Formation of voting districts
(1) At least one voting district is formed within the territory of each rural municipality and city, and of each city district of Tallinn. A voting district has a polling place or polling places where voting is managed by a voting district committee.
(2) The rural municipality or city government determines the following by a regulation not later than on the 60thday before the election day:
[RT I, 24.05.2024, 1 – entry into force 01.10.2024]
1) the number and numeration of the voting districts and the types of voting managed by each district;
2) the locations of polling places on the advance voting days and on the election day;
3) one voting district where voters can vote from the sixth until the third day before the election day. More than one voting district may be determined with the permission of the State Electoral Office.
(3) Voting districts are permanent. Voting is held in the same voting districts for the Riigikogu, municipal council and European Parliament elections, and referendums, unless the rural municipality or city government determines otherwise and amends the regulation specified in subsection 2 of this section. The rural municipality or city government notifies the State Electoral Office immediately of any amendments.
(4) A polling place or polling places may be situated in different locations on each day of the advance voting. With the permission of the State Electoral Office, the rural municipality or city government may determine that more than one polling place is open on the same advance voting day. [RT I, 09.07.2018, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2021]
