(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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