Formation of electoral districts
(1) A council forms one electoral district in the territory of a rural municipality or city. A council forms eightelectoral districts in a local authority with more than 300,000 residents, except in the event specified in the second sentence of subsection 41of this section. [RT I 2009, 23, 144 – entry into force 01.05.2009]
(2) Several electoral districts may be formed:
1) in local authorities with more than 50,000 residents;
2) in local authorities which are formed due to a merger or division during the past two election cycles;
21) in local authorities to be formed as a result of a merger;
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3) in local authorities in which rural municipality or city districts have been formed.
(21) In the event specified in subsection 2 of this section the council determines the electoral district of the candidates for which a voter votes if the data on the residence of the voter has been entered in the population register to the accuracy of the rural municipality or city. [RT I, 09.07.2018, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2021]
(3) The number of mandates in electoral districts to be formed may not be less than three.
(31) In the event specified in clause 2 of subsection 2 of this section, electoral districts are formed for the merged local authorities or groups of local authorities, and in the event specified in clause 21of subsection 2, electoral districts are formed for the local authorities or groups of local authorities to be merged. [RT I, 21.06.2016, 1 – entry into force 01.07.2016]
(4) In Tallinn, the council forms an electoral district for each city district. [RT I 2009, 23, 144 – entry into force 01.05.2009]
(41) Where no city districts are formed in Tallinn, electoral districts are formed pursuant to the distribution and boundaries of the electoral districts in the previous municipal council elections, in case the electoral districts in Tallinn were formed for each city district. Where any rural municipality or city merges with Tallinn, it forms a separate electoral district.
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(5) The resolution of a council concerning the formation of electoral districts sets out the numeration andboundaries of the districts and the number of mandates in each district.
(6) Electoral districts are formed not later than on the 90thday before the election day.
(7) A council publishes the resolution specified in subsection 5 of this section within three working days afterthe day on which the corresponding resolution is adopted.
