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, no. 13; Latvian journal, 1998, 91./94.nr.) the following amendments: 1. Express article 36 as follows: "article 36. (1) the day after the election precinct Commission in open hearing, the Central Election Commission in the order: 1) repeatedly adds the valid and invalid ballots. Valid ballots distributed by the candidate list numbers;
2) repeatedly adds each number ballots;
3) each number ballots divided into two groups-the amended and unamended. 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 ballots that: (a) toward his last name) checked "+", b) his first or last name deleted.
(2) the final vote counting results precinct Commission vote counting the final results Protocol, which must be in duplicate, indicating this law, in article 31 and 34 and the first paragraph of this article.
(3) polling stations, where voting by mail, the final vote counting can be done immediately after the previous vote counting completed. "
2. Express article 37 as follows: "article 37. (1) at the counting of votes and the votes counting the final results Protocol Dial all the valid and invalid ballots, unused and invalid ballot envelope, the unused ballots and one precinct Commission vote counting final results Protocol copies of packaging and aizzīmogojam. The Trustees present observers (article 18) also has the right to seal this bundle with their own stamps, which must be a reference in the course of the election Protocol. Then precinct Commission sends all election materials in district (city of the Republic) Election Commission, but in foreign countries and on ships created election precinct Commission-Central Electoral Commission. With the election materials sent a cover letter, which marked the date, time, and the person with whom the election materials sent.
(2) District (the town of the Republic) Election Commission receives and counts all the polling stations in the territory vote counting results after counting votes in the final results of the election protocols and materials along with your vote counting final results Protocol sent to the Central Election Commission. "
3. Supplement article 38 with a new first sentence by the following: "constituencies elected by MEPs sets the Central Election Commission."
4. Add to article 44, the first paragraph after the word "abroad" by the words "or on ships".
The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation.
The Parliament adopted the law of 27 May 1998.
The President g. Ulmanis in Riga on 11 June 1998 in