§ Section 1(untitled)

(1) For the preparation of the
Saeima, the European Parliament and local government
council (hereinafter - the council) elections and also national
referendums, each city and municipality shall establish from its
voters respectively the city election commission or municipality
election commission (hereafter - the election commission)
consisting of 7-15 members. The number of members for the
election commission shall be determined by the relevant
council.
(2) For the organisation of elections and national
referendums, polling station commissions (hereinafter - the
polling station commissions) consisting from five to seven
members each shall be established in cities and municipalities
within the time limits specified by the Central Election
Commission.
(3) The number and location of polling stations shall be
approved by the Central Election Commission upon a proposal of a
local government council. The council shall display the notice on
the location of polling stations at the information centre of the
council, but the Central Election Commission shall publish the
list of polling stations in the official gazette Latvijas
Vēstnesis.
(4) In those local governments which have only one polling
station, the polling station commission shall not be established
and its duties shall be fulfilled by the election commission of
the relevant local government. In those local governments which
have two polling stations, duties of commission of one polling
station shall be fulfilled by the relevant election commission,
but the commission of the other polling station shall be
established in accordance with the procedures specified by the
Central Election Commission. In those local governments which
have three or more polling stations, polling station commissions
shall be established in accordance with the procedures specified
by the Central Election Commission, and the relevant election
commission shall not fulfil the duties of the polling station
commission.
(5) For holding the Saeima or the European Parliament
elections and national referendums, the Central Election
Commission may, in accordance with the conditions of election
laws, establish polling stations in foreign countries:
1) at diplomatic and consular missions of the Republic of
Latvia in foreign countries - upon a proposal of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs;
2) on ships flying the Latvian flag that have been registered
in the Republic of Latvia - upon a proposal of the shipowner;
3) in other suitable places - upon a proposal of at least 36
voters.
(6) The election commission may establish one polling station
commission or several polling station commissions for organising
voting at the location of voters in accordance with the
procedures specified by the Central Election Commission.
[19 June 1998; 2 November 2000; 13 June 2002; 29 January
2004; 13 November 2008; 17 May 2018; 20 December 2018; 17 June
2020]