter council) forms a voting district committee comprising at least five members. [RT I, 09.07.2018, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2021]

(2) The council appoints the chair of a voting district committee and members of a voting district committee bya resolution on the proposal of the rural municipality or city secretary and in consideration of the principle of political balance not later than on the 20^thday before the referendum day.

(3) The rural municipality or city secretary presents one half of the members of a voting district committee,and the political parties entered in the non-profit associations and foundations register present the remaining members.

(4) A political party entered in the non-profit associations and foundations register may present one membercandidate for a voting district committee to the rural municipality or city secretary not later than on the 40^thday before the referendum day.

(5) The consent of the person is required to appoint them a member of a voting district committee.

(6) Where political parties do not present candidates or where the number of candidates presented by them issmaller than the number of places that the political parties have in the voting district committee, the council appoints the remaining members on the proposal of the rural municipality or city secretary.

(7) Where the number of member candidates for a voting district committee presented by political partiesexceeds the number of places that the political parties have in the voting district committee, all the remaining candidates are appointed alternate members of the voting district committee.

(8) The council appoints, on the proposal of the rural municipality or city secretary and pursuant to theprovisions of subsection 7 of this section, at least two alternate members of a voting district committee.

(9) A voting district committee elects a deputy chair of the voting district committee from among its members.

(10) The term of authority of a voting district committee continues until the declaration of the results of thereferendum or publication of a notice concerning cancellation of the referendum as set out in § 8 of this Act. Where the Riigikogu passes a resolution concerning the holding of another referendum before the expiry of the term of authority of the voting district committee, the term of authority of the voting district committee is extended.

[RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2017]