§ § 4Right to vote and stand as candidate

(1) Estonian citizens who have attained 18 years of age by the election day have the right to vote.
(2) A citizen of the European Union who is not an Estonian national (hereinafter citizen of the European Union) has the right to vote if:
1) they have attained 18 years of age by the election day;
2) their permanent residence is in Estonia, i.e. the address details of their residence have been entered in the Estonian population register (hereinafter population register);
3) they have not been deprived of the right to vote in their home Member State.
(3) A person does not have the right to vote if:
1) they have been divested of the active legal capacity with regard to the right to vote;
2) they have been convicted of a criminal offence by a court and they are serving a prison sentence.
(4) Estonian citizens who have attained 21 years of age by the election day have the right to stand as candidates.
(5) A citizen of the European Union has the right to stand as a candidate if:
1) they have attained at least 21 years of age by the election day;
2) their permanent residence is in Estonia, i.e. the address details of their residence have been entered in the population register;
3) they have not been deprived of the right to stand as a candidate in their home Member State.
[RT I, 10.01.2014, 1 – entry into force 20.01.2014]
(6) The following persons may not stand as candidates for the European Parliament:
1) a person who has been divested of their active legal capacity with regard to the right to vote;
2) a person who has been convicted of a crime by a court and is serving a prison sentence;
3) a person in active service in the Defence Forces.
[RT I, 10.07.2012, 3 – entry into force 01.04.2013]
(7) A person may vote or stand as a candidate only in one Member State of the European Union in the same elections to the European Parliament.
[RT I 2006, 30, 231 – entry into force 14.07.2006]