§ Section 33.¹(untitled)

(1) A voter who resides in a
foreign country may participate in the elections by postal
voting. The voter may apply for postal voting 70 days before the
election day but not later than 42 days before the election
day.
(2) The application for postal voting shall be submitted by a
voter:
1) by using the free electronic service available on the
service portal of the State administration www.latvija.lv or on
the official website of the Office of Citizenship and Migration
Affairs;
2) by sending it to the official electronic address of the
Central Election Commission;
3) at any diplomatic or consular mission of the Republic of
Latvia specified by the Central Election Commission by arriving
in person or sending an application by post. The diplomatic or
consular mission of the Republic of Latvia shall send the
application of the voter to the Central Election Commission;
4) in writing to the Central Election Commission.
(3) A voter shall indicate his or her given name, surname,
personal identity number, and electronic mail address in the
application for postal voting. The electronic mail address shall
not be indicated in the application submitted by using the
official electronic address.
(4) Upon receipt of an application for postal voting, the
Central Election Commission shall:
1) verify whether the electoral register contains information
which certifies that the person has the right to participate in
the relevant council elections;
2) include information in the electoral register on the
electronic mail address of the voter whereto the address of the
website where the voting materials are available shall be
sent;
3) not later than 20 days before the election day, send to the
electronic mail address of the voter included in the electoral
register the address of the website where the voting materials
are available. If the application is received by using the
official electronic address, the abovementioned address of the
website shall be sent to the official electronic address of the
voter.
(5) The Central Election Commission shall examine such
applications for postal voting which have been received thereby
not later than 30 days before the election day.
(6) If there is no information in the electoral register which
confirms that the person has the right to participate in the
relevant council elections, the voter has missed the term
referred to in Paragraph one of this Section, or the application
for postal voting has been received after the term referred to in
Paragraph five of this Section, the Central Election Commission
shall take a reasoned decision on refusal to send voting
materials.
[17 December 2020]