Voting method

Parliament Election Act (Riigikogu) (2002)

§ 49. Preparation of voting

(2)  An consular post, the honorary consul of which is an Estonian citizen, may be designated to organize voting by an order of the Government of the Republic. In such case, the consular post shall perform the acts prescribed in this Chapter. 

50. Submission of application to vote

(1) If a voter wishes to vote by post, he or she shall send a corresponding application to the Estonian representation in the country of his or her habitual residence. If the country of habitual residence of a voter does not have a representation of Estonia, the voter shall send the application to the nearest representation of Estonia.

§ 52. Voting by post

(1) A voter shall complete a ballot paper pursuant to the provisions of this Act. The voter shall place the completed ballot paper in one of the envelopes sent by the representation. The voter shall place this envelope in the other envelope sent by the representation. The voter shall write his or her name and personal identification code and the number of the electoral district on the outer envelope. A voter temporarily staying in a foreign state shall also write his or her residential address in Estonia on the outer envelope. Thereafter the voter shall send the ballot paper to the representation

§ 54. Voting at representation

(1) If a voter does not submit an application to vote by post within the term provided for in subsection 50 (5) of this Act or does not send a ballot paper to the representation by the due date provided for in subsection 52 (2) of this Act, he or she may vote at the representation at a time determined by the representation.

(2) A representation shall allow voting at the representation on at least two days in the period between fifteen days and ten days before election day.

§ 53. Electronic voting in foreign states

(1) A voter who has been entered in the list of voters permanently residing in a foreign state or who is temporarily staying in a foreign state may vote on the webpage of the National Electoral Committee.

(2) Electronic voting shall be held at the time prescribed in subsection 38 (2)3) of this Act and pursuant to the procedure prescribed in § 44 of this Act.

[RT I 2006, 30, 231, entered into force 14. 07. 2006]

The change that happened in 2006 was the introduction of e-voting for voters from abroad.