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EU member since 2004; Council of Europe member since 1995. Elections are administered by the Central Election Commission (Centrālā vēlēšanu komisija), with municipal and polling-station commissions running the poll. Voting is paper-ballot, hand-counted; Latvia has no electronic or internet voting. Foundational statutes: the Law on the Election of the Saeima, the Election to the European Parliament Law, the Law on the Election of Local Government Councils and the Law On National Referendums, with campaign conduct under the Pre-election Campaign Law and party finance under the Law on Financing of Political Organisations (Parties). Source: likumi.lv, official consolidated English translations.
Voting Channels
The voting channels available under current law, each verified against the cited statute.
- Election dayElection-day in personall
Election-day voting at the polling station from 07:00 to 20:00; voters who cannot reach the polling place due to health may vote at their location by mobile ballot box (§ 28).
Saeima Election Law § 18; Local Government Council Election Law § 25
- EarlyEarly in personall-voters
In-person advance voting on the advance-voting days before election day, with statutory opening hours.
Saeima Election Law § 48¹; Local Government Council Election Law § 26
- PostalPostal / maillimited
Voters resident or staying abroad may vote by post via a Latvian diplomatic or consular mission.
Saeima Election Law § 45; Local Government Council Election Law § 33²
- ProxyProxynot available
No proxy voting.
- InternetInternetnot available
No internet voting — Latvia votes exclusively on paper ballots.
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Primary Instruments
| Citation | Type | Title | Sections | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election to the European Parliament Law | Act | LV European Parliament Election Law | 57 | active |
| Law on Financing of Political Organisations (Parties) | Act | LV Political Party Financing Law | 27 | active |
| Law on Local Government Election Commissions and Polling Station Commissions | Act | LV Election Commissions Law | 34 | active |
| Law On National Referendums, Legislative Initiatives and European Citizens' Initiative | Act | LV Referendum Law | 53 | active |
| Law on the Central Election Commission | Act | LV Central Election Commission Law | 21 | active |
| Law on the Election of Local Government Councils | Act | LV Local Government Council Election Law | 75 | active |
| Law on the Election of the Saeima | Act | LV Saeima Election Law | 65 | active |
| Pre-election Campaign Law | Act | LV Pre-election Campaign Law | 41 | active |
| Constitution of the Republic of Latvia | Constitution | LV Constitution (Satversme) | 115 | active |
Methodologies — Datapoint Drill-In
Each methodology card above takes you to Latvia's scoring detail for that methodology — every datapoint, with rationale and the exact statute that justifies the score.