(1) The election commission of a city, district, county or pagasts shall be elected by the respective city council, district council, county council or pagasts council within three months after the relevant council has been elected or formed.
(2) The polling station commissions shall be established by the city, county or pagasts election commissions in accordance with the procedure set by the Central Election Commission.
(3) For holding Saeima elections or national referendums in foreign countries, the Central Election Commission shall appoint polling station commission members from among Latvian citizens as recommended by relevant consular offices. If polling stations are established aboard ships, the Central Election Commission shall appoint polling station commission members from among Latvian citizens as recommended by the ship owners.
(4) In cases referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, the Central Election Commission shall agree with the relevant consular office or the ship owner upon the number of the commission members; however, there shall be not less than three and not more than seven members in each polling station commission.
(As amended by the 19.06.1998 law and the 02.11.2000 law)
