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Legislative Framework
LF001
Status of Electoral Law
Question: What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
Answer(s):
a . Part of Constitution b . Separate legislation d . Regulations or administrative rules
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law: The Saeima Election Law as in force on 19 July 2014: http://cvk.lv/pub/public/30870.html?doc_print=1 (2014)
Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Latvia as amended on 8 April 2009: http://legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/4777/file/Latvia_Constitution_am2009_en.pdf (2014)
Electoral Law: The Election Law On City and Town Councils, District Councils and Pagasts Councils as amended in 2004
Law: Voters’ Register Law, adopted on January 22, 2004.
Law: Law on the Central Election Commission as amended on 6 May 2010.
Instruction on counting of votes in the Saeima election (3 June 2010), amended on 2 October 2010.
Instruction on operation of the polling station commissions during the Saeima elections (3 June 2010).
Verified: 2014/10/09
LF003
Electoral Law covers
Question: The national electoral law covers:
Answer(s):
a . National elections b . Regional elections c . Local elections
Comments: Separate laws cover different elections.
Source: Electoral Law: The Saeima Election Law as in force on 19 July 2014: http://cvk.lv/pub/public/30870.html?doc_print=1 (2014)
Electoral Law: The Election Law On City and Town Councils, District Councils and Pagasts Councils as amended in 2004.
Electoral Law: Law on Elections to the European Parliament as amended on 30 October 2008.
Verified: 2014/10/09
LF004
Compulsory/voluntary voting
Question: Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Answer(s):
a . Voting is voluntary
Comments: Voting is a right, not a duty.
Article 1: Citizens of Latvia who have reached the age of 18 by Election Day have the right to vote unless any of the restrictions specified in Article 2 of this Law apply.
Source: Electoral Law: The Saeima Election Law as in force on 19 July 2014, art. 1: http://cvk.lv/pub/public/30870.html?doc_print=1 (2014)
Verified: 2014/10/09
LF007
Electoral Disputes Agency(ies)
Question: What are the agency(ies) responsible for the first level of formal electoral disputes?
Answer(s):
b . EMB
Comments: Electoral Law: Article 351: (1)The submitters of candidate lists have the righto read the vote-counting minutes and contest these minutes by presenting their objections to the Central Election Commission within three days after the election results, as recorded in the vote-counting minutes, have been approved. The Central Election Commission shall examine the complaint and take a decision within three days.
Law: Article 6: The Central Election Commission shall: (71) check election results in specific constituencies or polling stations on the basis of received complaints or on its own initiative;
(8) review complaints and proposals regarding the decisions and work of other election commissions and annul their unlawful decisions;
Source: Electoral Law: The Saeima Election Law as in force on 19 July 2014, art. 351 (1): http://cvk.lv/pub/public/30870.html?doc_print=1 (2014)
Law: Law on the Central Election Commission as amended on 6 May 2010, art. 6(71) & (8).
Verified: 2014/10/09
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