§ Section 52(untitled)

(1) An application shall be submitted to
the Administrative District Court in the case referred to in
Section 22.¹, Paragraph two of this Law, but in the
case referred to in Section 37, Paragraph four, Section
45.², Paragraph one and Section 47.¹,
Paragraph three of this Law - to the Administrative Regional
Court.
(2) Court shall examine the case as the court of first
instance. The case shall be examined in the composition of three
judges.
(3) The court shall examine the case and take a ruling:
1) in the cases referred to in Section 22.¹,
Paragraph two, Section 37, Paragraph four and Section
45.², Paragraph one of this Law - within seven days
after the day of receipt of the application;
2) in the case referred to in Section 47.¹,
Paragraph three of this Law - within 30 days after the day of
receipt of the application.
(4) An applicant shall specify the justification for the
application. The burden of proof shall lie with the participants
to the administrative proceedings.
(5) If the law prescribes the time period for execution of any
procedural actions, however, the conditions of Paragraph three of
this Section would not be observed in executing the respective
procedural action within this time period, the judge (court)
shall determine a time period appropriate for execution of the
relevant procedural action.
(6) A ruling of the court as well as other decisions which are
taken when performing procedural actions for examination of the
submitted application or action brought shall not be subject to
appeal.
[26 April 2007]
1. [6 November 1996]
2. [6 November 1996]
3. Examination on whether a person who is nominated as a
councillor candidate has not violated the requirements of Section
9, Clause 6 of this Law shall be performed in accordance with the
procedures specified in the law on the preservation and use of
the documents of the State Security Committee of the Former USSR
and the establishing the fact of collaboration.
[17 February 1994; 6 December 1996]
4. [6 November 1996]
5. [6 April 2000]
6. [17 June 2020]
7. [17 June 2020]
8. Regional local government councils elected on 29 May 1994
shall continue to fulfil the functions provided for in laws and
Cabinet regulations until a regional local government is
reorganised in accordance with the procedures specified in laws,
but not later than until 31 December 1997.
[6 December 1996]
9. The Cabinet shall, by 1 July 1997, submit draft laws to the
Saeima regarding reorganisation of a regional local
government.
[6 December 1996]
10. The Cabinet shall, by 31 December 2004, submit draft laws
to the Saeima regarding amendments necessary in the
relevant laws in order to ensure the fulfilment of provisions of
Section 51 of this Law.
[11 November 2004]
11. From the day when an application regarding contestation of
a decision of the relevant municipality election commission of
2009 regarding election results until the day when a decision
regarding approval of the results of repeated elections comes
into effect, the work of a town, municipality or rural territory
local government shall, after 1 July 2009, be ensured by the
present town council, municipality council or rural territory
council in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the
operation of the municipality local government.
[2 October 2008]
12. From the day when an application regarding contestation of
a decision of the relevant polling station commission of 2009
regarding approval of election results or a decision of the
relevant municipality election commission regarding approval of
election results of the municipality council until the day when
the results of repeated voting come into effect, the work of a
town, municipality or rural territory local government shall,
after 1 July 2009, be ensured by the present town council,
municipality council or rural territory council in accordance
with the laws and regulations governing the operation of the
municipality local government.
[2 October 2008]
13. Amendments to Section 2, Paragraph one of this Law
regarding the replacement of the number "13" with the number "9"
shall be applicable upon determining the number of councillors to
be elected in local government elections that will take place
after the entry into force of this Law.
[14 February 2013]
14. Amendments to Section 2, Paragraph one of this Law
regarding the number of councillors in the municipality council
by determining the number of councillors to be elected in local
government elections shall be applicable from the local
government elections of 2021.
[17 June 2020]
15. From the day when an application regarding contestation or
appeal of a decision of the relevant local government election
commission regarding the approval of election results of 2021
until the day when the decision on the approval of the results of
repeated elections comes into effect, the work of a local
government shall, after 1 July 2021, be ensured by the present
city council or municipality council in accordance with the laws
and regulations governing the operation of a local
government.
[17 June 2020]
16. From the day when an application regarding contestation or
appeal of a decision of the relevant polling station commission
regarding the approval of election results or a decision of the
relevant local government election commission on the approval of
the election results of the municipality council of 2021 until
the day when the decision on the approval of the results of
repeated elections comes into effect, the work of a local
government shall, after 1 July 2021, be ensured by the present
city council or municipality council in accordance with the laws
and regulations governing the operation of a local
government.
[17 June 2020]
17. Amendments to this Law which provide for the replacement
of the words "in the Population Register" with the words "in the
Register of Natural Persons" throughout the Law shall enter into
force concurrently with the Law on the Register of Natural
Persons.
[17 December 2020]
18. With regard to the local government elections of 2021, the
condition of Section 8, Paragraph two, Clause 1 of this Law shall
be applicable in such a way that on the day of submitting the
list of candidates the person has been registered without
interruption in the place of residence in the administrative
territory of the relevant local government at least since 26 June
2020, whereas the condition of Clause 2 - in such a way that the
person is employed in the administrative territory of the
relevant local government (in the status of an employee or a
self-employed person in accordance with the law On State Social
Insurance) at least since 26 December 2020. Section 17,
Paragraphs two and three, Section 20, Paragraph one, Clause 2,
Section 20, Paragraph four, Section 22, Paragraph two, Clause 1,
Sub-clause "a", and Paragraph three, Clause 2 of this Law and
other norms of this Law shall be applicable in compliance with
the provisions laid down in this transitional provision.
[17 December 2020]
[11 November 2004]
The Law contains legal norms arising from the Council
Directive 94/80/EC of 19 December 1994 laying down detailed
arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand
as a candidate in municipal elections by citizens of the Union
residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals.
The Law shall come into force on the day of its
proclamation.
The Law has been adopted by the Saeima on 13 January
1994.
President G. Ulmanis
Rīga, 25 January 1994