Working procedures of National Electoral Committee

(1) The work format of the National Electoral Committee is a meeting convened by the chair of the Electoral Committee or, in their absence, by the deputy chair, and in the absence of both the chair and the deputy chair, by the youngest member of the Electoral Committee.

(2) The National Electoral Committee has a quorum if at least one half of the members of the Committee are present. A meeting of the Electoral Committee is chaired by the chair of the Committee or, in their absence, by the Deputy chair. In the absence of both the chair and the deputy chair, the meeting of the Committee is chaired by the youngest member of the Committee until a new deputy chair is elected.

(3) The meetings of the National Electoral Committee are public and are recorded in minutes.

(4) The resolutions and minutes of the meetings of the National Electoral Committee are published.

(5) The National Electoral Committee decides on issues within its competence by the majority of votes infavour. Any dissenting opinion of a member of the Committee is recorded in the minutes.

(6) The National Electoral Committee establishes its working procedure by a resolution.

(7) Where a member of the National Electoral Committee cannot participate in a meeting of the Committee, they are substituted by an alternate member who has all the rights and obligations of a member of the Committee, except the rights and obligations of the chair or deputy chair.

(8) A member of the National Electoral Committee receives remuneration from the budget of the preparation and holding of the elections for the participation in a meeting of the Committee and for the performance of other functions of the Committee. The hourly fee rate of a member of the National Electoral Committee is 10 times the minimum hourly wage established by the Government of the Republic. The procedure for payment of the remuneration is provided in the working procedure of the National Electoral Committee.

(9) Clerical support to the National Electoral Committee is organised by the Chancellery of the Riigikogu.[RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2017]