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Boundary Delimitation
BD001
Delimitation of constituencies
Question: Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: For the organisation and conduct of elections, the territory of the Republic of Lithuania shall be divided into 71 single-member constituencies, taking into consideration the number of inhabitants in the constituency, the division of the territory of the Republic of Lithuania into single-member constituencies during the previous election to the Seimas, and the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Lithuania.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 9 (1)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/01
BD002
Question: The authority responsible for final approval of the constituency boundaries is:
Answer(s):
c . The Electoral Management Body
Comments:
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 14(2)
Verified: 2014/05/21
BD003
Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question: On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s):
a . "Equality" of population b . Respecting natural barriers d . Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries g . Other
Comments: For the organisation and conduct of elections, the territory of the Republic of Lithuania shall be divided into 71 single-member constituencies, taking into consideration the number of inhabitants in the constituency, the division of the territory of the Republic of Lithuania into single-member constituencies during the previous election to the Seimas, and the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Lithuania. A constituency shall be formed from polling districts which have common boundaries. The number of voters in a constituency must be from 0.9 to 1.1 of the average number of voters in all single-member constituencies.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 9 (1)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/01
BD004
Question: If population is a criterion, which population figure is used?
Answer:
a . Total population
Comments: "The number of voters in constituencies must be from 0.8 to 1.2 of the average number of voters in all single-member constituencies."
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 9(1)
Verified: 2016/02/02
BD005
Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question: The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s):
e . Electoral Management Body (EMB)
Comments: The Central Electoral Commission, no later than 210 days before an election, shall establish, and no later than 180 days before an election, shall announce on its website the list of polling districts forming constituencies, the addresses and telephone numbers of their polling stations, the number of voters in the constituency, and the addresses and telephone numbers of constituency electoral committees.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 9 (1)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/01
BD006
Question: What statistical or other reasons trigger the redrawing of electoral constituency boundaries?
Answer(s):
a . Changes in number of total population
Comments: "The number of voters in constituencies must be from 0.8 to 1.2 of the average number of voters in all single-member constituencies."
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 14 December 2010 — No XI-1226, art. 9(1).
Verified: 2016/02/02
Electoral Systems
ES001
Head of State
Question: How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s):
c . Directly elected in general elections (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary)
Comments: Article 77: The President of the Republic shall be Head of State.
Article 78(2): The President of the Republic shall be elected by the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania for a five-year term by universal, equal, and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
Article 81: The candidate for the post of the President of the Republic who, during the first round of voting in which not less than half of all the voters participate, receives the votes of more than half of all the voters who participate in the election shall be deemed elected. If less than half of all the voters participate in the election, the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes, but not less than 1/3 of the votes of all the voters, shall be deemed elected.
If, during the first round of voting, no single candidate gets the requisite number of votes, the second round of voting shall be held two weeks later with the two candidates who have received the greatest number of votes standing against each other. The candidate who receives more votes shall be deemed elected.
If no more than two candidates take part in the first round, and neither of them receives the requisite number of votes, a repeat election shall be held.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006), art. 77, 78(2), 81 http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Verified: 2020/06/05
ES002
Head of Government
Question: How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer:
e . Appointed
Comments: Article 92: (1) The Prime Minister shall, upon the assent of the Seimas, be appointed and released by the President of the Republic.
(3)The Prime Minister, within 15 days of his appointment, shall form and present to the Seimas the Government, approved by the President of the Republic, and shall submit the programme of the formed Government for consideration by the Seimas.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006), art. 92 (1, 3)http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Verified: 2020/06/05
ES003
President
Question: Does the country have a president?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments:
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006)http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Verified: 2020/06/05
ES004
Number of Chambers
Question: The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer:
a . One chamber
Comments: Article 55: (1)
The Seimas shall consist of representatives of the Nation—141 Members of the Seimas, who shall be elected for a four-year term on the basis of universal, equal, and direct suffrage by secret ballot.
Article 69: (1) Laws shall be adopted at the Seimas according to the procedure established by law.
(2) Laws shall be deemed adopted if the majority of the Members of the Seimas participating in the sitting vote in favour thereof.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006), art. 55(1), 69 (1,2)http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Verified: 2020/06/05
ES005
Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question: What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s):
e . Parallel (Segmented) (PR Lists and Majoritarian constituencies)
Comments: Members of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter - the Seimas) shall be elected for a term of four years in single-member constituencies and the multi-member constituency by universal and equal suffrage, in a secret ballot, during direct, mixed-system elections.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 1
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/05
ES006
Question: What is the electoral system for Chamber 2 of the national legislature?
Answer(s):
k . The national legislature consists of one chamber only
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2016/02/02
ES007
Question: If List PR is used, is a highest average formula used?
Answer:
c . Largest Remainder Method (Quota)
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 14 December 2010 — No XI-1226, Art.89
Verified: 2002/08/30
ES008
Question: What is the level at which seats are distributed in Chamber 1?
Answer(s):
a . National level b . Specially delimited constituencies
Comments: a) The 70 multi-member constituencies.
b) The 71 single-member constituencies.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 14 December 2010 — No XI-1226, Art.1
Verified: 2016/02/02
ES009
Question: What is the level at which seats are distributed in Chamber 2?
Answer(s):
d . Not applicable
Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006, Art. 55
Verified: 2016/02/02
ES010
Question: Are special constituencies or seats reserved in Chamber 1 for specific groups, such as minorities, specific nationality or other groups?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 14 December 2010 — No XI-1226, Art.9
Verified: 2016/02/02
ES012
Question: Are special constituencies or seats reserved in Chamber 2 for specific groups, such as minorities, specific nationality or other groups?
Answer:
c . The national legislature consists of one chamber only
Comments:
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006, Art. 55
Verified: 2016/02/02
ES014
Question: What is the legally imposed minimum threshold of votes required by a party to win seats in Chamber 1?
Answer:
b . Specify the percentage:
Comments: Article 88: (2) A candidate shall be considered elected in a single-member constituency, if the not less than 40 percent of the voters from the electoral roll of that constituency have participated in the elections, and the said candidate has received more than half of votes cast by the voters who have participated in the elections. If less than 40 percent of the voters from the electoral roll of that constituency have participated in the elections, the candidate who have received the majority, but not less than one-fifth of the votes of all the voters from the electoral roll of that constituency, shall be considered to have been elected.
Article 89: (1) The elections shall be considered to have been held in the multi-member constituency if more than one fourth of all voters have participate in them.
(2) The list candidates of the party may receive mandates of Seimas member (takes part in the distribution of mandates) only if not less than 5 percent of the voters participating in the elections voted for it. The joint list of candidates, drawn up in accordance with Article 43 of this Law, may receive mandates of Seimas member (takes part in the distribution of mandates) provided that not less than 7 percent of the voters who participated in the election have voted for it. If less than 60 percent of all voters who participated in the election have voted for the lists, taking part in the distribution of mandates, the list ( lists if an equal amount of votes has been cast for them), which has not taken part in the distribution of mandates up till then, for whom the majority of voters have voted shall acquire the right to take part in the distribution of mandates. The number of lists of candidates which have the right to participate in the distribution of mandates shall be further increased in the same manner until not less than 60 percent of all the voters who participated in the election shall have voted for the lists of candidates participating in the distribution of mandates.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 14 December 2010 — No XI-1226, Arts. 88(2) and 89(1, 2)
Verified: 2016/02/02
ES015
Question: What is the legally imposed minimum threshold of votes required by a party to win seats in Chamber 2?
Answer:
c . Not applicable
Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006, Art. 55
Verified: 2016/02/02
ES016
Question: What is the legally imposed minimum threshold of votes required by a candidate (independent/party) to win a seat in Chamber 1?
Answer:
c . Not applicable
Comments: "A candidate shall be considered elected in a single-member constituency, if the not less than 40 percent of the voters from the electoral roll of that constituency have participated in the elections, and the said candidate has received more than half of votes cast by the voters who have participated in the elections. If less than 40 percent of the voters from the electoral roll of that constituency have participated in the elections, the candidate who have received the majority, but not less than one-fifth of the votes of all the voters from the electoral roll of that constituency, shall be considered to have been elected."
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 14 December 2010 — No XI-1226, Art.88(2)
Verified: 2016/02/02
ES017
Question: What is the legally imposed minimum threshold of votes required by a candidate (independent/party) to win a seat in Chamber 2?
Answer:
c . Not applicable
Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006, Art. 55
Verified: 2016/02/02
ES018
Question: Regarding the timing of the elections for Chamber 1, which of the following is true? Elections take place:
Answer(s):
a . At fixed intervals (specify length)
Comments: Article 1: Members of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter - the Seimas) shall be elected for a term of four years in single-member constituencies and the multi-member constituency by universal and equal suffrage, in a secret ballot, during direct, mixed-system elections.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 15 April 2008 — No XI-1226, Art.1
Verified: 2016/02/02
ES019
Question: Regarding the timing of the elections for Chamber 2, which of the following is true? Elections take place:
Answer(s):
e . Not applicable
Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006, Art. 55
Verified: 2002/08/30
ES020
Question: Regarding Chamber 1 elections (excluding advance voting, postal voting, etc):
Answer:
a . Voting takes place on one day
Comments: Article 62: The polls shall be held on the election day from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the place designated by the electoral committee of the polling district.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 15 April 2008 — No XI-1226, Art.62
Verified: 2002/09/12
ES021
Question: Regarding Chamber 2 elections (excluding advance voting, postal voting, etc):
Answer:
c . Not applicable
Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 15 April 2008 — No XI-1226, Art.55
Verified: 2016/02/02
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 c . Decree d . Regulations or administrative rules
Comments: Provisions regarding national elections could be found in the Constitution, separate electoral laws, degrees of Seimas or decisions of the Central Electoral Committee.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006)http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Presidential Elections (22 December 1992, as last amended on 6 November 2012 – No XI-2334)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/e8906340104611e5b0d3e1beb7dd5516?jfwid=9tq147o4x
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Elections to the European Parliament (20 November 2003 No IX-1837, as last amended on 16 June 2015 – No XII-1797)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/582c216018e611e5bfc0854048a4e288?jfwid=191fum7scn
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Elections to Municipal Councils (7 July 1994 No I-532, as last amended on 30 June 2016 – No XII-2582)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/e4f48cc2526711e698d88208478a76a2?jfwid=-wd7z81870
Republic of Lithuania Law on the Central Electoral Commission (20 June 2002 No. IX-985, as last amended on 18 November 2014 – No XII-1339
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/ea463d10f30311e3a8c1a1dee39661ca?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Referendum (4 June 2002 No IX-929, as last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/7b65c002233a11e6acbed8d454428fb7?jfwid=nz8qn8fey
Decree of Seimas: Dėl balsavimo internetu rinkimuose ir referendumuose koncepcijos patvirtinimo;
Verified: 2020/06/07
LF002
Question: What is the date of the latest version of the national electoral law (including latest amendments)?
Answer:
a . January 2000 or later
Comments:
Source: Parliamentary, Presidential and Municipal Election Act
Verified: 2002/08/30
LF003
Electoral Law covers
Question: The national electoral law covers:
Answer(s):
a . National elections b . Regional elections c . Local elections d . Referendums
Comments: Separate laws based on the regulation of the Constitution cover different kinds of elections.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006)http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Presidential Elections (22 December 1992, as last amended on 6 November 2012 – No XI-2334)
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/LT/republic-of-lithuania-law-on-presidential-1/at_download/file
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Elections to the European Parliament (20 November 2003 No IX-1837, as last amended on 16 June 2015 – No XII-1797)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/582c216018e611e5bfc0854048a4e288?jfwid=191fum7scn
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Elections to Municipal Councils (7 July 1994 No I-532, as last amended on 30 June 2016 – No XII-2582)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/e4f48cc2526711e698d88208478a76a2?jfwid=-wd7z81870
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Referendum (4 June 2002 No IX-929, as last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/7b65c002233a11e6acbed8d454428fb7?jfwid=nz8qn8fey
Verified: 2020/06/07
LF004
Compulsory/voluntary voting
Question: Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Answer(s):
a . Voting is voluntary
Comments: Article 34: (1) Citizens who, on the day of the election, have reached 18 years of age shall have the electoral right.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006), art. 34 (1)http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Verified: 2020/06/07
LF005
Question: Are there provisions in the law which permit or require regional and/ or local election (s) to be held on the same day as national elections?
Answer:
a . National elections are not held on the same day as regional or local elections
Comments: Seimas sets the proper date of Municipal Elections which are held every four years. Seimas sets the proper date of Presidential Elections, which are held every five years. President sets the proper date of Parliamentary Elections, which are held every four years. Under these provisions (provided by Laws) sometimes, but quite seldom, these Elections can be held on the same day.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to Municipal Councils, last amended on 18 January 2007 – No X-1045; Art. 1
Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 14 December 2010 — No XI-1226;
Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the European Parliament, last amended on 18 May 2010 — No XI-814; Art.1(3)
Verified: 2002/09/11
LF006
Question: Are there provisions in the law which permit or require presidential election (s) to be held on the same day as national legislative elections?
Answer(s):
a . Presidential elections are not held on the same day as national legislative elections
Comments: Seimas sets the proper date of Presidential Elections, which are held every five years. President sets the proper date of Parliamentary Elections, which are held every four years. Under these provisions (provided by Laws) sometimes, but quite seldom, these Elections can be held on the same day.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Presidential Elections, last amended on 14 December 2010 – No XI-1228; Art. 1
Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 14 December 2010 — No XI-1226; Art. 1
Verified: 2016/02/02
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: Article 16: The constituency electoral committee shall:
(10) consider complaints against decisions and actions of the polling committees and adopt decisions, repeal decisions which contravene the requirements of laws and other legal acts
Article 18: Central Electoral Commission;
(7)consider the complaints of the voters and observers of their electoral district on issues concerning preparation of the elections, organisation of polls, vote counting, drawing up a vote counting record, and adopt decisions related to them
Article 36: (1) A voter or a representative of the party may lodge complaints with the electoral committee of the polling district no later than seven days before the election about the errors made in electoral rolls due to which the voter has not been entered on the electoral roll in the manner prescribed by this Law or has been entered on several electoral rolls. The electoral committee of the polling district must investigate the complaint and adopt a decision thereon either immediately or within two days of the receipt thereof, if more than ten days are left until the election day.
Article 86. Complaints against the Decisions of Electoral Committees which Have Been Adopted after Closing of the Polls
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 16(10), 18(7), 36(1), 86
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/LT/republic-of-lithuania-law-on-elections-to-the-1/at_download/file
Verified: 2020/06/07
LF008
Question: If the agency(ies) which settles formal disputes is/are specially appointed/elected; by whom?
Answer(s):
h . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2002/08/30
LF009
Question: Who has the right to submit cases to the person or agency(ies)which settles formal disputes?
Answer(s):
a . Candidates b . Parties c . Voters d . Foreign/International Observers e . Other
Comments: e. Domestic Observers
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 14 December 2010 — No XI-1226, Art. 86(1)
Verified: 2016/02/02
LF010
Question: What body(ies) is the final appellate authority for formal electoral disputes?
Answer(s):
a . Electoral Management Body b . Constitutional (or similar) Court f . Other
Comments: f) Constitutional Court
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 14 December 2010 — No XI-1226, Art. 86(5).
Verified: 2016/02/02
LF011
Question: Which body(ies) proposes electoral reforms?
Answer(s):
a . Election Management Body b . Legislative Committee c . Government f . Other
Comments: f) The President
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006; Art.67
Verified: 2014/05/21
Electoral Management
EM002
Responsibility of national EMB
Question: Does the national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
Answer(s):
a . National level b . Regional level c . Local level
Comments: Law on the Central Election Commission
Article 3 (1) Tasks of the Central Electoral Commission shall be as follow: 1. To organise and conduct elections to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, elections to the Office of the President of the Republic, elections to municipal councils, elections to the European Parliament (hereinafter referred to as “elections”) and referendums;
Law on Elections to the European Parliament:
Article 13: 1. Elections to the European Parliament shall be organised and conducted by: 1) the Central Electoral Commission.
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on the Central Electoral Commission (20 June 2002 No. IX-985, As last amended on 18 November 2014 – No XII-1339) art. 3 (1)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/ea463d10f30311e3a8c1a1dee39661ca?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Elections to the European Parliament (20 November 2003 No IX-1837, as Last amended on 16 June 2015 – No XII-1797)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/582c216018e611e5bfc0854048a4e288?jfwid=191fum7scn
Verified: 2020/06/07
EM003
Question: The national electoral management body reports to:
Answer(s):
c . The legislature
Comments: In the request the petitioner has specified that item 13 of Article 67 of the Constitution establishes that the Seimas is entitled to the right only to form the Central Electoral Committee and change its composition. Article 5 of the Constitution runs that "the scope of powers of the State shall be defined by the Constitution", which means that the Seimas has no power to commission the Central Electoral Committee in any way. But the committee is accountable to Seima.
Source: Resolution "On the Formation of the Central Electoral Committee", adopted 25 March 1993, with the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania
Verified: 2014/06/03
EM004
EMB budget determined by
Question: The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
Answer(s):
c . The legislature
Comments: Article 20: 1. The Central Electoral Commission shall be a budgetary agency maintained from state budgetary funds.
The Seimas approves the State Budget and supervise its execution. Thus, it approves the budget of CEC as well.
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on the Central Electoral Commission (20 June 2002 No. IX-985, As last amended on 18 November 2014 – No XII-1339) art. 20 (1)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/ea463d10f30311e3a8c1a1dee39661ca?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006), art. 67 (14) http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Verified: 2020/06/07
EM005
EMB expenditures controlled by
Question: The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
Answer(s):
g . Other
Comments: Article 3.(1)
The National Audit Office shall be a supreme public audit institution, accountable to
the Seimas.
Article 4(1)
The main goals of the National Audit Office shall be as follows:
to supervise the lawfulness and effectiveness of the management and use of the State
property and execution of the State budget;
The State Control (supreme public audit institution, accountable to the Seimas) controls the execution of the State budget, including the budget of Central Electoral Commission.
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on National Audit Office (30 May 1995, as last amended on 6 November 2014), art. 3(1), 4(1)
http://www.parliament.am/library/verahskich%20palat/litva.pdf
Verified: 2020/06/07
EM006
Term of EMB members
Question: The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
Answer:
a . For the election period only
Comments: Article 7. Formation of the Central Electoral Commission
1. The Seimas shall set up the Central Electoral Commission no later than 200 days and no earlier than 140 days after regular or early elections to the Seimas.
2. The Central Electoral Commission shall be also set up by the Seimas after the latter adopts a resolution pursuant to Article 10(1)(10) of this Law to terminate the powers of the Central Electoral Commission. The Central Electoral Commission set up in this way shall retain its powers until a new Central Electoral Commission will be set up pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article.
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on the Central Electoral Commission (20 June 2002 No. IX-985, As last amended on 18 November 2014 – No XII-1339) art. 7 (1-2)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/ea463d10f30311e3a8c1a1dee39661ca?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Verified: 2020/06/07
EM007
Question: The national electoral management body chairperson, or equivalent, is chosen in the following way:
Answer(s):
a . Elected (specify by whom)
Comments: The Seimas shall appoint the Chairman of the Central Electoral Committee. The Chairman of the Central Electoral Committee as well as the members of the Committee who were appointed to the Committee by drawing lots must suspend their membership in any party of which they are members, and may not take part in the activities and carry out the instructions of parties or political organisations during the period of their work on the Committee.
The Central Electoral Committee shall elect the Deputy Chairman and Secretary of the Committee during its meeting. The Deputy Chairman shall be elected from among the members who do not represent parties.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 12(9-10)
Verified: 2008/01/21
EM012
Electoral Management model
Question: What is the Electoral Management model?
Answer:
b . Independent
Comments: Article 5. Independence of the Central Electoral Commission
1. When discharging its functions and making decisions on issues within its competence, the Central Electoral Commission shall be independent. No institution or officer may issue mandatory instructions regarding the making of the decision that is within the competence of the Central Electoral Commission.
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on the Central Electoral Commission (20 June 2002 No. IX-985, As last amended on 18 November 2014 – No XII-1339) art. 5 (1)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/ea463d10f30311e3a8c1a1dee39661ca?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Verified: 2020/06/07
EM013
Number of EMB members
Question: The EMB is composed of:
Answer:
b . 11 - 20 members (specify)
Comments: According to the Decree of the Seimas (12 June 2008, No. X-1601) the Central Election Commission is composed of 16 members, however its number could vary during other formation of the CEC.
Source: Decree of the Seimas: Dėl Vyriausiosios rinkimų komisijos sudarymo (21 May 2015, No. XII-1743), Art. 1.
http://www.vrk.lt/vyriausiosios-rinkimu-komisijos-sudarymas-igaliojimai
Republic of Lithuania Law on the Central Electoral Commission (20 June 2002, as last amended on 29 March 2012 – No XI-1958), art. 5 (1)
http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=421537
Verified: 2020/06/07
EM014
Membership based on
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected on the basis of their:
Answer:
c . Combination of partisanship and expertise
Comments: Article 7: 3. The Central Electoral Committee shall be composed of:
1) the Commission Chairman;
2) two persons with the university law degree who are nominated by the Minister of Justice and appointed by the Seimas by secret ballot;
3) two persons with the university law degree who are nominated by the Lithuanian Bar Association and appointed by the Seimas by secret ballot;
4) two persons with the university law degree who are nominated by the President of the Republic and appointed by the Seimas by secret ballot;
5) the persons nominated by the parties which have received mandates of the Seimas members in the multi-member constituency, where such persons have the university law degree and the experience of working in electoral committees
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on the Central Electoral Commission (20 June 2002 No. IX-985, As last amended on 18 November 2014 – No XII-1339) art. 7 (3)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/ea463d10f30311e3a8c1a1dee39661ca?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
The Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania - About CEC
https://www.vrk.lt/en/vrk-apie
Verified: 2020/06/07
EM015
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected by:
Answer(s):
c . Executive e . Legislature g . Political parties i . Other
Comments: Article 7: (3) The Central Electoral Commission shall be composed of:
1. the Commission Chairman;
2. two persons with the university law degree who are nominated by the Minister of Justice and appointed by the Seimas by secret ballot;
3. two persons with the university law degree who are nominated by the Lithuanian Bar Association and appointed by the Seimas by secret ballot;
4. two persons with the university law degree who are nominated by the President of the Republic and appointed by the Seimas by secret ballot;
5. the persons nominated by the parties which have received mandates of the Seimas members in the multi-member constituency, where such persons have the university law degree and the experience of working in electoral committees.
(4) Prior to the formation of the Central Electoral Commission, the parties (coalitions) which have received mandates of the Seimas members in the multi-member constituency shall each have the right to nominate one representative to the Central Electoral Commission from one list of candidates (joint list) nominated in the multi-member constituency.
(7) Upon the recommendation of the Seimas Speaker, the Seimas shall appoint the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission.
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on the Central Electoral Commission (20 June 2002 No. IX-985, As last amended on 18 November 2014 – No XII-1339) art. 7 (3, 4, 7)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/ea463d10f30311e3a8c1a1dee39661ca?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Verified: 2020/06/07
Voter Education
VE001
Information campaigns performed by
Question: Who conducts information campaigns for national elections (informing where, when and how to register and/or vote)?
Answer(s):
a . National Electoral Management Body b . Regional Electoral Management Bodies c . Local/County Electoral Management Bodies
Comments: Law on the Central Electoral Commission
Article 3 (2): When implementing the tasks laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Central Electoral Committee shall:
13) summarise and publish for an unlimited period of time the information on the elections and referendums held in the Republic of Lithuania as well as their results and the candidates who participated in those elections
Law on Elections to the Seimas
Article 16. Powers of the Constituency Electoral Committee
The constituency electoral committee shall:
1) inform, in the manner established by the Central Electoral Commission, the voters who reside in the constituency about the boundaries of the polling districts, their offices, their working hours and polling stations;
Article 18: The polling district committee shall:
1) receive electoral rolls from the constituency electoral committee, provide conditions for voters, representatives of parties at the elections to familiarise themselves with the said lists, hand or deliver in some other ways poll cards to voters, inform the constituency electoral committee about inaccuracies noticed in the electoral roll of the polling district and transmit such information by means of electronic communications in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Central Electoral Commission
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on the Central Electoral Commission (20 June 2002 No. IX-985, As last amended on 18 November 2014 – No XII-1339) art. 3 (2):13
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/ea463d10f30311e3a8c1a1dee39661ca?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 16 (1), 18 (1)
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/LT/republic-of-lithuania-law-on-elections-to-the-1/at_download/file
Verified: 2020/06/05
VE002
Frequency of voter education programs
Question: At the national level, how often are voter education programs conducted?
Answer:
b . Election time only
Comments: The information regarding elections could be accessed at the official website of the Central Election Commission. However, voter education programs are intensified before the elections.
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on the Central Electoral Commission (20 June 2002, as last amended on 18 March 2014– No XI-958), art. 3 (2)(13,14)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/ea463d10f30311e3a8c1a1dee39661ca?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 16 (1), 18 (1)
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/LT/republic-of-lithuania-law-on-elections-to-the-1/at_download/file
Official Website of the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania: http://www.vrk.lt/veikla (2016).
Verified: 2020/06/05
VE003
National civic education
Question: Is there a national civic education campaign (rights and responsibilities of citizens)?
Answer(s):
b . Yes, conducted by the National Electoral Management Body
Comments: Article 3: (2) When implementing the tasks laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Central Electoral Committee shall: 14) generalise the experience of elections and referendums, have care of education and informing of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and persons permanently residing in Lithuania about elections, provide information about their participation in elections;
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on the Central Electoral Commission (20 June 2002 No. IX-985, As last amended on 18 November 2014 – No XII-1339) art. 3 (2):14
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/ea463d10f30311e3a8c1a1dee39661ca?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Verified: 2020/06/05
VE004
Question: What types of voter education activities were carried out at the most recent national elections?
Answer(s):
a . Poster/ Billboard campaigns b . Media advertisement c . Simulation exercises g . Internet
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2002/08/30
VE005
Question: What types of civic education activities were carried out at the most recent national elections?
Answer(s):
a . Poster/ Billboard campaigns b . Media advertisement g . Internet
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2002/08/30
VE006
Question: Special voter education programs were developed at the most recent national elections for:
Answer(s):
a . Disabled
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2016/02/02
Voter Registration
VR001
Voting age
Question: What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer:
c . 18
Comments: Citizens who, on the day of the election, have reached 18 years of age shall have the electoral right.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006), art. 34 (1)http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Verified: 2020/06/05
VR002
Other voting requirements
Question: Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s):
a . Citizenship
Comments: Citizens who, on the day of election, have reached 18 years of age, shall have the electoral right.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006), art. 34 (1)http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Verified: 2020/06/05
VR003
Question: What restrictions on registering to vote and voting exist in the country?
Answer(s):
d . Mental disability
Comments: Article 34: (3) Citizens who are declared by a court to be legally incapacitated shall not participate in elections.
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006, art. 34(3).
Verified: 2016/02/02
VR004
Authority responsible for voter registration
Question: Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer:
d . Election Management Body (specify)
Comments: Article 26. General Procedure for Registering Citizens in Electoral rolls
1. All citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have the right to vote shall be entered on the electoral roll of the Republic of Lithuania according to the data of issuance of the document (passport or identity card) certifying citizenship, and according to the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania. State and municipal institutions and establishments which issue documents certifying citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, keep information related to the statement of citizens’ residence, register citizens’ death and loss of citizenship shall also be responsible for a timely and proper updating of the Residents' Register of the Republic of Lithuania. Electoral rolls compiled according to the data of the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania shall be preliminary lists.
2. Compiling, updating and keeping of electoral rolls shall be organised by the Central Electoral Commission on the basis of the information furnished by central and local government institutions and constituency electoral committees.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 26 (1,2)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/05
VR005
Question: What is the registration method for national elections?
Answer:
a . National citizens register
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 19 November 2015 — No XII-2052, Art. 25
Verified: 2016/02/02
VR006
Question: How frequently is the voters register updated?
Answer:
a . Continuously
Comments: Article 26: (2) Compiling, updating and keeping of voter lists shall be organised by the Central Electoral Committee on the basis of the information furnished by central and local government institutions and constituency electoral committees.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 19 November 2015 — No XII-2052, Art. 26(2)
Verified: 2016/02/02
VR007
Question: What methods are used to compile and update the voters register?
Answer(s):
a . Links to national population records b . Links to police records of residence
Comments: Article 26: (1) All citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have the right to vote shall be entered on the electoral roll of the Republic of Lithuania according to the data of issuance of the document (passport or identity card) certifying citizenship, and according to the population register of the Republic of Lithuania. State and municipal institutions and establishments which issue documents certifying citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, keep information related to the statement of citizens’ residence, register citizens’ death and loss of citizenship shall also be responsible for a timely and proper updating of the population register of the Republic of Lithuania. Electoral rolls compiled according to the data of the population register of the Republic of Lithuania shall be preliminary lists.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 19 November 2015 — No XII-2052, art. 26(1)
Verified: 2002/08/30
VR008
Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question: Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: All citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have the right to vote shall be entered on the electoral roll of the Republic of Lithuania according to the data of issuance of the document (passport or identity card) certifying citizenship, and according to the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania. State and municipal institutions and establishments which issue documents certifying citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, keep information related to the statement of citizens’ residence, register citizens’ death and loss of citizenship shall also be responsible for a timely and proper updating of the Residents' Register of the Republic of Lithuania. Electoral rolls compiled according to the data of the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania shall be preliminary lists.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 26 (1)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/05
Parties and Candidates
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
b . Deposit requirement (specify amount) e . Minimum number of candidates f . Other
Comments:
Law on Political Parties:
Article 8. Registration of political parties
1. Political parties shall be registered in the Register of Legal Entities.
2. The regulations of the Register of Legal Entities shall enumerate the documents which must be submitted for registering a political party in and removing its entry from the Register, lay down the procedure for registering a political party in and removing its entry from the Register, recording changes in data and amendments of the statute of the political party
Law on the Elections to the Seimas:
Article 37:
(2) In the multi-member constituency parties shall nominate their candidates by presenting a list of candidates in which candidates are recorded in the succession established by the party. Unless the statutes of a party provide otherwise, candidates in single-member constituencies and the list of the candidates, recorded in succession, in the multi-member constituency must be approved at the congress or conference of the party. The list of candidates (joint list) must not include less than 25 and more than 141 candidates.
Article 41:
(1) The election deposit for one candidate for Seimas member to be registered in a single-member constituency shall be equal to one most recently announced average monthly wage of the national economy (AMW). When registering one new candidate in a single-member constituency instead of the candidate whose application documents have been revoked or who has revoked the documents himself, the required deposit shall be in the amount of one AMW.
(2) The election deposit for registration of one list of candidates for Seimas member in the multi-member constituency shall be in the amount of ten AMWs. When changing the place of one candidate on the list or entering a new candidate on the list, the deposit shall be in the amount of one AMW. When joining the candidates’ lists, the deposit shall be in the amount of 0.3 AMW for each list which is being joined.
(3) Election deposits for registration of a list of candidates shall be doubled for the party which at the last elections to the Seimas, municipal councils or the European Parliament nominated candidates or the list (lists) of candidates and did not furnish a copy of the report on the funding of the respective political campaign in compliance with the Law on Funding of, and Control Over Funding of, Political Campaigns and the sets of the previous calendar year’s financial statements of the political party in compliance with the Law on Political Parties.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 37(2), 41(1-3)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Political Parties (25 September 1990, No I-606, As last amended on 6 November 2014,No XII-1292)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/09450a307a1c11e4a8a7b07c53dc637c?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Verified: 2020/06/05
PC002
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 2)
Question: What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 2)?
Answer(s):
g . No information available
Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006, Art. 55
Verified: 2016/02/02
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Age b . Citizenship d . Residence f . Registration
Comments: Article 2:
(2) Any citizen of the Republic of Lithuania who is not under allegiance to a foreign state and is at least 25 years of age on the election day, and who permanently resides in Lithuania may stand for election as a member of the Seimas. A citizen of the Republic of Lithuania shall be considered to be a permanent resident of the Republic of Lithuania, whose data about a place of residence are entered into the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania, or a citizen who, under the Civil Code, is recognised as having a permanent place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 2 (2)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/05
PC004
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 2)
Question: What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 2)?
Answer(s):
k . No information available
Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006, Art. 55
Verified: 2016/02/02
PC005
Question: What are the legal qualifications for becoming a candidate at presidential elections?
Answer(s):
a . Age b . Citizenship d . Residence f . Registration
Comments: a.) 40 years old.
d.) Must have lived in Lithuania for at least the past 3 years.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 19 November 2015 — No XII-2052, Art. 78
Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Presidential Elections (1992), last amended on 22 December 2008 - No XI-126, Art.(1)
Verified: 2016/02/02
PC006
Question: What can disqualify a candidate at legislative elections?
Answer(s):
a . Current criminal incarceration c . Criminal record e . Offences against electoral law f . Holding of military office k . Mental health problems l . Multiple Citizenship n . Holding of other public offices (police etc.)
Comments: Article 56: (2) Persons who have not served punishment imposed by a court judgment, as well as persons declared by a court to be legally incapacitated, may not stand for election as a Member of the Seimas.
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006, Art. 56
Verified: 2016/02/02
PC007
Question: What can disqualify a candidate at presidential elections?
Answer(s):
a . Current criminal incarceration c . Criminal record e . Offences against electoral law f . Holding of military office k . Mental health problems l . Multiple Citizenship n . Holding of other public offices (police etc.)
Comments: Article 2: (2) A person who has grossly violated the Constitution or broken the oath and who has been removed from office or his mandate of Seimas member has been revoked by the Seimas in accordance with impeachment proceedings, may not be elected President of the Republic.
(3) The same individual may be eligible to the office of the President of the Republic for not more than two terms.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Presidential Elections (1992), last amended on 22 December 2008 - No XI-126, Art.(2, 3)
Verified: 2016/02/02
PC008
Independent candidates
Question: Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):
e . In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments: Law on Elections to the Seimas:
Article 37:
(1) Candidates for Seimas member may be nominated:
1. in the multi-member constituency and single-member constituencies – by the party which is registered pursuant to the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Political Parties (hereinafter: ‘the Law on Political Parties’) not later than 185 days prior to an election, meets the requirements regarding the number of party members as laid down in the Law on Political Parties and does not have the legal status of the party in respect of which the liquidation has been initiated or the legal status of the party placed under liquidation
2. in a single-member constituency - by every citizen of the Republic of Lithuania who qualifies to be elected as a Seimas member, may declare himself to a candidate for Seimas member, provided his candidature is supported by signatures of no less than 1,000 voters of that constituency. If a party does not nominate a list of candidates, a candidate nominated by the party must be supported in a single-member constituency by the signatures of at least 1,000 voters of that constituency.
(2) In the multi-member constituency parties shall nominate their candidates by presenting a list of candidates in which candidates are recorded in the succession established by the party. Unless the statutes of a party provide otherwise, candidates in single-member constituencies and the list of the candidates, recorded in succession, in the multi-member constituency must be approved at the congress or conference of the party. The list of candidates (joint list) must not include less than 25 and more than 141 candidates.
Law on Presidential Elections
Article 35:
(1) Individual persons may nominate themselves for President of the Republic.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 37(1-2)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Presidential Elections (22 December 1992, as last amended on 6 November 2012 – No XI-2334), art. 35 (1)
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/LT/republic-of-lithuania-law-on-presidential-1/at_download/file
Verified: 2020/06/05
PC009
Question: If independent candidates can compete in legislative elections (Chamber 1), what are the registration requirements?
Answer(s):
a . Signature requirement (specify) b . Deposit requirement (specify)
Comments: a.) 1000 signatures
b.) 1 AMW = 1100 Litas = approximately 318 Euros ~ 318 USD
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 38
Verified: 2006/11/15
PC010
Question: If independent candidates can compete in legislative elections (Chamber 2), what are the registration requirements?
Answer(s):
e . Not applicable
Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006, Art. 55
Verified: 2016/02/02
PC011
Question: If independent candidates can compete in presidential elections, what are the registration requirements?
Answer(s):
a . Signature requirement (specify) b . Deposit requirement (specify)
Comments: a.) 20.000 signatures
b.) Deposit 5 AMWs = 5500 Litas (approximately 1594 Euros). Deposit shall be returned when signatures are provided.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania on Elections to the European Parliament (2003), last amended on 18 May 2010 - No XI-814, Article 40
Verified: 2016/02/02
PC012
Public funding of parties
Question: Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):
b . Direct c . Indirect
Comments: Article 7: (1) Political campaigns of political parties shall be financed exclusively from the following sources:
1. Political campaigns of political parties shall be financed exclusively from the following sources:
1) funds of the political party received from the sources of funding of the political party and used to finance political campaigns of the party, candidates and lists of candidates of the party;
2) donations for political campaign to the political party during the political campaign period, given by natural persons who under this Law have the right to donate;
3) during the political campaign, loans received by a political party from banks registered in the Republic of Lithuania or another European Union Member State or a branch of a bank registered in the European Economic Area and operating in the Republic of Lithuania;
4) interest on the funds kept in the political campaign account
7:(2) Political parties must keep funds designated to finance a political campaign in the political campaign account. The political campaign account shall not be subject to any interim measures.
7:(3) It shall be prohibited to finance political campaigns of political parties with the funds which are not specified in this Article.
Article 51: 1. After the announcement of the names of candidates and lists of candidates by the Central Electoral Commission, the candidates shall be granted the right to use the Lithuanian national radio and television free of charge. The rules for preparing programs for election campaign shall be approved and the actual duration and time of the Lithuanian national radio and television programs shall be established by the Central Electoral Commission after consultation with the head of the Lithuanian national radio and television. The Central Electoral Commission shall also distribute the time of the programs in such a manner that the following principles of equality are preserved: among the lists of candidates in the multi-member constituency; among single-member constituencies; among candidates in a single-member constituency.
2. Discussions of candidates over the radio and television shall be financed with funds of the state budget from the appropriations allocated for the Central Electoral Commission.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on Funding of, and Control over Funding of, Political Parties and Political Campaigns (23 August 2004, as last amended on 16 October 2014 No XII-1251), art. 7, 14, 15 (1)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/a05f32b2b4c411e3b2cee015b961c954?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 51 (1-2)
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/LT/republic-of-lithuania-law-on-elections-to-the-1/at_download/file
Verified: 2020/06/05
PC013
Question: If political parties receive direct/indirect public funding, when do they receive this?
Answer(s):
c . As related to the election period and between elections
Comments: Political parties represented in the Seimas are entitled to direct funding annually (the calculated amount is divided into 2 equal installments).
Source:
Verified: 2006/11/15
PC014
Question: If political parties receive indirect public funding, identify the type of funding:
Answer(s):
a . Free media access b . Tax credits d . Other
Comments: Campaigning shall be financed from the State funds. A candidate, a party shall not pay for the time allotted to them on state, municipal radio and television under this Law, for the printing of campaign poster for a candidate in a single-member constituency, also for publishing an election program, lists of candidates in newspapers, and these expenditures shall not change the maximum permitted amount in the special election account.
The items and services of campaigning the cost of which is more than 0.5 AMW (average monthly wage) may not be provided free of charge.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania on Elections to the Seimas (1992), last amended on 15 April 2008 - No X-1490, Arts. 50-56
Verified: 2016/02/02
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
b . Based on result of previous election
Comments:
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on Funding of, and Control over Funding of, Political Parties and Political Campaigns (23 August 2004, as last amended on 26 November 2013 No XII-2428), art. 9
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/a05f32b2b4c411e3b2cee015b961c954?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Verified: 2020/06/05
PC016
Question: If political parties receive public funding, what is the specified purpose?
Answer(s):
a . General party administration b . Election campaign activities
Comments: Article 8: State budget appropriations for political parties may be used for:
1) to fund political campaign;
2) to pay an election deposit;
3) to purchase current and fixed assets;
4) to settle with employees;
5) to cover expenses related to the provision of services;
6) to cover arrears of the political party’s political campaign;
7) to repay loans taken by the political party, intended for the expenses referred to in
subparagraphs 3, 4 and 5 of this paragraph.
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania on Funding of, and Control Over Funding of, Political Parties and Political Campaigns (2004), last amended on 26 October - No XI-1071, Art. 8
Verified: 2016/02/02
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Article 7: 3. Permanent sources of funding of political campaign:
1) membership fees of the political party;
2) state budget appropriations;
3) state budget appropriations allocated in accordance with separate programmes
approved by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania;
4) funds received by the political party from its other activities referred to in Article 13 of
this Law;
5) donations of natural and legal persons who under this Law have the right to donate;
6) loans for the political party by the banks registered in the Republic of Lithuania;
7) interest on the funds kept in the bank account.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on Funding of, and Control over Funding of, Political Parties and Political Campaigns (23 August 2004, as last amended on 16 October 2014 No XII-1251), art. 7, 10-12
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/a05f32b2b4c411e3b2cee015b961c954?jfwid=rivwzvpvg
Verified: 2020/06/05
PC018
Question: If political parties are entitled to private funding, for what period?
Answer(s):
c . As related to the election period and between elections
Comments:
Source: Vaidotas Bacevicius, Member of the Central Electoral Committee, [email protected]
Verified: 2002/08/30
PC019
Question: Which of the following party financing provisions are applicable?
Answer(s):
a . Public disclosure of party contributions received b . Public disclosure of party expenditure c . Prohibition on party funding from foreign sources e . Ceilings on party election expenses h . Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
Comments: The use of funds allocated for campaigning shall be controlled by tax inspectorates and the Central Electoral Committee. Parties must file with the Central Electoral Committee reports of the form established by the Central Electoral Committee on the sources of funds and their use for campaigning not later than within 25 days following the announcement of final election results. The Central Electoral Committee shall publish these reports in the Valstybes zinios (The official Gazette). The candidates of single-member constituencies shall, not later than within 15 days following the announcement of final election results, file with the Central Electoral Committee in the manner specified by it reports of the prescribed form.
The maximum amount of money permitted for campaigning shall be in the amount of 50 AMWs for an individual candidate in a one-candidate electoral area and 1,000 AMWs for a list of candidates in a multi-candidate electoral area.
Source: Law on Elections to the Seimas, article 54(1) and 55(5)
Verified: 2006/11/15
PC020
Question: Which of the following candidate financing provisions are applicable?
Answer(s):
a . Public disclosure of candidate contributions received b . Public disclosure of candidate expenditure c . Prohibition on candidate funding from foreign sources d . Ceilings on how much money a candidate can raise e . Ceilings on candidate election expenses h . Publication or public access to contribution and / or expenditure reports
Comments: The use of funds allocated for campaigning shall be controlled by tax inspectorates and the Central Electoral Committee. Parties must file with the Central Electoral Committee reports of the form established by the Central Electoral Committee on the sources of funds and their use for campaigning not later than within 25 days following the announcement of final election results. The Central Electoral Committee shall publish these reports in the Valstybes zinios (The official Gazette). The candidates of single-member constituencies shall, not later than within 15 days following the announcement of final election results, file with the Central Electoral Committee in the manner specified by it reports of the prescribed form.
Source: Parliamentarian Election Act, article 55(5)
Verified: 2006/11/15
PC021
Question: Who is responsible for administering and enforcing party income/funding regulations at national level?
Answer(s):
a . National Electoral Management body c . Government department
Comments: c.) The Tax Office
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 55(5)
Law on Political Parties, article 13
Verified: 2006/11/15
Vote Counting
VC001
Question: What are the characteristics of ballots used at national legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Single ballot (all registered parties listed) d . Categorical (only one mark allowed) e . Ability to vote for candidates within parties (personal vote) g . Different ballots used in different constituencies l . No photos or logos, only party and/or candidate names n . Random listing (lottery) o . Ballots signed or otherwise authenticated by polling station official
Comments:
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas (1992), last amended on 15 April 2008 - No X-1490.
Verified: 2016/02/02
VC002
Question: What are the characteristics of ballots used at national legislative elections (Chamber 2)?
Answer(s):
s . Not applicable
Comments: The national legislature only consists of one chamber.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, article 55
Verified: 2014/05/21
VC003
Question: What are the characteristics of ballots used at presidential elections?
Answer(s):
a . Single ballot (all registered parties/candidates listed) d . Categorical (only possible to make one mark) f . Same ballot papers used nation-wide l . No photos or logos, only party and/or candidate names o . Ballots signed or otherwise authenticated by polling station officials
Comments:
Source: Presidential Elections Act, article 46(1)
Verified: 2014/05/21
VC004
Votes are sorted/counted at
Question: Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
Answer:
a . The polling stations
Comments: Article 77.
Counting of Votes of the Voters who Have Voted in the Polling Station of the Polling District.
(2) Having ascertained that the ballot box has not been tampered with, in the presence of at least 3/5 of the members of the polling district electoral committee as well as observers, it shall be opened, all ballot papers shall be placed on tables on which there are no other documents and writing materials ( except black lead pencils), and the committee shall start counting votes.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 77(2)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/05
VC005
Question: What procedures are used in the initial count?
Answer(s):
t . Other
Comments:
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, articles 77(6), 78 and 82
Verified: 2014/05/21
VC006
Question: Following the sorting and counting, to where are the results first transmitted for consolidation?
Answer(s):
d . Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
Comments: d.) Constituency level.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 82
Verified: 2009/11/04
VC007
Question: At what levels are seats allocated?
Answer(s):
c . Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other) d . National level
Comments: Constituency
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 9
Verified: 2009/11/04
VC008
Question: How are the initial/preliminary polling results transmitted and communicated to the different levels?
Answer(s):
b . By telephone g . Internet
Comments: Preliminary results are transported physically at a later stage -within 12 hours. They are transported from polling stations to District Electoral Committees.
Source: Vaidotas Bacevicius, Member of the Central Electoral Committee, [email protected]
Verified: 2009/11/04
VC010
Question: If the polling results are physically transported, what security measures are used?
Answer(s):
b . Tamper proof bags c . Signatures on sealed envelopes d . Transported in boxes sealed with numbered seals e . Accompanied by election officials
Comments:
Source: Vaidotas Bacevicius, Member of the Central Electoral Committee, [email protected]
Verified: 2009/11/04
VC011
When are ballots recounted?
Question: Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s):
b . Always recounted c . Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions d . By request f . Other
Comments: Article 77:
(2) Each group of ballot papers must be recounted at least two times. For the second time ballot papers must be counted by other members of the committee.
Article 82:
3. The constituency electoral committee may recount the ballot papers of the polling district electoral committee or instruct the polling district electoral committee from which it has received the ballot papers to recount the said ballot papers, or instruct another polling district electoral committee to recount the ballot papers. When recounting ballot papers, electoral committees must act in compliance with paragraph 4 of Article 78 of this Law. The constituency electoral committee must, in the case specified in paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Article, adopt a decision to recount ballot papers of all or only some polling district electoral committees.
6. The constituency electoral committee must adopt a decision to recount ballot papers of all the polling districts of a single-member constituency when, prior to the signing of the vote counting record, this has been requested by at least one member of the committee, a representative of a party or a candidate, and when the difference between the votes for the candidates who came first or second in this single-member constituency in accordance with the preliminary election results, is less than 50.
7. The constituency electoral committee shall, in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Central Electoral Commission shall select by lot a polling district or polling districts, there – a list of candidates or lists of candidates for which votes have been cast and the preference votes received for the candidates of which must be recounted, and shall organize the recounting of the votes. After the recounting of the votes a vote counting record of the polling district shall be drawn up. If the recounting of the votes establishes that the vote counting results are other than those established by the polling district electoral committee, all votes cast by the voters of that polling district shall be recounted.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 77(2,5),82(3,6, 7),86(3-4)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/05
VC012
Question: If automatically recounted, what is the trigger?
Answer:
e . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2009/11/04
VC013
Question: If ballots are recounted by request, who can make the request?
Answer(s):
a . Political parties b . An individual candidate c . Election officials d . Domestic observers e . International observers
Comments:
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 82(6)
Verified: 2016/02/02
VC014
Question: If recounted, who conducts the recount?
Answer(s):
a . National Election Management body b . Regional Election Management body
Comments:
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, articles 82(6) and 86
Verified: 2009/11/04
VC015
Question: Are preliminary results announced?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments:
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 85
Verified: 2009/11/04
VC016
If preliminary results are announced, how long after the close of polls is this done?
On election night.
Source
Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006; Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 19 November 2015 — No XII-2052; Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Presidential Elections, last amended on 16 June 2015 – No XII-1796; Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the European Parliament, last amended on 16 June 2015 – No XII-1797; Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to Municipal Councils, last amended on 20 October 2015 – No XII-1976; Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on the Central Electoral Commission, last amended on 18 November 2014 – No XII-1339; Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860.
Verified
2016/02/02
VC017
Question: Is there a legal requirement for the declaration of the officially certified results?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: The Central Electoral Committee shall establish the final election results after it has investigated all complaints and established all election results in the constituency, including the votes from those who have voted on ships and abroad.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 93(1-2)
Verified: 2009/11/04
VC018
Question: How long after the close of polls is the certified results publicly announced? (if there is no legal requirement enter the average time)
Answer:
b . days:
Comments: b.) Seven days
The Central Electoral Committee shall proclaim the final election results not later than within 7 days following the election. It shall first of all announce these results in the Internet and shall publish in the next issue of the Valstybes zinios (the Official Gazette).
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 93
Verified: 2009/11/04
Media and Elections
ME002
Question: Which of the following types of radio stations are present at a national level in your country?
Answer(s):
a . Publicly owned c . Privately owned
Comments:
Source: http://www.ejc.nl/jr/emland/lithuania.html#2
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME003
Question: Which of the following types of television stations are present at a national level in your country?
Answer(s):
a . Publicly owned c . Privately owned
Comments:
Source: http://www.ejc.nl/jr/emland/lithuania.html#2
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME004
Question: Which of the following types of daily and weekly newspapers are present at a national level in your country?
Answer(s):
c . Privately owned
Comments:
Source: http://www.ejc.nl/jr/emland/lithuania.html#2
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME005
Question: Which of the following do you believe best describes the print media situation at the national level in your country?
Answer:
b . A single private newspaper holds a monopoly
Comments:
Source: http://www.ejc.nl/jr/emland/lithuania.html#2
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME006
Question: What proportion of the population can receive transmissions of the national level programming of private radio stations?
Answer:
a . Over 60%
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME008
Question: What proportion of the population can receive transmissions of the national level programming of private television stations?
Answer:
a . Over 60%
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME009
Question: In your opinion, which of the following types of media in your country have a public reputation for being independent?
Answer(s):
b . Private radio d . Private television
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME014
Question: What proportion of the population can receive transmissions of the national level programming of the public television stations?
Answer:
a . Over 60%
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME015
Question: What proportion of the population can receive transmissions of the national level programming of the national level programming of the public radio stations?
Answer:
a . Over 60 %
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME016
Question: In your opinion, upon which types of media at national level in your country do citizens most rely as a source of information? Mark the most important source with 1, and the second most important source with 2:
Answer(s):
a . Public radio c . Private radio d . Public television f . Private television g . Print media
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME017
Question: In your opinion, which of the following types of media in your country have a public reputation for being independent?
Answer(s):
c . Public television d . Private television
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME020
Question: Who grants licenses/frequencies to private broadcasters?
Answer:
b . Independent regulator
Comments: Redio and Television Commission
Source: Mass Media Law and the Mass Media Implementation Law, 1996; http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/peco/phare/Lithuani/liBroad.htm
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME021
Question: Who is allowed to hold broadcasting licenses?
Answer(s):
b . Private companies f . State owned companies
Comments:
Source: Mass Media Law and the Mass Media Implementation Law, 1996; http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/peco/phare/Lithuani/liBroad.htm
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME023
Question: Are any journalists currently imprisoned or facing criminal charges for exercising their profession?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME024
Question: What legal instruments are used to regulate media coverage of elections?
Answer(s):
a . Law b . Secondary legislation (e.g. regulations) c . Voluntary agreement or self-regulation
Comments:
Source: Law on the provision of information to the public, 1996; Mass Media Law and the Mass Media Implementation Law, 1996.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME025
Question: Which of the following bodies or agencies has a responsibility in the regulation of media coverage of elections?
Answer(s):
a . Statutory regulator (e.g. broadcasting licensing body) b . Voluntary regulator (e.g. media council, journalists' ethics committee) d . Legislature e . Judiciary g . EMB by law or regulations
Comments:
Source: Mass Media Law and the Mass Media Implementation Law, 1996; Law on election to the Seimas, 2004.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME026
Question: What form does the responsibility, if any, of the EMB to regulate media coverage of elections take?
Answer(s):
b . Requiring balance in media news coverage of an election
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, 1996, article 51.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME027
Question: Does the EMB monitor media coverage of elections?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, 1996, article 51.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME028
Question: What form does the authority, if any, of the EMB to enforce remedies or sanctions against the media in case of breach of the rules on media coverage of elections take?
Answer(s):
a . Enforcement of a right of reply, correction or retraction b . Administrative penalty
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, 1996, article 51.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME029
Question: Do political parties or candidates have a right to have their replies to inaccurate or misleading media coverage published promptly and free of charge?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, 1996, article 51.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME030
Question: What is the legal liability of the media if they report unlawful statements by candidates during election campaigns (e.g. defamatory or inflammatory speeches)?
Answer(s):
a . Criminal prosecution b . Administrative sanction
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, 1996, article 51.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME031
Question: Have the media or journalists' organisations adopted a code of ethics specific to elections? Please send us a copy.
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments:
Source: http://www.ejc.nl/jr/emland/lithuania.html#2; Law on the provision of information to the public, 1996.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME032
Question: If so, how well do you perceive this code of ethics to be respected?
Answer(s):
a . Always respected
Comments:
Source: http://www.ejc.nl/jr/emland/lithuania.html#2; Law on the provision of information to the public, 1996.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME033
Question: Which body, if any, is responsible for regulating free or paid access of political parties or candidates to the media during election campaigns.
Answer:
a . EMB
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, 2004, article 51.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME034
Question: Which of the following types of radio stations provide political parties with free broadcast time for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
a . Publicly owned
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, article 51.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME035
Question: Which of the following types of television stations provide political parties with free broadcast time for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
a . Publicly owned
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, article 51.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME036
Question: Which of the following types of daily and weekly newspapers provide political parties with free printed advertisement space for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
e . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME037
Criteria for allocating free broadcast time
Question: What are the criteria for allocating free broadcast time and/or free printed advertisement space to political parties?
Answer(s):
a . Equal regardless of size of party and previous performance
Comments: After the announcement of the names of candidates and lists of candidates by the Central Electoral Commission, the candidates shall be granted the right to use the Lithuanian national radio and television free of charge. The rules for preparing programs for election campaign shall be approved and the actual duration and time of the Lithuanian national radio and television programs shall be established by the Central Electoral Commission after consultation with the head of the Lithuanian national radio and television. The Central Electoral Commission shall also distribute the time of the programs in such a manner that the following principles of equality are preserved: among the lists of candidates in the multi-member constituency; among single-member constituencies; among candidates in a single-member constituency.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 51(1)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/05
ME039
Question: Which of the following types of radio stations provide individual candidates (legislative) with free broadcast time for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
a . Publicly owned
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, article 51.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME040
Question: Which of the following types of television stations provide individual candidates (legislative) with free broadcast time for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
a . Publicly owned
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, article 51.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME041
Question: Which of the following types of daily and weekly newspaper provide individual candidates (legislative) with free printed advertisement space for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
e . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME042
Question: What are the criteria for allocating free broadcast time and/or free printed advertisement space to individual candidates (legislative)?
Answer(s):
a . Equal regardless of size and previous performance
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, article 51.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME043
Question: Which of the following types of radio stations provide individual candidates (legislative) with paid broadcast time for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
a . Publicly owned c . Privately owned
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, article 51.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME044
Question: Which of the following types of television stations provide individual candidates (legislative) with paid broadcast time and/or paid printed advertisement space for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
a . Publicly owned c . Privately owned
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, article 51-56.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME045
Question: Which of the following types of daily and weekly newspapers provide individual candidates (legislative) with printed advertisement space for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
a . Publicly owned c . Privately owned
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, article 51.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME046
Question: What are the criteria for allocating paid broadcast time and/or paid printed advertisement space to individual candidates (legislative)?
Answer(s):
g . Not regulated: based only on the amount the candidate wishes to spend
Comments:
Source: Law on elections to the Seimas, article 51-56.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME047
Question: Which of the following types of radio stations provide presidential candidates with free broadcast time for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
a . Publicly owned
Comments:
Source: 1996 Law on Presidential Elections, article 42 paragraph (1).
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME048
Question: Which of the following types of television stations provide presidential candidates with free broadcast time for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
a . Publicly owned
Comments:
Source: 1996 Law on Presidential Elections, article 42 paragraph (1).
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME049
Question: Which of the following daily and weekly newspapers provide presidential candidates with free printed advertisement space for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
e . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME050
Question: What are the criteria for allocating free broadcast time and/or free printed advertisement space to presidential candidates?
Answer(s):
a . Equal regardless of size and previous performance of candidate's party
Comments:
Source: 1996 Law on Presidential Elections, article 42 paragraph (1).
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME051
Question: Which of the following types of radio stations provide presidential candidates with paid broadcast time for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
a . Publicly owned c . Privately owned
Comments:
Source: 1996 Law on Presidential Elections, article 41-45.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME052
Question: Which of the following types of television stations provide presidential candidates with paid broadcast for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
a . Publicly owned c . Privately owned
Comments:
Source: 1996 Law on Presidential Elections, article 41-45.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME053
Question: Which of the following types of daily and weekly newspapers provide presidential candidates with paid printed advertisement space for national election campaigns?
Answer(s):
c . Privately owned
Comments:
Source: 1996 Law on Presidential Elections, article 41-45.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME054
Question: What are the criteria for allocating paid broadcast time and/or paid printed advertisement space to presidential candidates?
Answer(s):
g . Not regulated: based only on the amount the candidate wishes to spend
Comments:
Source: 1996 Law on Presidential Elections, article 41-45.
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME059
Television debates
Question: Are televised debates between candidates or party representatives normally conducted?
Answer(s):
a . Yes, in presidential elections b . Yes, in legislative elections
Comments: Law on Elections to the Seimas
Article 51:
(2) Discussions of candidates over the radio and television shall be financed with funds of the state budget from the appropriations allocated for the Central Electoral Commission.
Law on Presidential Elections
Article 46:
(2) Discussions of candidates for President of the Republic over the radio and television shall be financed with funds of the state budget from the appropriations allocated for the Central Electoral Commission.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 51(2-5)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Presidential Elections (22 December 1992, as last amended on 6 November 2012 – No XI-2334), art. 46 (2-5)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/e8906340104611e5b0d3e1beb7dd5516?jfwid=9tq147o4x
Verified: 2020/06/05
ME061
Question: Which of the following information in reporting the results of opinion polls are required to be disclosed by law?
Answer(s):
g . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME062
Blackout period for release of opinion poll results.
Question: What is the blackout period, if any, during which results of pre-election opinion polls may not be released to the public?
Answer:
h . Not applicable
Comments:
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265)
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/LT/republic-of-lithuania-law-on-elections-to-the-1/at_download/file
Verified: 2020/06/05
ME063
Question: Where, if at all, may exit polls be carried out?
Answer(s):
b . Outside the polling station
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME064
Question: If exit polls are permitted, when can the results be disseminated via the media?
Answer(s):
e . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME065
Question: When are the media, by law, allowed to report preliminary election results?
Answer:
b . After all polls close, before official results are available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME066
Question: Are the media allowed to project/predict winners before the final results are available?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME067
Question: What resources does the EMB have for its work with the media?
Answer(s):
b . A press officer
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME068
Question: Have staff responsible for media relations received training for this work?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME069
Question: Which of the following has the EMB produced or organised?
Answer(s):
b . Press releases c . Press conferences/briefings e . Web site
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME070
Question: Has the EMB provided or facilitated training for journalists in how the electoral process works?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME071
Question: Which of the following types of radio stations, provide free broadcast time to the EMB for voter information campaigns?
Answer(s):
e . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME072
Question: Which of the following television stations provide free broadcast time to the EMB for voter information campaigns?
Answer(s):
e . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME073
Question: Which of the following daily and weekly newspapers provide free print space to the EMB for voter information campaigns?
Answer(s):
e . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME074
Question: Which of the following types of radio stations provide paid broadcast time to the EMB for voter information campaigns?
Answer(s):
e . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME075
Question: Which of the following types of television stations provide paid broadcast time to the EMB for voter information campaigns?
Answer(s):
e . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME076
Question: Which of the following types of daily and weekly newspapers provide paid broadcast time or print space to the EMB for voter information campaigns?
Answer(s):
e . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME077
Question: What steps does the EMB take to make sure that it is communicating its message to the media?
Answer(s):
e . None of the above
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME078
Question: Which of the following do you judge to be significant barriers to the EMB in communicating its message to the media?
Answer(s):
c . Cost of paid advertising limiting dissemination of voter education messages
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME079
Question: Overall, how effective do you judge the EMB's ability to communicate through the media during election campaigns to be?
Answer:
b . Quite effective
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/29
ME080
Question: Is there a maximum amount that a political party is permitted to spend on paid advertising during a campaign period?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Article 14
2. In those cases where the constituency covers the entire territory of the Republic of Lithuania, the maximum amount of political campaign expenditure of one independent political campaign participant shall be calculated in the following manner: the number of voters entered on the electoral roll of the Republic of Lithuania shall be multiplied by EUR 0.29 and the received product shall be rounded up within the accuracy of the first two significant digits.
3. In those cases where the constituency covers a part of the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, the maximum amount of political campaign expenditure of one independent political campaign participant shall be calculated in the following manner: the number of voters of one constituency shall be multiplied by EUR 0,58 and the received product shall be rounded up within the accuracy of the first two significant digits. If the received product is less than EUR 5 792, the fixed maximum amount of political campaign expenditure shall be EUR 5 792. In elections to municipal councils a political party, which has nominated a list (lists) of candidates, may additionally spend for this political campaign not more than 10 per cent of the maximum amount of political campaign expenditure of the list (lists) of candidates nominated by this party.
Article 19
2. The Central Electoral Commission shall;
9) fix the maximum amounts of political campaign expenditure in particular constituencies and announce them not later than by 1 January of each year;
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on Funding of, and Control over Funding of, Political Parties and Political Campaigns (23 August 2004, As last amended on 16 October 2014 No XII-1251), art. 14 (2-3) 19 (2)9,
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/93249de2f1a011e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=191fum7ux9
Verified: 2020/06/05
Direct Democracy
DD002
Direct Democracy Provisions (National Level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Constitution
Article 4:
The Nation shall execute its supreme sovereign power either directly or through its democratically elected representatives.
Article 9:
The most significant issues concerning the life of the State and the Nation shall be decided by referendum.
In cases established by law, the Seimas shall call a referendum.
A referendum shall also be called if not less than 300,000 citizens with the electoral right so request.
The procedure for calling and conducting referendums shall be established by law.
Article 68:
(2) The citizens of the Republic of Lithuania shall also have the right of legislative initiative. 50,000 citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have the electoral right may submit a draft law to the Seimas, and the Seimas must consider it.
Article 69:
(4) The provisions of laws of the Republic of Lithuania may also be adopted by referendum.
Article 148:
(1)The provision “The State of Lithuania shall be an independent democratic republic” of Article 1 of the Constitution may be altered only by referendum if not less than 3/4 of the citizens of Lithuania with the electoral right vote in favour thereof.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006), art. 4, 9, 68(2), 69(4), 148(1)
http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Republic of Lithuania, Law on Referendum (4 June 2002, as last amended on 12 September 2012 – No XI-2216)
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/LT/republic-of-lithuania-law-on-referendum-2002-last/at_download/file
Verified: 2020/06/05
DD003
Mandatory referendums (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Article 4:
1. Referendums shall be mandatory with regard to the following issues:
1) on the amendment to the provision of Article 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania that, “the State of Lithuania shall be an independent and democratic republic;”
2) on the amendment to the provisions of Chapter I of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, “the State of Lithuania;”
3) on the amendment to the provisions of Chapter XIV of the Republic of Lithuania Constitution, “Amending the Constitution;”
4) on the amendment to the Constitutional Act, dated June 8, 1992, “On Non-Alignment of the Republic of Lithuania to Post-Soviet Eastern Alliances;”
5) regarding participation by the Republic of Lithuania in international organizations, should this participation be linked with the partial transfer of the scope of competence of Government bodies to the institutions of international organizations or the jurisdiction thereof.
2. Mandatory referendums may be held also with regard to other laws or provisions thereof, which 300 thousand citizens having the right to vote or the Seimas shall submit a proposal for to be decided by means of a referendum
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on Referendum (4 June 2002, As last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860), art. 4
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/7b65c002233a11e6acbed8d454428fb7?jfwid=nz8qn8fey
Verified: 2020/06/05
DD004
Optional referendums (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Article 5: Consultative (deliberative) referendums may be held with respect to other issues of utmost importance to the State and the People, regarding which it is not necessary to hold a mandatory referendum, they are being proposed for a referendum by 300 thousand citizens having the right to vote or the Seimas.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on Referendum (4 June 2002, As last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860), art. 5
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/7b65c002233a11e6acbed8d454428fb7?jfwid=nz8qn8fey
Verified: 2019/04/15
DD005
Citizens' Initiatives (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Article 4:
(2) Mandatory referendums may be held also with regard to other laws or provisions thereof, which 300 thousand citizens having the right to vote or the Seimas shall submit a proposal for to be decided by means of a referendum.
Article 5:
Consultative (deliberative) referendums may be held with respect to other issues of utmost importance to the State and the People, regarding which it is not necessary to hold a mandatory referendum, they are being proposed for a referendum by 300 thousand citizens having the right to vote or the Seimas.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on Referendum (4 June 2002, As last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860), art. 4 (2), 5
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/7b65c002233a11e6acbed8d454428fb7?jfwid=nz8qn8fey
Verified: 2020/06/05
DD006
Agenda Initiatives (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Article 68:
(2) The citizens of the Republic of Lithuania shall also have the right of legislative initiative. 50,000 citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have the electoral right may submit a draft law to the Seimas, and the Seimas must consider it.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (25 October 1992, as last amended on 25 April 2006), art. 68(2)http://www3.lrs.lt/home/Konstitucija/Constitution.htm
Verified: 2020/06/05
DD007
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Direct Democracy: The International IDEA Handbook (2008) (http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/index.cfm)
Verified: 2020/06/05
DD008
Question: What is the legal basis for the administrative requirements for mandatory referendums at the national level? Tick as appropriate and specify the relevant constitutional, legal or regulatory provisions below.
Answer(s):
a . Constitutional b . Specific laws/legislation
Comments:
Source: Constitution, 1992, Section 9; Law on referendum, 2002.
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD009
Question: What is the legal basis for the administrative requirements for optional referendums at the national level? Tick as appropriate and specify the relevant constitutional, legal or regulatory provisions below.
Answer(s):
a . Constitutional b . Specific laws/legislation
Comments:
Source: Constitution, 1992, Section 9; Law on referendum, 2002.
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD010
Question: What is the legal basis for the administrative requirements for citizens' initiatives at the national level? Tick as appropriate and specify the relevant constitutional, legal or regulatory provisions below.
Answer(s):
a . Constitutional b . Specific laws/legislation
Comments:
Source: Constitution, 1992, Section 9; Law on referendum, 2002.
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD100
Question: What restrictions, if any, are there in relation to signature collection for an agenda initiative?
Answer(s):
b . Ban on payment per signature
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11.
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD101
Question: What restrictions, if any, are there in relation to signature collection for a recall?
Answer(s):
f . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD102
Question: What form of checks are undertaken to verify signatures for a referendum?
Answer:
a . All signatures checked
Comments:
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860.
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD103
Question: What form of checks are undertaken to verify signatures for a citizens' initiative?
Answer(s):
a . All signatures checked
Comments:
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 13.
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD104
Question: What form of checks are undertaken to verify signatures for a recall?
Answer:
a . All signatures checked
Comments:
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 13.
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD105
Question: Who is responsible for checking the signatures?
Answer(s):
a . Agency/department responsible for the administration of direct democracy mechanisms
Comments: Central Electoral Committee
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 13
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD106
Question: Which organisation(s), if any, is responsible for running non-partisan information or voter education campaigns to inform voters about the issue being addressed in a referendum?
Answer(s):
g . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD107
Question: Which organisation(s), if any, is responsible for running non-partisan information or voter education campaigns to inform voters about the issue being addressed in an initiative?
Answer(s):
g . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD108
Question: Which organisation(s), if any, is responsible for running non-partisan information or voter education campaigns to inform voters about the issue being addressed in a recall?
Answer(s):
g . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD109
Question: What activities, if any, are undertaken as part of non-partisan information or voter education campaigns for a referendum?
Answer(s):
h . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD011
Question: What is the legal basis for the administrative requirements for agenda initiatives at the national level? Tick as appropriate and specify the relevant constitutional, legal or regulatory provisions below.
Answer(s):
a . Constitutional b . Specific laws/legislation
Comments:
Source: Constitution, 1992, Section 9; Law on referendum, 2002.
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD110
Question: What activities, if any, are undertaken as part of non-partisan information or voter education campaigns for an initiative?
Answer(s):
h . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD111
Question: What activities, if any, are undertaken as part of non-partisan information or voter education campaigns for a recall?
Answer(s):
h . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD112
Question: Which of the following controls, if any, apply in relation to campaigning for or against the issue being addressed in a referendum?
Answer(s):
g . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD113
Question: Which of the following controls, if any, apply in relation to campaigning for or against the issue being addressed in an initiative?
Answer(s):
g . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD114
Question: Which of the following controls, if any, apply in relation to campaigning for or against the issue being addressed in a recall?
Answer(s):
h . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD115
Question: What is the period during which these controls apply for a referendum?
Answer:
c . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD116
Question: What is the period during which these controls apply for an initiative?
Answer:
c . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD117
Question: What is the period during which these controls apply for a recall?
Answer:
c . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD118
Question: Which campaigners, if any, are entitled to some forms of public assistance for a referendum? Specify in the "Comments" section below.
Answer(s):
b . Selected campaign organisations
Comments:
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 17.
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD119
Question: Which campaigners, if any, are entitled to some forms of public assistance for an initiative? Specify in the "Comments" section below.
Answer(s):
b . Selected campaign organisations
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 17.
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD012
Question: What is the legal basis for the administrative requirements for recalls at the national level? Tick as appropriate and specify the relevant constitutional, legal or regulatory provisions below.
Answer(s):
e . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD120
Question: Which campaigners, if any, are entitled to some forms of public assistance for a recall? Specify in the "Comments" section below.
Answer(s):
f . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD121
Question: Which forms of public assistance, if any, are provided for a referendum? Specify in the "Comments" section below.
Answer(s):
b . Free media access
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 17.
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD122
Question: Which forms of public assistance, if any, are provided for an initiative? Specify in the "Comments" section below.
Answer(s):
b . Free media access
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 17.
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD123
Question: Which forms of public assistance, if any, are provided for a recall? Specify in the "Comments" section below.
Answer(s):
g . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD125
Question: Is the government permitted to campaign either in favour of or against any specific outcome to a referendum, initiatives or recall vote?
Answer(s):
a . Yes
Comments:
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 16-17.
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD127
Question: What restrictions, if any, apply in relation to the individuals who can sign for a recall?
Answer:
e . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD015
Question: Who is responsible for managing the administration of direct democracy mechanisms at the national level?
Answer(s):
b . Independent electoral commission
Comments:
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860.
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD016
Question: Does this agency/department also manage the administration of national elections?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 19 November 2015 — No XII-2052; Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860.
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD017
Question: Are mandatory referendums currently possible at first tier (regions/states/provinces, etc) authority level?
Answer:
c . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD018
Question: Are optional referendums currently possible at first tier (regions/states/provinces, etc) authority level?
Answer:
c . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD019
Question: Are citizens' initiatives currently possible at first tier (regions/states/provinces, etc) authority level?
Answer:
c . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD020
Question: Are agenda initiatives currently possible at first tier (regions/states/provinces, etc) authority level?
Answer:
c . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD021
Question: Are recalls currently possible at first tier (regions/states/provinces, etc) authority level?
Answer:
c . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD022
Question: Are mandatory referendums currently possible at local (municipalities/districts/communes, etc) authority level?
Answer:
c . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD023
Question: Are optional referendums currently possible at local (municipalities/districts/communes, etc) authority level?
Answer:
c . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD024
Question: Are citizens' initiatives currently possible at local (municipalities/districts/communes, etc) authority level?
Answer:
c . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD025
Question: Are agenda initiatives currently possible at local (municipalities/districts/communes, etc) authority level?
Answer:
c . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD026
Question: Are recalls currently possible at local (municipalities/districts/communes, etc) authority level?
Answer:
c . No
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD027
Question: What are the issues, if any, in relation to which referendums are mandatory at the national level?
Answer(s):
a . Constitutional amendments b . Adoption of international treaties c . Transfer of authority to international bodies
Comments: Law in referendum, Lithuania, Article 4. paragraph (1)
Referendums shall be mandatory with regard to the following issues:
1) on the amendment to the provision of Article 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania that, “the State of Lithuania shall be an independent and democratic republic;”
2) on the amendment to the provisions of Chapter I of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, “the State of Lithuania;”
3) on the amendment to the provisions of Chapter XIV of the Republic of Lithuania Constitution, “Amending the Constitution;”
4) on the amendment to the Constitutional Act, dated June 8, 1992, “On
Non-Alignment of the Republic of Lithuania to Post-Soviet Eastern Alliances;”
5) regarding participation by the Republic of Lithuania in international
organisations, should this participation be linked with the partial transfer of the scope of competence of Government bodies to the institutions of international organisations or the jurisdiction thereof.
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 4.
Verified: 2007/01/15
DD028
Question: What are the issues, if any, in relation to which referendums are optional at the national level?
Answer(s):
j . Other (specify)
Comments: All issues not decided by mandatory referendums. Consultative (deliberative) referendums may be held with respect to issues of utmost importance to the State and the People, regarding those for which is not necessary to hold a mandatory referendum. The proposal for such a referendum can be made by 300.000 citizens having the right to vote or by Seimas (parliament).
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 4-5.
Verified: 2007/01/15
DD029
Question: Which issues, if any, are excluded from being the subject of referendums at the national level?
Answer(s):
k . None
Comments:
Source: Constitution, 1992, especially article 148.
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD030
Question: Which issues, if any, maybe the subject of sub-national referendums regulated at the national level?
Answer(s):
e . None
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD031
Question: Who can initiate a referendum at the national level?
Answer(s):
d . Legislative majority e . Registered electors
Comments:
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006; Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 9
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD032
Question: Who is responsible for drafting the mandatory referendum question?
Answer(s):
d . Legislature
Comments:
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006; Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 4-5.
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD033
Question: Who is responsible for drafting the optional referendum question?
Answer(s):
d . Legislature
Comments:
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006; Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 4-5.
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD034
Question: Which of the following, if any, are required to be included in the mandatory referendum question?
Answer(s):
a . The title of the proposal b . The numbers of the articles or paragraphs of the legal instruments to which changes are proposed d . The full text of the proposal
Comments:
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006; Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 4-5.
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD035
Question: Which of the following, if any, are required to be included in the optional referendum question?
Answer(s):
a . The title of the proposal b . The numbers of the articles or paragraphs of the legal instruments to which changes are proposed d . The full text of the proposal
Comments:
Source: Constitution: The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (1992) as amended on 25 April 2006, art. 9; Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 4-5.
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD036
Question: Which institution(s) decides on the final form of the ballot text for mandatory referendums?
Answer(s):
b . Independent electoral commission
Comments:
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 10.
Verified: 2005/03/21
DD037
Question: Which institution(s) decides on the final form of the ballot text for optional referendums?
Answer(s):
d . Legislature
Comments:
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 4.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD040
Question: What are the requirements for mandatory referendums to pass?
Answer(s):
b . Qualified majority (specify % below)
Comments: However, for amending certain provisions of the Constitution a 75% majority is required. Other provisions of the Constitution are to be modified by simple majority of the registered voters. However, in certain other matters the simple majority of the participating voters suffices.
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 4-5.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD041
Question: What are the requirements for optional referendums to pass?
Answer(s):
a . Simple majority (>50%)
Comments:
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 7-8.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD042
Question: In which areas, if any, do regulatory provisions differ between a referendum and a national election? Tick all that apply and specify below in the comments section.
Answer(s):
f . Other
Comments: None.
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 2.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD043
Question: When is the outcome of a mandatory referendum binding?
Answer:
a . Always
Comments:
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD044
Question: When is the outcome of an optional referendum binding?
Answer:
b . Under certain circumstances (specify below)
Comments: b) When the referendum initiated by the citizens or the parliament and does not relate to the amendment of any laws but it concerns issues of social importance.
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 2
Verified: 2006/11/17
DD045
Question: Which types of issues can be proposed by citizens using the citizens' initiative process at the national level?
Answer(s):
a . Constitutional amendments b . Legislative proposals
Comments: Consultative (deliberative) referendums may be held with respect to issues of utmost importance to the State and the People, regarding those for which is not necessary to hold a mandatory referendum. The proposal to hold such a referendum can be made by 300.000 citizens having the right to vote or by Seimas (parliament).
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 7-8.
Verified: 2007/01/15
DD046
Question: Which types of issues can be proposed by citizens using the agenda initiative process at the national level?
Answer(s):
a . Constitutional amendments b . Legislative proposals
Comments:
Source: Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 7-8.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD047
Question: Which issues, if any, are excluded from being the subject of a citizens' initiative at the national level?
Answer(s):
k . None
Comments:
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 4-8.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD048
Question: Which issues, if any, are excluded from being the subject of an agenda initiative at the national level?
Answer(s):
k . None
Comments:
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 4-8.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD049
Question: Who may propose the registration of a citizens' initiative? Please specify in the "Comments" section below.
Answer(s):
a . A number of individuals
Comments: 15 citizens can register and 300 thousand signatures are required for announcing the referendum.
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 8-10
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD050
Question: Who may propose the registration of an agenda initiative? Please specify in the "Comments" section below.
Answer(s):
a . A number of individuals
Comments: 15 persons
Source: Republic of Lithuania Law on Referendum, last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860, art. 8-10.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD051
Question: What material is necessary to accompany an application for registration?
Answer(s):
a . Proposed title c . Full proposed text
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 9-10.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD052
Question: Who determines the title of a citizens' initiative?
Answer(s):
a . Proponents of the initiative
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 7-10.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD053
Question: Who determines the title of an agenda initiative?
Answer:
a . Proponents of the initiative
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 7-10.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD054
Question: Which, if any, of the following disqualify a proposed title of an initiative?
Answer(s):
g . Other (specify)
Comments: No such provisions found.
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 7-10.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD055
Question: Which services are provided by the agency/department responsible for the administration of direct democracy mechanisms before an initiative can be published?
Answer(s):
d . Other (specify)
Comments: None
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 7-10.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD056
Question: Under what circumstances is an initiative checked for constitutionality or legality?
Answer(s):
a . An automatic check is part of the initiative process
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 10.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD057
Question: If a check of the constitutionality or legality of an initiative takes place, who is responsible for undertaking it?
Answer(s):
b . Independent electoral commission d . Legislature
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 10 and 14.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD058
Question: If a check of the constitutionality or legality of an initiative takes place, when does this happen?
Answer(s):
a . After its registration, before the collection of signatures
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 10.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD059
Question: Which institutions, if any, are given an opportunity to propose an alternative to proposals contained in a citizens' initiative?
Answer(s):
g . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD060
Question: At which stage in the initiative process, if at all, can alternative proposals be made?
Answer(s):
d . Not at all
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD061
Question: What happens when there is a valid alternative proposal?
Answer:
e . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD062
Question: When an initiative proposal and an alternative proposal are put to the vote on the same day, what choices does the voter have?
Answer(s):
f . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD063
Question: Who decides the final ballot text?
Answer(s):
a . Proponents of the initiative
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 10.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD064
Question: Once an initiative is qualified for the ballot, the vote on it takes place:
Answer:
a . Within a certain time limit (specify)
Comments: The central electoral committee has to scrutinize the initiative in 15 days and then to submit it to the Seimas, which announces the date of the referendum that must be within three months but not earlier then two months.
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 13-14.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD065
Question: Which of the following individuals/positions may be subject to the recall mechanism?
Answer(s):
k . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD066
Question: What are the grounds upon which a recall may be launched?
Answer(s):
f . Other (specify)
Comments: Not applicable
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD068
Question: If a recall qualifies for the ballot, when is it put to the vote?
Answer:
d . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD069
Question: When does the election to replace an individual who has been recalled take place?
Answer:
c . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD071
Question: Can an individual who is the subject of a recall stand on the ballot for his/her own replacement?
Answer:
c . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD076
Question: What is the deadline, if any, for collecting the required number of signatures after a proposal for an abrogative referendum (optional) has been published?
Answer:
a . Fixed time period (specify)
Comments: 3 months
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD077
Question: What is the deadline, if any, for collecting the required number of signatures after a proposal for a rejective referendum (optional) has been published?
Answer:
a . Fixed time period (specify)
Comments: 3 months
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD078
Question: What is the deadline, if any, for collecting the required number of signatures after a proposal for a citizens' initiative has been published?
Answer:
a . Fixed time period (specify)
Comments: 3 months
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD079
Question: What is the deadline, if any, for collecting the required number of signatures after a proposal for an agenda initiative has been published?
Answer:
a . Fixed time period (specify)
Comments: 3 months
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD080
Question: What restrictions, if any, apply in relation to the individuals who can sign the proposal for an abrogative referendum (optional)?
Answer(s):
a . Signatories must be registered
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 7-10.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD081
Question: What restrictions, if any, apply in relation to the individuals who can sign the proposal for a rejective referendum (optional)?
Answer(s):
a . Signatories must be registered
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 7-10.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD082
Question: What restrictions, if any, apply in relation to the individuals who can sign the proposal for a citizens' initiative?
Answer(s):
a . Signatories must be registered
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 7-10.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD083
Question: What restrictions, if any, apply in relation to the individuals who can sign the proposal for an agenda initiative?
Answer(s):
a . Signatories must be registered
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 7-10.
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD085
Question: What is the deadline, if any, for collecting the required number of signatures after a proposal for recall has been published?
Answer:
c . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/22
DD087
Question: Where can proposals for an abrogative referendum (optional) be signed?
Answer(s):
f . Other (specify)
Comments: At public places.
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11 paragraph (9)
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD088
Question: Where can proposals for a rejective referendum (optional) be signed?
Answer(s):
f . Other (specify)
Comments: At public places.
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11 paragraph (9)
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD089
Question: Where can proposals for a citizens' initiative be signed?
Answer(s):
f . Other (specify)
Comments: At public places.
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11 paragraph (9)
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD090
Question: Where can proposals for an agenda initiative be signed?
Answer(s):
f . Other (specify)
Comments: At public places.
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11 paragraph (9)
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD091
Question: Where can proposals for a recall be signed?
Answer(s):
g . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD092
Question: What information must signatories provide when signing the proposal for an abrogative referendum (optional)?
Answer(s):
a . Signatories must provide identity/voting card number c . Other (specify)
Comments: Name, Id or passport number, date of birth, permanent address, date of signing.
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11 paragraph (1)
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD093
Question: What information must signatories provide when signing the proposal for a rejective referendum (optional)?
Answer(s):
a . Signatories must provide identity/voting card number c . Other (specify)
Comments: Name, Id or passport number, date of birth, permanent address, date of signing.
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11 paragraph (1)
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD094
Question: What information must signatories provide when signing the proposal for a citizens' initiative?
Answer(s):
a . Signatories must provide identity/voting card number c . Other (specify)
Comments: Name, Id or passport number, date of birth, permanent address, date of signing.
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11 paragraph (1)
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD095
Question: What information must signatories provide when signing the proposal for an agenda initiative?
Answer(s):
a . Signatories must provide identity/voting card number c . Other (specify)
Comments: Name, Id or passport number, date of birth, permanent address, date of signing.
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11 paragraph (1)
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD096
Question: What information must signatories provide when signing the proposal for a recall?
Answer(s):
e . Not applicable
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD097
Question: What restrictions, if any, are there in relation to signature collection for an abrogative referendum (optional)?
Answer(s):
b . Ban on payment per signature
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11.
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD098
Question: What restrictions, if any, are there in relation to signature collection for a rejective referendum (optional)?
Answer(s):
b . Ban on payment per signature
Comments:
Source: Law on referendum, 2002, article 11.
Verified: 2005/03/23
DD129
Question: Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer:
b . Sometimes binding
Comments: Mandatory referendums result is always binding. Consultative referendums result is only advisory but must be deliberated in the Seimas.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on Referendum (4 June 2002, As last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860), art. 3-5
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/7b65c002233a11e6acbed8d454428fb7?jfwid=nz8qn8fey
Verified: 2020/06/05
DD130
Question: Are the types of issues to vote upon in a referendum constitutional changes only, other issues only or both constitutional and other issues?
Answer:
c . Both constitutional and other issues
Comments: Article 4:
1.Referendums shall be mandatory with regard to the following issues:
(1) on the amendment to the provision of Article 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania that, “the State of Lithuania shall be an independent and democratic republic;”
(2) on the amendment to the provisions of Chapter I of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, “the State of Lithuania;”
(3) on the amendment to the provisions of Chapter XIV of the Republic of Lithuania Constitution, “Amending the Constitution;”
(4) on the amendment to the Constitutional Act, dated June 8, 1992, “On Non-Alignment of the Republic of Lithuania to Post-Soviet Eastern Alliances;”
(5) regarding participation by the Republic of Lithuania in international organisations, should this participation be linked with the partial transfer of the scope of competence of Government bodies to the institutions of international organisations or the jurisdiction thereof.
2. Mandatory referendums may be held also with regard to other laws or provisions thereof, which 300 thousand citizens having the right to vote or the Seimas shall submit a proposal for to be decided by means of a referendum.
Article 5:
Consultative (deliberative) referendums may be held with respect to other issues of utmost importance to the State and the People, regarding which it is not necessary to hold a mandatory referendum, they are being proposed for a referendum by 300 thousand citizens having the right to vote or the Seimas.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on Referendum (4 June 2002, As last amended on 6 May 2014 — No XII-860), art. 4-5
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/7b65c002233a11e6acbed8d454428fb7?jfwid=nz8qn8fey
Verified: 2020/06/05
DD131
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Direct Democracy: The International IDEA Handbook (2008) (http://www.idea.int/publications/direct_democracy/index.cfm)
Verified: 2016/07/22
Voting Operations
VO002
Question: Is there a code of conduct for election officials?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Mr. Evgeny I. Kolushin- Member of the Central Election Commission.
Tel.:+373-2-232-597
Verified: 2016/06/02
VO003
Electors vote at
Question: Where can electors vote?
Answer(s):
a . At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections d . At specially designated polling stations e . At mobile polling stations f . By mail j . Other
Comments: Article 62. Time and Place of the Polls
The polls shall be held on the election day from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the place designated by the electoral committee of the polling district. The voter shall vote in the polling district on the electoral roll of which he has been entered, unless this Law provides otherwise.
Article 67. Postal Voting
Article 67(1). Voting at Home and Early Voting
Article 69. Polls Held on Ships
Article 70. Polls in Diplomatic Missions and Consular Posts of the Republic of Lithuania
Article 71. Polls in Healthcare Facilities (Except Outpatient) as well as in Institutions of Social Guardianship and Care
Article 72. Polls in Military Units
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992 No I-2721, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265)
art. 62-73
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/05
VO004
Voting outside the country is permitted for
Question: Who can vote from outside the country?
Answer(s):
b . Citizens residing outside the country c . Citizens outside the country (including those on vacation) d . Members of the armed forces e . Students f . Diplomatic staff g . Other
Comments:
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992 No I-2721, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265)
art. 69, 70, 72
Verified: 2020/06/05
VO005
Locations for voting outside of the country
Question: If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
Answer(s):
a . Embassies b . Consulates c . Special polling stations
Comments: Article 69. Polls Held on Ships
Article 70. Polls in Diplomatic Missions and Consular Posts of the Republic of Lithuania
Article 72. Polls in Military Units
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992 No I-2721, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265)
art. 69, 70, 72
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/05
VO006
Question: Can people vote in advance of the designated national election day(s)?
Answer:
b . Yes
Comments: Voting by mail shall be possible at post offices during opening hours beginning 5 days before the election and ending 1 day prior to the election (if voter is on the list of that district) or 2 days prior to the election (if voter is on the list of another district).
Source: Electoral Law: Federal Law On Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation as amended on April 5, 2016. (article 82)
Verified: 2016/06/02
VO007
Question: If electors can vote in advance of the designated national election day(s), how may they do so?
Answer(s):
a . At special advance polling centers e . Other
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law: Federal Law On Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation as amended on April 5, 2016. (article 82)
Verified: 2016/06/02
VO008
Question: If electors can vote in advance of the designated national election day(s), specify who:
Answer(s):
c . People in remote areas f . Other
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law: Federal Law On Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation as amended on April 5, 2016. (article 82)
Verified: 2016/06/02
VO009
Question: Is there a maximum allowable voter capacity of a polling station for the national elections?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: The maximum is 5000.
Source: Electoral Law: Federal Law "On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum" as amended on April 5, 2016. (article 14)
Verified: 2016/06/02
VO011
Voting method
Question: How do electors cast their votes?
Answer(s):
a . Manually marking of ballots
Comments: Article 66. Voting Procedure
1. Having been handed ballot papers, the voter shall go into the polling booth and mark the ballot papers. It shall be prohibited to mark ballot papers outside the polling booth.
Source: Republic of Lithuania, Law on Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992 No I-2721, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265)
art. 66
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
Verified: 2020/06/05
VO012
How many staff are assigned to each polling station?
The smallest polling station: 5
The largest polling station: 20
Average per polling station:
Source
Vaidotas Bacevicius, Member of the Central Electoral Committee, [email protected]
Verified
2016/07/22
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