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Article 45
 

Voting by post


(1) A voter completes a ballot paper pursuant to the requirements of this Act. The voter places the completedballot paper in one of the envelopes sent by the foreign mission. The voter places this envelope in the other envelope sent by the foreign mission. The data pertaining to the voter are written on the outer envelope.


Thereafter the voter sends the ballot paper to the foreign mission.


[RT I, 09.07.2018, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2021]


(2) Ballot papers sent by post are to be received by the foreign mission on the day determined by the foreignmission, which is to be determined in such manner that the State Electoral Office will receive the ballot papers not later than on the fourth day before the referendum day. [RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2017]


(3) The foreign mission makes a notation concerning the voting in the list of voters based on the ballot paperreceived by the due date provided in subsection 2 of this section. [RT I, 09.07.2018, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2021]


(4) In the event of voting by post, the expenses relating to the acts specified in subsection 1 of § 43 insubsection 1 of this section are covered by the voter.