§ Section 6(untitled)

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(1) If a citizen of the European Union votes
or stands as a candidate in the elections to the European
Parliament in another Member State of the European Union, he or
she shall lose the right to vote, to stand as a candidate and be
elected to the European Parliament in the Republic of Latvia.
(2) If a citizen of the European Union who is not a Latvian
citizen wishes to exercise his or her voting rights in elections
to the European Parliament in the Republic of Latvia, he or she
shall, in person or by post not later than 30 days before the
elections, submit a submission to the Central Election Commission
regarding a wish to vote in the Republic of Latvia and an
undertaking not to exercise voting rights in another Member State
of the European Union.
(3) The submission by a person shall specify the following
information:
1) given name, surname;
2) personal identity number assigned in the Register of
Natural Persons (if any);
3) citizenship (citizenships);
4) information regarding the personal identification document
(type of document, number and series, date of issue, term of
validity, issuing state and issuing authority);
5) place of residence in the Republic of Latvia;
6) [25 May 2023];
7) the electoral district in a Member State of the European
Union where the person until now was entered in the list of
participating voters, if any;
8) an undertaking to exercise his or her voting rights only in
the Republic of Latvia.
(4) The Central Election Commission shall examine the
submission of a person regarding his or her wish to vote in the
Republic of Latvia and inform the person of the decision taken.
If a person has been refused participation in voting, the
decision of the Central Election Commission may be contested
before court in accordance with the procedures specified in the
Administrative Procedure Law.
(5) The Central Election Commission is entitled to verify in
the home country of the person whether the right of the relevant
person to elect the European Parliament has not been
restricted.
(6) The Central Election Commission shall provide the
necessary information regarding a Latvian citizen to the relevant
Member State of the European Union in which he or she wishes to
exercise his or her voting rights in elections to the European
Parliament if such information is requested by the relevant
Member State of the European Union.
[25 May 2023]

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