(1) While fulfilling their duties related to elections, chairpersons, secretaries and other members of election commissions and polling station commissions must be excused from their full-time employment duties, but their positions must be retained for them.
(2) Chairpersons, secretaries and other members of election commissions and polling station commissions shall receive remuneration for the time period while they fulfil their duties in the commission.
(3) The amount of remuneration of chairpersons, secretaries and members of election commissions and polling station commissions for the preparation of Saeima elections and national referendums shall be determined by the Central Election Commission in accordance with the rates approved by the Cabinet of Ministers; for council elections, the rates shall be approved by the relevant council.
(4) The means needed by members of election commissions and polling station commissions to ensure the continuous work during the voting and vote counting shall be included in the election commission estimates of projected expenses in accordance with the procedure set by the Central Election Commission. Election commission and polling station commission members shall receive compensation for their meals in the amount set by the Cabinet of Ministers.
