§ Section 21(untitled)

(1) The chairperson, secretary and other
members of the election commission or polling station commission
shall, at the time when they fulfil the duties related to
elections, be exempt from duties in their principal place of
employment, maintaining their position (place of employment).
(2) The chairperson, secretary and other members of the
election commission or polling station commission shall receive
remuneration for the time when they fulfil their duties in the
commission.
(3) The amount of remuneration for the chairperson, secretary
and members of the election commission and polling station
commission in the preparation of the Saeima and the
European Parliament elections and national referendums shall be
determined by the Central Election Commission in accordance with
the Cabinet regulations, but in other cases - the relevant
council.
(3¹) If the Saeima or the European
Parliament elections or a national referendum takes places
concurrently with the regular local government elections, the
amount of remuneration for the chairperson, secretary and members
of the election commission and polling station commission for the
work in preparation of council elections shall be determined by
the Central Election Commission in accordance with the Cabinet
regulations.
(3²) The Cabinet shall review the Cabinet
regulations referred to in Paragraph three of this Section for
the determination of the amount of remuneration for the
chairperson, secretary and members of the election commission and
polling station commission every four years in the calendar year
before the regular Saeima elections, taking into
consideration the amount of the average work remuneration of the
persons employed in the country in the year before last and the
national economic development that has been published in the
official statistical report of the Central Statistical
Bureau.
(4) Resources that are necessary to ensure continuous work of
the members of election commissions and polling station
commissions during the voting process and counting of votes shall
be included in the estimate of the economic expenditure of
election commissions in accordance with the procedures laid down
by the Central Election Commission. Catering expenditure for the
members of election commissions and polling station commissions
shall be compensated in the amount laid down by the Cabinet.
[13 June 2002; 29 January 2004; 13 November 2008; 13
December 2012; 16 February 2017]