Member of rural municipality or city electoral committee

(1) An Estonian citizen or a citizen of the European Union who has the right to vote in municipal councilelections may be a member of a rural municipality or city electoral committee. The permanent residence of a member of an electoral committee need not be in this rural municipality or city.

(2) The term of authority of a member of a rural municipality or city electoral committee terminatesprematurely:

1) due to their resignation; 

2)  due to their death;

3) if they become an authorised representative of a political party, election coalition or an independentcandidate;

4) if they are nominated as a candidate for municipal council elections;

5) [repealed – RT I, 04.07.2017, 1 – entry into force 01.01.2018]

(3) A member of a rural municipality or city electoral committee may be released from their duties as a memberof an electoral committee by a reasoned resolution of the council which appointed them either on their own initiative or on the proposal of the electoral committee.

(4) A member of a rural municipality or city electoral committee must be impartial and independent in theperformance of their duties.

(5) A member of a rural municipality or city electoral committee may not campaign for or against politicalparties, election coalitions or candidates.

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