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June 6 will be held in Latvia in 2009 the European Parliament (EP) and municipal elections.

Candidate list

Lists of candidates for the EP elections will accept the Central Election Commission. Submission of list of candidates for 2009 will be held from 18 March until April 2.

Submission of list of candidates for municipal elections, planned from 2009 17. up to 27. Municipal elections lists of candidates presented to the Republican town or district electoral commission.

Voter Register

Unlike the parliamentary elections and a plebiscite in the EP and local elections run voter register and vote will take place through the voter lists. Each voter will be registered in a given election polling station in accordance with the registered place of residence.

Voter lists will be created, in collaboration the Central Electoral Commission, local authorities and the Citizenship and Migration Affairs Administration.

In accordance with the laws of the electoral register 23. to 28.marta of Citizenship and Migration Affairs administration of each voter to his declared home address by post, send out a notice as to which precinct voter list has been established. The target for his constituency in the election, voters will be able to ascertain by the Central Election Commission inquiry telephone.

By 12.maijam voters will be able to use the opportunity to change the registered electoral district to another. Municipal elections in the electoral district may change the electoral district boundaries, where the voters are the declared place of residence or owns real estate.

Municipal elections will be a total of 118 electoral districts, whose boundaries correspond to 109 county and city boundaries 9 republics.

Voting procedure

On election day, Saturday, 2009 June 6, electoral authorities will be open from 7:00 o'clock to 22:00.

From 3.līdz 5.jūnijam polling stations will take place at the previous vote.

Similarly, voters who will not be able to get to polling station for health reasons, will have the opportunity to apply for a vote on its location. This opportunity, voters will be able to use, if on election day will be based in their own election precinct area.

To participate in the EP and local elections in Latvia, may also from other European Union (EU) Member States. In order to participate in municipal elections, those citizens must be registered in the Population Register of Latvia.

In turn, participate in the EP elections and vote for the Latvian Parliament's list of candidates will be those of other EU member states, voters who register with the elections to 7.maijam Central Election Commission.

At the same time, the right to participate in the EP elections are also those of Latvian citizens who live abroad.

Voters abroad may take part in EP elections, voting by mail. By 25.aprīlim postal voting applications to adopt the Latvian diplomatic and consular missions, but to be able to submit applications 7.maijam polling station vote by mail in Riga. Register to vote by mail can be both personally and sending the appropriate application by mail.

EP elections, the Latvian nationals who live in the EU Member States have the opportunity to vote either for the Latvian Parliament's list of candidates, or the Member State MEP candidates' lists. To use this option the EP elections, voters must register in the Member State concerned and the desire to participate in accordance with the national electoral conditions. Note, if the voter selects this option, then he loses the right to vote for Latvia's MEP candidates' list and deleted from the Latvian electoral roll.

Similarly, voters who live abroad, can not participate in municipal elections.

EP elections in Latvia, the first time will be allowed to participate in person, members of the security agent suitable for arrest or who izcieš to custodial sentences. These voters can participate in elections, voting by mail. Postal voting must register before May 17 election district the vote by mail in Riga.

info: CEC