§ Section 55(untitled)

The Saeima which has been elected in
the case provided for in Section 13 of this Constitution shall
convene the first sitting on the day specified by the Central
Election Commission.
[14 July 2011]
[26 February 2009; 8 September
2011]
1. The new wording of Section 5, Clause 8 of this Law, the new
wording of Section 6, Paragraph three of this Law, the new
wording of Section 11, Clause 4, Sub-clauses "d" and "e" of this
Law, the new wording of Section 13, Paragraph three, Clause 9 of
this Law, the new wording of Section 16, Paragraph two of this
Law, the new wording of Section 18, Paragraph two of this Law,
the new wording of Section 29, Paragraph two of this Law,
amendments to Section 36 of this Law and the deletion of Section
37 of this Law shall come into force on 1 July 2009.
[8 September 2011]
2. In the election of the Saeima on 17 September 2011,
the local election commission shall determine one polling station
in each city, except for Rīga, Daugavpils, and Liepāja, and also
in each municipality where the election shall take place until
10.00 in the evening. The election commission of Rīga City shall
determine four of such polling stations, the election commission
of Daugavpils City - two of such polling stations, and the
election commission of Liepāja City - two of such polling
stations.
[8 September 2011]
3. Until the day of coming into force of the relevant
amendments to the law On the State Budget for 2014, the expenses
required for the introduction of Chapter V.¹ of the
Law "Casting a Vote for Depositing Thereof" shall be covered from
the funds for unforeseen events.
[6 February 2014]
4. Not only the passport of the citizen of Latvia, but also
the identity card of the citizen of Latvia together with a voter
certificate shall serve as the personal identification document
of the voter in the election of the Saeima which takes
place in 2014 and in 2018. Such voter has the right to receive
the voter certificate who on 4 October 2014 or on 6 October 2018
accordingly holds a valid identity card of the citizen of Latvia,
but does not hold a valid passport of the citizen of Latvia, and
who has applied for receipt of the identity card or has received
the identity card by 11 September 2014 or by 13 September 2018
accordingly.
[14 July 2014; 13 July 2017]
5. In order to ensure the production of the voter certificates
referred to in Paragraph 4 of the Transitional Provisions of this
Law for the election of the Saeima which takes place in
2014, the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs shall, on
12 September 2014, hand over to the Central Election Commission
the data of the Population Register as on 11 September 2014
regarding the citizens of Latvia who on 4 October 2014 will have
attained 18 years of age and who on the election day hold a valid
identity card of the citizen of Latvia, but do not hold a valid
passport of the citizen of Latvia.
[14 July 2014; 13 July 2017]
6. The Central Election Commission shall ensure the production
of the voter certificates referred to in Paragraph 4 of the
Transitional Provisions of this Law for the election of the
Saeima which takes place in 2014 and shall, on 18
September 2014, issue the produced voter certificates to the
Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. The Office of
Citizenship and Migration Affairs shall ensure the production of
the voter certificates referred to in Paragraph 4 of the
Transitional Provisions of this Law for the election of the
Saeima which takes place in 2018.
[14 July 2014; 13 July 2017]
7. The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs shall
ensure the issuance of the voter certificates referred to in
Paragraph 4 of the Transitional Provisions of this Law at the
territorial divisions of the Office of Citizenship and Migration
Affairs from 22 September 2014 until 3 October 2014 or from 24
September 2018 until 5 October 2018 accordingly.
[14 July 2014; 13 July 2017]
8. A voter may receive the voter certificate in the
territorial division of the Office of Citizenship and Migration
Affairs where the identity card of the citizen of Latvia was
issued to the voter. The voter certificate shall be issued to the
voter in another regional division of the Office of Citizenship
and Migration Affairs if the voter has submitted the relevant
submission in writing to the relevant Office of Citizenship and
Migration Affairs by 22 September 2014 or 24 September 2018
accordingly.
[14 July 2014; 13 July 2017]
9. For the voter who has received the voter certificate, upon
submitting the passport of the citizen of Latvia within the time
period until 4 October 2014 or 6 October 2018 accordingly, the
Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs shall make a notation
in the passport on the fact of issuing the voter certificate to
the voter.
[14 July 2014; 13 July 2017]
10. In the election of the Saeima which takes place in
2014 and 2018, a passport of the citizen of Latvia with a
notation on the fact of issuing the voter certificate shall be a
valid personal identification document of a voter, if presented
together with the voter certificate.
[14 July 2014; 13 July 2017]
11. The voter certificate referred to in Paragraph 4 of the
Transitional Provisions of this Law shall be handed over by the
voter to the polling station commission upon receipt of the
ballot papers and ballot envelope.
[14 July 2014]
12. In the election of the Saeima which takes place in
2022, Varakļāni municipality is included in the constituency of
Vidzeme.
[20 January 2022]
The Law shall come into force on the day following its
proclamation.
The Law has been adopted by the Saeima on 25 May
1995.
President G. Ulmanis
Rīga, 6 June 1995