Observation of elections

(1)      Everyone has the right to observe the acts and procedures of the National Electoral Committee and elections managers.

(2)      An observer must introduce themselves before commencement of observation.

(3)      An observer has the right to write down the numbers of the security devices used in the sealing of the election equipment.

(4)      An observer may neither interfere with a voter’s voting nor the work of the National Electoral Committee or of the elections manager, nor participate in the acts within the competence of an electoral committee or elections manager.

(5)      An observer has no right to examine the list of voters, except in order to verify the accuracy of the data entered in the list of voters regarding themselves.

(6)      Where due to shortage of space it is impossible to ensure equal conditions to all observers for monitoring the procedure, the observation is carried out pursuant to the orders of the National Electoral Committee or the elections manager.

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