Voting

(1) A voter votes in the voting district located in the territory of the electoral district of their residence, except in the cases prescribed in §§ 41–43, 45 and 47 and in Chapters 7¹and 8 of this Act.

(2) In order to receive a ballot paper, a voter presents their identity document to the voting district committee.

(3) A member of the voting district committee checks from the list of voters that the voter has the right to vote and that the residence of the voter is located in this electoral district.

(4) Where it turns out as a result of checking that the voter has the right to vote, the member of the voting district committee makes a notation in the list of voters concerning the issue of the ballot paper. The voter signs against the receipt of the ballot paper.

(5) The voter completes the ballot paper in a voting booth.

(6) The voter writes the registration number of the candidate in the electoral district of the voter’s residence for whom the voter wishes to vote in the designated space on the ballot paper.

(7) The voter completes the ballot paper on their own. Where they are unable to complete the ballot paper on their own due to a physical disability, another voter, but not a candidate in the electoral district of the voter’s residence, may do so at their request and in their presence.

(8) The voter may not take the ballot paper out of the polling place. Where the voter spoils the ballot paper, they have the right to receive another ballot paper from the voting district committee. The voter must return the spoiled or unused ballot paper to the voting district committee.

(9) After completing the ballot paper, the voter folds the ballot paper and hands it to a member of the voting district committee who puts an impression of the seal of the voting district committee on the outside of the folded ballot paper.

(10) The voter deposits the ballot paper in the ballot box on their own. Where a voter, due to a physical disability, is unable to deposit the ballot paper in the ballot box on their own, another voter may do so at their request and in their presence.

(11) Where the voter returns the ballot paper and abstains from voting, the member of the voting district committee removes the notation concerning the issue of the ballot paper to the voter from the list of voters. [RT I, 09.07.2018, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2021]