§ Section 7(untitled)

(1) The Central Election Commission shall
set a time limit of thirty days when the signature sheets where
voters may sign are available in the places designated by each
local government council. Such days shall be determined in
sequence, excluding from the time limit the days of the
Saeima, the European Parliament, local government council
elections or a national referendum and days when the signature
collection for a national referendum is not permissible.
(2) The places where voters may sign shall be arranged in each
local government so that there would be at least one place per 10
000 voters where voters may sign.
(3) [8 November 2012]
(4) Not later than three days before the beginning of the time
limit for signature collection referred to in Paragraph one of
this Section, the local government election commission shall
determine their working hours when voters will be able to sign
the signature sheets in the places designated by the respective
council. Working hours shall not be less than four hours a day,
also on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
(5) The respective council shall ensure that notifications on
places and time for signature collection are placed at the
respective council building (or at information centres) and at
the signature collection places, as well as published in the
informative publication of the local government, but in the
absence of any - in another local newspaper.
(6) The voters who stay abroad during signature collection may
sign the signature sheets in the embassies, general consulates
and consular offices of the Republic of Latvia. The places and
time for signature collection of signatures shall be determined
by the head of the respective mission.
[26 July 1995; 8 May 2003; 6 April 2006; 21 February 2008;
17 July 2008; 8 November 2012; 3 December 2020]