§ § 22Election of representatives of municipal councils

(1) On the day following the third round of voting in the Riigikogu, the electoral committee sends each municipal council a notice regarding the number of representatives it has in the electoral body.
(2) Based on the number of citizens of Estonia with the right to vote at municipal council elections who have been entered in the population register in the administrative territory of a local authority on 1 January of the election year of the President of the Republic, the number of municipal council representatives is determined as follows:
[RT I, 13.03.2026, 1 – entry into force 23.03.2026]
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.
(3) A municipal council representative must be an Estonian citizen and a member of the municipal council which elects them. A municipal council representative may not be a member of the Riigikogu.
(4) A municipal council elects its representative not later than on the seventh day before the day the President of the Republic is elected by the electoral body.
(4¹) The election of the representative or, in cases provided in clauses 2–4 of subsection 2 of this section, the representatives of a municipal council takes 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 in clauses 2–4 of subsection 2 of this section, the candidates who receive the greatest number of votes are elected. Where due to the equal number of votes cast for the candidates, not all the council representatives are elected, lots are 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 municipal council concerning the election of a representative or representatives of the municipal council is promptly forwarded to the electoral committee.