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Estonia
Elections
A new "Riigikogu" election Act was passed on 12 June 2002 and came into force on 18 July 2002 (translation now available). Likewise, the Local Government Council Election Act 1996 was repealed last March as the Parliament adopted a new bill, which came into force on 6 May 2002 (translation in English not yet available). A new Referendum Act was passed on 13 March 2002 and came into force on 6 April 2002 (see below). Of relevance is also the Constitutional Review Court Procedure Act adopted on 13 March 2002 and entered into force on 1 July 2002, which Chapter 6 pertains to "Actions and Protests against the Decisions and Measures of an Electoral Committee".
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Constitutional Law
Primary legislation
- Riigikogu (Parliament) Election Act (2002 as amended 2010)
- Local Government Council Election Act (2002 as amended 2009)
- European Parliament Election Act (2002 as amended 2009)
- Status of Observer at Riigikogu (Parliament) elections
- Presidential Elections Act (1996)
- Penal Code (2001 as amended 2007)
- Referendum Act (2002 as amended 2004)
Secondary legislation
Case-law
- Decision of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court concerning the constitutionality of the "Amendment Act to the Language Act and the State Fees Act" (February 1998)
- Decision of the Constitutional Chamber of the National Court concerning the constitutionality of a local referendum called upon by the City Council of Sillamae (September 1993)
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- Penal Code (2001 as amended 2004)
- Riigikogu Election Act (1994)
- Local Government Council Election Act (1996)
- Referendum Act (1994 as amended 1999)
- Referendum Act (2002)
- Riigikogu (Parliament) Election Act (2002)
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