§ 22. Election of representatives of local government councils
(1) On the day following the third round of voting in the Riigikogu, the election committee shall send each local government council a notice regarding the number of representatives it has in the electoral body.
(2) Based on the number of citizens entered in the Estonian National Electoral Register of Citizens in the administrative territory of a local government unit on 1 January of the election year of the President of the Republic, the number of local government council representatives shall be determined as follows:
1) up to 10 000 Estonian citizens with the right to vote: 1 representative;
2) 10 001–50 000 Estonian citizens with the right to vote: 2 representatives;
3) 50 001–100 000 Estonian citizens with the right to vote: 4 representatives;
4) more than 100 000 Estonian citizens with the right to vote: 10 representatives.
(3) A local government council representative must be an Estonian citizen and a member of the local government council which elects him or her. A local government council representative shall not be a member of the Riigikogu.
(4) A local government council shall elect its representative not later than on the seventh day before the date the President of the Republic is elected by the electoral body.
(5) A resolution of a local government council concerning the election of a representative or representatives of the local government council shall be promptly forwarded to the election committee.
