Competence of State Electoral Office

(1) The function of the State Electoral Office is:

1)  to ensure the holding of the elections in compliance with law, organise electronic voting and ascertain the results of electronic voting;

11)  to ensure electronic use of the list of voters while holding voting;

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2) to exercise supervision over the activities of the elections managers;

3) to organise the development and management of the technical solutions necessary for performance of the duties arising from electoral Acts;

4) to perform other duties arising from this Act.

(2) For the performance of their functions, the State Electoral Office:

1) gives written instructions to the elections managers for ensuring the uniformity of elections;

2) issues oral and written mandatory orders to the elections managers;

3) draws up a draft budget for the preparation and holding of elections;

4) distributes among municipalities, upon approval of the National Electoral Committee, the funds allocated for holding of elections, and establishes the procedure for using the funds allocated to the rural municipality and city secretaries and voting district committees; [RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2018]

5) ensures the availability of the inventory and services necessary for holding of elections;

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51) establishes the procedure for forwarding of the election equipment and envelopes with the ballot papers of voters who vote outside the electoral district of their residence to the voting district committees, and the distribution areas thereof.

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52) establishes the procedure for the use and preservation of the election equipment;[RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2018]

53) operates the election information system and electronic voting system, including the hardware and software used for generating the encryption key for electronic votes and the vote-opening key included in the electronic voting system, and for counting and processing votes;

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6) instructs and trains the elections managers;

7) may remove a person managing elections who has violated the law or an order of the State Electoral Office from the holding of elections;

8) where necessary, makes a proposal to the National Electoral Committee for adopting the resolutions provided in clauses 2–4 of subsection 2 of § 9 of this Act.

(3) The Head of the State Electoral Office signs a written order of the State Electoral Office. A written order enters into force upon signature.

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