The Saeima has adopted and the President issued the following law: parliamentary election law amendments to make the parliamentary election Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1995, nr. 13; 1998, nr. 9, 13) the following amendments: 1. Express 3 and article 5, paragraph 4 by the following: "3) been convicted for an intentional criminal offence and criminal history is not deleted or removed, except for rehabilitated;
4) offence provided for in the criminal law of the time remained in a State of insanity or of the crime become infected with the disease, which they long took the opportunity to understand or control his actions, and that due to appropriate medical coercive means or whether the case ended without such coercive measures of application; ".
2. To make article 6 by the following: "article 6. (1) If a candidate is logged on a member of the National President, the State controller, the State control Department of the Council or of the Audit Board Member, extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador, judge, Prosecutor, police officer or professional service soldiers, after their parliamentary candidate list (list of candidates) logging have left position (service) and one month to submit supporting documents to the Central Electoral Commission.
(2) City Council, District Council, District Council or Parish Council members can sign up for the Saeima parliamentary candidate, but in case he loses the election Council (Council) mandate. The obligatory active military service or civilian service, soldiers can sign up for whom the Saeima parliamentary candidate; in the case of election soldiers are retired from active service, but alternative service providers — from alternative services. "
3. To make article 9 the second paragraph as follows: "(2) the list of candidates to be submitted to the Central Election Commission and order the designated time. The list of candidates submitted to the person authorized by the then political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations authority. "
4. Replace article 10, first paragraph, the word "City" with the words "town of the Republic".
5. in article 11: (1) be expressed as follows: "1) each candidate's list of the signed statement that he agrees his candidacy nomination and its processing of personal data which are to be carried out in accordance with the requirements of this Act;";
make a "d" paragraph 4 subparagraph by the following: "(d)) place of residence (city or province of the Republic),";
Replace paragraph 4 of the "i" words "in the applicant's possession or possession of" with the words "the submission of the list of elections January 1st — property in or possession of a candidate".
6. Express article 12, the second subparagraph by the following: "(2) the Bank a security deposit paid to issue a document stating that the money lodged when it paid and what name is on the list of candidates, which the security deposit paid. This document must be submitted to the Central Election Commission. "
7. Article 13: to express the third subparagraph of paragraph 1 by the following: "1") is not a Latvian citizen or is a Latvian citizen, who on election day is not older than 21 years,-evidenced by citizenship and Migration Board; "
make the third subparagraph of paragraph 3 and 4 by the following: "3) has been penalized for intentional criminal offence and criminal history is not deleted or removed,-confirms the Interior Ministry's information center;
4) offence provided for in the criminal law of the time was in a State of insanity or of the crime along with the disease contracted it stripped the ability to understand or control his actions, — confirms the Interior Ministry's information center; ".
8. Express article 15 the second paragraph as follows: "2) all list of candidates [indicating the candidate's first name, last name, year of birth, foreign citizenship (nationality), if any, the residence (district or town of the Republic), education, employment and job title];".
9. Express article 16 the second paragraph as follows: "(2) not later than fifteen days before the election day district (the town of the Republic) Election Commission declare the election precinct address and when they are open."
10. Article 18 shall be expressed as follows: "article 18. (1) Clock at 8 in the morning precinct Commission Chairman or Secretary of the Commission to verify the presence, or the election boxes, which intended to throw the election signs are empty. Then the ballot boxes sealed.
(2) interfering with the work of the Commission, the conduct of the election at the same time the station can observe no more than two observers from each authorized political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations in the relevant electoral district has submitted a list of candidates, as well as the Central Election Commission and the District Electoral Commission members and the Commission authorised persons for that city, County, or parish Electoral Commission members, representatives of the media. For authorized observers may not be a parliamentary candidate.
11. Express article 19 by the following: ' article 19. During the election the election procedure rooms monitored the election precinct Commission Chairman. He looks to the premises and the election closer than 50 meters from the entrance of the building, which is located in the electoral district, not the restriction of the freedom of elections and order disruption, as well as canvassing. "
12. Express article 22, second and third subparagraphs by the following: "(2) each voter receives from the precinct Commission all constituency list of candidates applied for ballots and special envelope, which is stamped with the stamp of precinct commissions. This envelope must be placed to the voters the ballots, which corresponds to the list of candidates, for whom he voted. The issue of individual election marks is prohibited.
(3) the premises of elections Election precinct Commission (hereinafter referred to as the District Commission) Member, previously verified that the person is a voter and its participation in the passport are not the marks of the parliamentary elections, voters list record voter's name, ID number and voter's mark in the passport shall be made on participation in the parliamentary elections. The voter signs the list of voters for the whole area concerned is logged to the list of candidates and the election ballot envelopes received. "
13. To make the fifth subparagraph of article 23 in the second sentence by the following:

"On the election or the envelope received voter sign voters list."
14. Make the article 24 as follows: "article 24. (1) If individual voters for health reasons is unable to attend a polling station Commission premises, on the basis of the voters or their authorised persons a written submission on a specific journal, organized a vote of the electorate in this location, providing the aizklātīb. This vote is entitled to monitor the authorized observers.
(2) the voting electorate location is organized also referred to in the first paragraph of the common people, if they have submitted a written application in a timely manner about their voting location.
(3) other voters voting outside the polling rooms is not permitted.
(4) the district on election day, the Commission continues to accept written submissions about the voting electorate location. After 12 noon accepted submissions the Commission satisfy the district if it is possible to come to the caucus location till 8 in the evening.
(5) a voter who, in accordance with the first and second vote in your location is written to a separate list of voters vote voter location and sealed the ballot envelope is thrown into in a separate sealed box.
(6) the particulars of voting turnout location and issued over the remains, including the sabojātaj, the election envelopes entered the election process Protocol. "
15. Express article 28 the following: ' article 28. (1) starting with the opening of polling stations, the Election Commission Secretary, or precinct, in his absence, another election Commission Chairman authorized member of the Commission writes election Protocol over the Central Election Commission.
(2) complaints about elections voters shall submit the election precinct Commission Chairman, and are registered in the course of the election Protocol. Any complaint about the conduct of the elections must be considered and a reply to the complainant, but its contents will be written over the course of the election. "
16. Make the article 29 the following: ' article 29. (1) the previous counting of votes began immediately after polling stations close. Census District Commission shall open session.
(2) interfering with the work of the Commission, the hearing may be present at no more than two observers from each authorized political organizations (parties) or political organizations (parties) associations in the relevant electoral district has submitted a list of candidates, as well as the Central Election Commission and the District Electoral Commission members and the Commission authorised persons for that city, County, or parish Electoral Commission members, journalists. "
17. Article 30 of the expression as follows: "article 30. Immediately after the closing of polling stations election precinct Commission sealed ballot boxes, voters ' lists and the switch shall prepare to count the votes of the premises. Voting in the election of the unused material Central Election Commission of the duly packed or placed so that they do not interfere with the counting of votes. "
18. Article 31 of the expression by the following: ' article 31. (1) The counting of votes in the election precinct Commission vote counting Protocol article in duplicate. Vote counting Protocol consists of two parts: 1) previous votes counting (counting of votes for the first part of the Protocol);
2) vote counting final results (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol of counting votes, second paragraph).
(2) Before the ballot boxes are opened, the electoral precinct Commission vote counting in the first part of the Protocol, the entry particulars of received, over the remains of the basis and the ballot envelopes, voter turnout and the number of the station locations. Unused sealed vote election envelopes deletes.
(3) following that referred to in the second subparagraph of article message recording the votes counting in the first part of the Protocol and not counting of votes and election materials used in the packaging of envelopes open the election boxes. The ballot boxes are opened one by one and count the ballot envelope.
(4) every election box removed ballot envelope without opening, sašķirojam valid and invalid elections of envelopes.
(5) on the deemed unfit broken election envelopes and ballot envelopes, which are stamped with the relevant election precinct Commission seal.
(6) the invalid election counts and not the envelope open wrapped, indicating that the bundle at an invalid ballot envelopes, and their number. Invalid ballot envelopes total recordable counting of votes in the first part of the Protocol.
(7) each ballot boxes removed valid ballot envelope must be the same as the list of registered voters concerned voters or less for it.
(8) If a ballot box are ballots that are not on the ballot envelopes, they are removable and wrapping the Central Election Commission. "
19. Article 32 of the expression by the following: ' article 32. (1) After the valid election envelopes the addition opens them and at the same time finds their content: 1) envelope is one of the County's ballots;
2) envelope contains more than one ballot;
3) envelope is another area the ballots;
4) envelope is broken the ballots;
5) not the ballot envelope.
(2) envelope, which was one of the election mark by Mark removal should not be maintained. Ballots of these envelopes placed together for counting.
(3) the blank ballot envelope, and the envelope in which the election was more than one ballot or ballots, broken or another area in the ballots, along with their contents to be positioned separately. "
20. Article 33 of the expression as follows: "article 33. (1) after all the valid election opened the envelope, the District Election Commission shall decide on the validity of the marks, which was the election envelopes with multiple election signs, election signs and ripped another area of election signs.
(2) If the ballot envelope contains exactly the same number of ballots, to be recognized as valid and counting at the valid election signs to one of them, but the other ranks of the invalid.

(3) the election envelopes without a valid election marks considered envelope in which the ballot is broken, as well as the blank ballot envelope.
(4) If the ballot envelope contains more than one ballot and the ballot is not uniform in content (even after marks made), it ranks as the envelope without a valid ballots.
(5) disputes concerning the validity of the election marks election precinct Commission settled with the majority. Votes by a equal, the Chairman of the Commission shall have a casting vote.
(6) the valid ballots groups after the list of candidates names. Then adds to the list of candidates for each of the votes cast.
(7) after the count for each list of candidates to the votes cast, the precinct Commission Central Election Commission in the order shall immediately notify each candidate a list of the number of votes cast. "
21. Article 34 be expressed as follows: "article 34. (1) the counting of votes after the previous station, the Commission signed the Protocol of counting the votes, the first paragraph and before the break in one bundle advertising packaged: 1) all the valid ballots, which grouped and packed by candidate list numbers;
2) all ballot envelopes with all the invalid election;
3) one copy of the Protocol of counting votes;
4) voters lists.
(2) the package sealed with the seal of the Commission for the district. Present authorized observers also have the right to seal the package with your stamps or subscribe to what should be a reference in the course of the election Protocol.
(3) the election materials Packed break in regard to the police or the National Guard. "
22. Article 35 be expressed as follows: "article 35. (1) resumes work after a break, the precinct Commission open meeting Central Election Commission in the order: 1) repeatedly adds the valid and invalid ballots. Valid ballots distributed by the list of candidates;
2) repeatedly adds each list ballots;
3) each list ballots divided into two groups — not the amended and the amended election signs. As amended by the count ballots in which voters in a candidate's name made the mark "+" or the deletion of the candidate's name or surname. All other ballots deemed unchanged;
4) for each candidate are counted, the amended election signs which: (a) toward his last name) checked "+", b) his first or last name deleted.
(2) the final vote counting results precinct Commission vote counting in the second part of the Protocol. "
23. the express article 36 as follows: "article 36. After the addition of votes counting the votes and the completion of the Protocol all the valid and invalid ballots with election envelopes, sealed and unused, invalid ballot envelopes and one precinct Commission vote counting, wrapping and a copy of the Protocol aizzīmogojam. Present authorized observers also have the right to seal the package with your stamps or subscribe to what should be a reference in the course of the election Protocol. Individually packed in unused sealed ballot envelope. Then precinct Commission sends all election materials in district (city of the Republic) Election Commission, but in foreign countries and on ships of the electoral precinct Commission created the Central Election Commission. "
24. Article 37 be expressed as follows: "article 37. Area (city of the Republic) Election Commission receives and counts all the polling stations in the territory vote counting results after vote counting protocols and materials along with their election vote counting Protocol sent to the Central Election Commission. "
25. Add to article 44 of the second part as follows: "(2) the vote in polling stations set up abroad takes place in chapter III of this law (except article 24)."
26. Express article 45 as follows: "article 45. (1) a voter who wishes to vote by mail, no later than four weeks before election day (postmark) precinct Commission sends the written application, indicating your first name, last name, ID number and address. This submission to the Latvian citizen passport.
(2) the receipt of such application, the District Commission: 1) checks whether the application is sent to the first part of this article within the time limit laid down;
2) checks whether the applicant is a voter who has not received a ballot vote by mail the documents;
3) recorded in a specific list of voters vote by mail;
4) made reference to the passport of the voter concerned parliamentary elections;
5) not later than 15 days before the election day voters send to the address indicated in the application, passport, all Riga electoral district a list of candidates applied for the ballot, with the precinct Election Commission seal stamped envelope and the registration page with information about the order in which the vote is to be made, including the number of voters registered in the list for voting by mail.
(3) if the application for vote by mail sent, not subject to the time limits laid down in the first subparagraph and the procedure, or the applicant is not the applicant or a voter, if there is a check mark in the passport of the parliamentary elections, the circuit by a reasoned decision of the Commission refusing to send electoral documentation. This decision by the second paragraph of this article 5 within the time limit set in point along the applicant sent to the arpas his address. "
27. Article 46 of the expression as follows: "article 46. (1) a voter who received the documents for voting by mail ballot shall be designated, which corresponds to the list of candidates, for which he put to the vote; If you want to amend this law, referred to in article 23 marks, place the ballot in the ballot envelope and the envelope sealed.
(2) the Sealed ballot envelope the voter inserts a postal envelope with the registration page that shows the voter's name, surname and personal code and send it immediately to the District Commission, which piesūtījus him in the election documents for voting by mail. To mail the envelope celebrated the election envelope, and indicate the number of the voters list in the vote by mail. "
28. Article 47 of the expression as follows:

"article 47. (1) the District Commission vote counting carried out in chapter IV of this law. After the station counted votes cast by mail, began counting the votes.
(2) the Commission shall open the circuit only its mail envelopes bearing the mention that this envelope contains the ballot envelope, and it has received up to the start of the counting of votes in the respective station.
(3) mail envelopes bearing the mention that this envelope contains the ballot envelope, and received after the vote counting started in the station, the District Commission shall open. "
29. Article 48 of the expression by the following: ' article 48. (1) If the District Commission until the start of the vote counting station concerned receives a postal envelope bearing a mark that this envelope contains the ballot envelope, it: 1) checks whether the voter is entered in the list and vote by mail or in the list is not checked that this voter is sent the election envelope;
2) checks whether the election envelope stamped with the stamp of precinct commissions;
3) shall check the list for voting by mail.
(2) For invalid count election envelopes that: 1) is stamped with the stamp of precinct commissions;
2) receive from voters who are not on the list for voting by mail;
3) receive from voters that voting by mail in the list already checked that this voter is sent the election envelope.
(3) the invalid election does not open the envelope and the ballot box are not met, and the number for each protocol in the record, why the envelope considered invalid. Invalid ballot envelope with the application and mail the envelopes are stored in the Central Election Commission. "
30. Turn off transitional provisions.
Transitional provisions in the amendment to the law on exclusion of the transitional rules shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.
The law adopted by the Parliament in May 30, 2002.
The President of the Parliament instead of the President j. stream in Riga on 13 June 2002, the Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force with the 27 June 2002.