§ Section 8(untitled)

(1) The Central Election Commission shall
determine the number of members of the Saeima to be
elected from each constituency in proportion to the number of
voters in the constituency which is established four months
before the election day according to the data of the Register of
Natural Persons, but if the election of the Saeima takes
place in the case provided for in Article 48 of the Constitution
- on the day when the election is announced. Voters residing
abroad shall be included in the number of voters of the
constituency of Rīga.
(2) The number of members of the Saeima to be elected
from each constituency shall be calculated as follows:
1) the total number of voters shall be divided by 100;
2) the number of voters in each constituency shall be divided
by the outcome of the division specified in Paragraph two, Clause
1 of this Section. The whole numbers obtained in this way shall
designate the number of the members of the Saeima to be
elected from constituency;
3) if the sum of the whole numbers of the outcome specified in
Paragraph two, Clause 2 of this Section is less than 100, the
number of members of the Saeima to be elected shall be
increased by one, first for the constituency where the result
shows the largest fraction, afterwards for the constituency with
the next largest fraction and so on until the sum of the whole
numbers is 100;
4) if any two constituencies show an equal result in
fractions, the number of members of the Saeima shall be
first increased for the constituency where the whole number of
the result of the division specified in Paragraph two, Clause 2
of this Section is the smallest;
5) if any two constituencies show an equal result both in
fractions and whole numbers, lots shall be drawn to determine
which constituency will have an increased number of members of
the Saeima.
(3) The number of members of the Saeima to be elected
from each constituency shall be published in the official gazette
Latvijas Vēstnesis not later than 100 days before the
election day, but if the election of the Saeima takes
place in the case provided for in Article 48 of the Constitution
- not later than 50 days before the election day.
[26 March 1998; 6 February 2014; 23 September 2021]