Formation of voting district committee
(1) In order to hold voting in a voting district, the municipal council (hereinafter council) forms a voting district committee comprising at least five members. [RT I, 09.07.2018, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2021]
(2) The council appoints the chair of a voting district committee and members of a voting district committee by resolution on the proposal of the rural municipality or city secretary and in consideration of the principle of political balance not later than on the 20thday before election day.
(3) The rural municipality or city secretary presents one half of the members of a voting district committee, and the political parties participating in the elections present the remaining members.
(4) A political party participating in the elections may present one member candidate for a voting district committee to the rural municipality or city secretary not later than on the 40thday before election day.
(5) The consent of the person is required to appoint them a member of a voting district committee.
(6) Where political parties do not present candidates or where the number of candidates presented by them is smaller than the number of places that the political parties have in the voting district committee, the council appoints the remaining members on the proposal of the rural municipality or city secretary.
(7) Where the number of member candidates for a voting district committee presented by political parties exceeds the number of places that the political parties have in the voting district committee, all the remaining candidates are appointed alternate members of the voting district committee.
(8) The council appoints, on the proposal of the rural municipality or city secretary and pursuant to the provisions of subsection 7 of this section, at least two alternate members of a voting district committee.
(9) A voting district committee elects a deputy chair of the voting district committee from among its members.[RT I, 06.05.2016, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2017]
