Source: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/512112013006/consolide
Timestamp: 2019-01-22 10:46:17
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 4', '§ 5', '§ 6', '§ 7', '§ 8', '§ 9', '§ 10', '§ 11', '§ 12', '§ 13', '§ 14', '§ 15', '§ 16', '§ 17', '§ 18', '§ 19', '§ 20', '§ 21', '§ 22', '§ 23', '§ 24', '§ 25', '§ 26', '§ 27', '§ 7', '§ 8', '§ 11', '§ 12', '§ 13', '§ 2', '§ 17', '§ 23', '§ 28', '§ 29']

President of the Republic Election Act – Riigi Teataja
President of the Republic Election Act - content
§ 2 Candidate for President of the Republic
§ 3 Time of election
§ 4 Organiser of election
§ 5 Election expenditure
2 ORGANISATION OF VOTING
§ 6 Chairing sitting of Riigikogu or electoral body
§ 7 Preparation for voting
§ 8 Ballot paper
§ 9 Voting procedure
§ 10 Protests concerning violation of voting procedure
3 ASCERTAINING OF VOTING RESULTS AND ELECTION RESULTS
§ 11 Ascertaining of voting results
§ 12 Protests regarding violation of procedure for ascertaining of voting results
§ 13 Ascertaining of election results
4 ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC BY RIIGIKOGU
§ 14 Convention of Riigikogu
§ 15 Nomination, presentation for registration and registration of candidates for first round of voting
§ 16 First round of voting
§ 17 Nomination, presentation for registration and registration of candidates for second round of voting
§ 18 Second round of voting
§ 19 Third round of voting
5 ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC BY ELECTORAL BODY
§ 20 Convention of electoral body
§ 21 Electoral body
§ 22 Election of representatives of local government councils
§ 23 Nomination, presentation for registration and registration of candidates for first round of voting
§ 24 Registration of members of electoral body
§ 25 First round of voting
§ 26 Second round of voting
§ 27 Assumption of office by President of the Republic
Passed 10.04.1996
Entry into force 18.05.1996
(3) A person in active service in the Defence Forces shall not be nominated as a candidate for President of the Republic.
(1) A regular election of the President of the Republic shall be held not earlier than sixty and not later than ten days before the end of the term of office of the President of the Republic.
3) the date the electoral body fails to elect the President of the Republic.
The election of the President of the Republic shall be organised by the National Electoral Committee (hereinafter electoral committee).
Chapter 2 ORGANISATION OF VOTING
(1) A sitting of the Riigikogu or electoral body at which the President of the Republic is elected shall be chaired by the President or Vice-President of the Riigikogu.
(2) A sitting of the Riigikogu or electoral body shall not be chaired by a candidate for President of the Republic or by the President or Vice-President of the Riigikogu if he or she is temporarily performing the duties of the President of the Republic. If the President and Vice-Presidents of the Riigikogu are candidates for President of the Republic, the sitting of the Riigikogu or electoral body shall be chaired by the eldest member of the Riigikogu present.
§ 7. Preparation for voting
(1) Before the declaration of voting, the chairman of the electoral committee shall introduce the voting procedure and the procedure for ascertaining of voting results and election results to the members of the Riigikogu or electoral body.
(2) A member of the Riigikogu or electoral body has the right to pose questions to the chairman of the electoral committee concerning the voting procedure and the procedure for ascertaining of voting results and election results.
(3) The electoral committee shall inspect and seal the ballot box.
§ 8. Ballot paper
(1) The names of the candidates shall be entered on the ballot paper in alphabetical order.
(2) The standard format of the ballot paper shall be established by the electoral committee.
(1) Before the votes are counted, a member of the Riigikogu or electoral body has the right to submit a written protest to the electoral committee concerning a violation of the voting procedure.
(2) The electoral committee shall review the protest after the close of voting, and adopt and communicate a reasoned resolution. If the voting procedure has been materially violated, the electoral committee shall hold a repeat vote.
Chapter 3 ASCERTAINING OF VOTING RESULTS AND ELECTION RESULTS
§ 11. Ascertaining of voting results
(1) The electoral committee shall count the votes publicly immediately after the close of voting and resolution of protests.
(2) The electoral committee shall:
1) according to the list of the members of the Riigikogu or electoral body, ascertain the number of electors and the number of electors who received a ballot paper;
2) on the basis of the number of ballot papers in the ballot box, ascertain the number of electors who participated in the voting;
3) ascertain the number of invalid ballot papers;
4) ascertain the number of ballot papers on which no space is marked with a cross;
5) ascertain the number of votes cast for each candidate for President of the Republic.
(3) An invalid ballot paper is a ballot paper:
2) on which or on the envelope of which an impression of the seal of the electoral committee is missing.
(4) Voting results shall be communicated by the chairman of the electoral committee.
§ 12. Protests regarding violation of procedure for ascertaining of voting results
(1) Before ascertaining of the election results, a member of the Riigikogu or electoral body has the right to submit a written protest concerning a violation of the procedure for ascertaining of voting results.
(2) The electoral committee shall review the protest after the votes are counted, and adopt and communicate a reasoned resolution. If the procedure for ascertaining of voting results has been violated, the electoral committee shall recount the votes.
§ 13. Ascertaining of election results
(1) The chair of the sitting shall declare a recess in order to ascertain the election results.
(2) The electoral committee shall adopt a resolution concerning the election results which shall enter into force upon signature. The resolution shall be communicated by the chairman of the electoral committee immediately after its entry into force.
Chapter 4 ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC BY RIIGIKOGU
The President of the Riigikogu shall, on the proposal of the President of the Republic, the Government of the Republic or at least one-fifth of the membership of the Riigikogu, convene an extraordinary session or supplementary sitting of the Riigikogu in order to elect the President of the Republic. Before convening the Riigikogu, the President of the Riigikogu shall consider the opinion of the electoral committee.
(4) In order to register a candidate, the nominators shall submit an application to the electoral committee, which shall contain:
(6) The documents required for registration of the candidate shall be submitted to the electoral committee by a nominator of the candidate.
(8) The electoral committee shall, on the day after expiry of the deadline for presentation of candidates for registration, register the candidates presented according to the requirements.
(10) After registration of candidates, no changes shall be made in the list of candidates to be entered on the ballot paper, except upon the death of a candidate or the submission of a document which establishes that a certain candidate does not meet the requirements set out in § 2 of this Act.
(1) For the first round of voting, the names of the candidates registered for the round shall be entered on the ballot paper.
§ 17. Nomination, presentation for registration and registration of candidates for second round of voting
(3) The electoral committee shall register the candidates presented according to the requirements, before the beginning of the second round of voting.
(1) For the second round of voting, the names of the candidates registered for the round shall be entered on the ballot paper.
(1) For the third round of voting, the names of the two candidates who received the greatest number of votes in the second round shall be entered on the ballot paper. If at least two candidates receive an equal number of votes in the second round of voting, the name of the elder candidate or names of the elder candidates shall be entered on the ballot paper. If only one candidate runs as a candidate in the second round of voting and he or she does not receive the required majority, only his or her name shall be entered on the ballot paper.
(3) If no candidate receives the required majority, the President of the Riigikogu shall convene an electoral body for the election of the President of the Republic.
Chapter 5 ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC BY ELECTORAL BODY
The President of the Riigikogu shall convene an electoral body for the election of the President of the Republic not later than on the day following the third round of voting in the Riigikogu and shall announce the time and place of the sitting of the electoral body. Before convening the electoral body, the President of the Riigikogu shall consider the opinion of the electoral committee.
(2) The members of the electoral body shall be free in adopting a resolution.
(1) On the day following the third round of voting in the Riigikogu, the electoral committee shall send each local government council a notice regarding the number of representatives it has in the electoral body.
(2) Based on the number of citizens entered in the Estonian National Electoral Register of Citizens in the administrative territory of a local government on 1 January of the election year of the President of the Republic, the number of local government council representatives shall be determined as follows:
1) up to 10,000 Estonian citizens with the right to vote – 1 representative;
2) 10,001–50,000 Estonian citizens with the right to vote – 2 representatives;
3) 50,001-100,000 Estonian citizens with the right to vote – 4 representatives;
4) more than 100,000 Estonian citizens with the right to vote – 10 representatives.
(41) The election of the representative or, in cases provided for in clauses (2) 2)–4) of this section, the representatives of a local government council shall take place at a council session from among the nominated candidates in one round of voting. Each member of the council has one vote. The candidate who receives the greatest number of votes is elected or, in cases provided for in clauses (2) 2)–4) of this section, the candidates who receive the greatest number of votes are elected. If, due to the equal number of votes cast for the candidates, not all the council representatives are elected, lots shall be drawn among the candidates who received an equal number of votes.
[RT I, 16.11.2010, 2 - entry into force 26.11.2010]
(5) A resolution of a local government council concerning the election of a representative or representatives of the local government council shall be promptly forwarded to the electoral committee.
§ 23. Nomination, presentation for registration and registration of candidates for first round of voting
(1) For the first round of voting, the names of the candidates who participated in the third round of voting by the Riigikogu and the candidates who are registered for the first round of voting by the electoral body shall be entered on the ballot paper.
(1) For the second round of voting, the names of the two candidates who received the greatest number of votes in the first round shall be entered on the ballot paper. If at least two candidates receive an equal number of votes in the first round of voting, the name of the elder candidate or names of the elder candidates shall be entered on the ballot paper. If only one candidate runs as a candidate in the first round of voting and he or she does not receive the required majority, only his or her name shall be entered on the ballot paper.
§ 28. – § 29. [Omitted from this text.]