§ § 31¹Election coalition

(1) An election coalition is a civil law partnership formed by Estonian citizens and citizens of the European Union who have the right to vote, which has been formed on the basis of a written contract and the objective of which is to express the political interests of its members and supporters at the local government level.
(2) The name of an election coalition contains the word valimisliit [election coalition].
(3) An election coalition is presented for registration to the rural municipality or city electoral committee not earlier than on the 60th and not later than on the 45th day before the election day.
(4) The authorised representative of an election coalition submits a notice to the rural municipality or city electoral committee for registration of the candidates of the election coalition. The notice sets out the following:
1) name of rural municipality or city for the council elections of which the election coalition is formed;
2) name of the election coalition;
3) written contract of partnership which contains the names, personal identification codes, addresses and telecommunications numbers of at least two persons authorised to manage the election coalition;
4) names, personal identification codes and signatures of Estonian citizens and citizens of the European Union who have right to vote and who formed the election coalition.
(5) The name of an election coalition may not be offensive or misleading. The name of an election coalition registered in the previous council elections may be used if more than one half of the persons who formed the previous election coalition also form the new election coalition. It is prohibited to use the name of a political party or another election coalition or a name confusingly similar thereto as the name of an election coalition.
(6) A rural municipality or city electoral committee registers an election coalition presented for registration in accordance with the requirements within three days after receipt of the documents set out in subsection 4 of this section.
(7) A rural municipality or city electoral committee does not register an election coalition where the documents set out in subsection 4 of this section are not submitted within the term for nomination thereof or where they contain omissions or errors or where the formation of the election coalition is prohibited pursuant to this Act.
[RT I, 10.12.2010, 1 – entry into force 01.04.2011]