Ascertaining of voting results in rural municipalities and cities

[RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2018]

(1) The vote counting committee provided in subsection 4 of § 13 of this Act organises the counting of thevotes and decides on the validity of a ballot paper. [RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2018]

(2) On the basis of the records, list of voters and record sheets concerning the ballot papers received from thevoting district committees, the vote counting committee verifies the number of voters entered in the lists, the number of voters who were given a ballot paper, the number of ballot papers extracted from the ballot boxes, including the number of invalid ballot papers, and the number of affirmative and negative answers to the issue submitted to the referendum. The result obtained is checked by recounting the ballot papers. [RT I, 09.07.2018, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2021]

(3) Where the numbers obtained by recounting the ballot papers are different from the numbers in the recordof a voting district committee or in the list of voters, the vote counting committee sets out the differences and the circumstances which caused such differences in an appendix to the record. The records or record sheets concerning the ballot papers of the voting district committee may not be amended. The vote counting committee adopts a resolution concerning the final voting results.

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

(4) The vote counting committee prepares a record concerning the voting results in a rural municipality andcity, which is signed by the chair of the rural municipality or city election committee. The date and time of preparation of the record are indicated therein. [RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2018]

(5) Voting results are ascertained publicly.

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