Elections and E-Voting

The Riigikogu elections will take place on 6 March 2011.
Citizens of Estonia who are at least 18 years of age and have the right to vote may participate in the elections.

Candidates

The information on candidates is available on the web page of the National Electoral Committee.

Different ways of voting and dates

M 21.02 -	Tue 22.02 -	W 23.02 -	Thu 24.02	F 25.02	Sat 26.02	Sun 27.02
M 28.02	Tue 1.03	W 2.03	Thu 3.03   -	F 4.03   -	Sat 5.03   -	Sun 6.03

28. From 28 February to 2 March at 12:00–20:00 it is possible to vote in advance at the polling divisions organising voting outside polling divisions of residence. At least one polling division where advance voting outside the voter’s polling division of residence takes place is opened in very rural municipality and city.

28. From 28 February to 2 March at 12:00–20:00 it is also possible to vote in advance in one’s polling division of residence. The location of polling place is given on the polling card sent to the voter’s home address or on an electronic polling card.

On the day of elections, 6 March, all polling divisions are open from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. It is possible to vote only in one’s polling division of residence.

Time of electronic voting
It is possible to vote on the Internet round the clock from 9 a.m. on 24 February until 8 p.m. on 2 March. It is not possible to vote electronically on the day of elections, 6 March.

Changing of electronic vote
It is possible to change the electronic vote by voting electronically again. In this case, the last vote will be counted.

If the voter has also voted in the polling division during advance voting, his or her electronic vote is annulled and the vote on paper will be counted.

It is not possible to change or annul the electronic vote on the election day, 6 March.

Taking into account of electronic votes
The National Electoral Committee will annul repeated electronic votes. If the voter has voted in some other way in addition to voting on the Internet, the National Electoral Committee will annul the electronic vote of the voter on the basis of a notification of annulment forwarded by the polling division. When a vote is annulled, the choice of the voter will remain in secret.

The acceptance of an electronic vote can be checked after the end of the advance voting at the National Electoral Committee or, on the basis of the polling list, on the day of elections in the polling division of one’s residence. A voter can only check information pertaining to himself or herself on the polling list.
It is also possible to ascertain if your e-vote has been accepted by voting again on the Internet during the period of electronic voting (24 February – 2 March) and receiving notification of repeated vote.

Counting of electronic votes
The National Electoral Committee will count the votes on the evening of 6 March after 7 p.m.