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Constitutional judgment 3-4-1-6-11
RULING
OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW CHAMBER
OF THE SUPREME COURT
No. of case
3-4-1-6-11
Date of judgment
23 March 2011
Composition of court
Chairman Märt Rask and members Jüri Põld and Harri Salmann
Court Case
Complaint of Henn Põlluaas for annulment of electronic votes cast in the
Riigikogu elections 2011.
Hearing
Written proceeding
DECISION
To return the complaint of Henn Põlluaas without review.
FACTS, COURSE OF PROCEEDINGS AND JUSTIFICATIONS OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN
THE PROCEEDING
1. Henn Põlluaas filed a complaint to the National Electoral Committee on 9 March 2011 requesting
annulment of the e-voting results because during the e-elections, not every voter in the polling division no. 3
(Mustamäe and Nõmme) had the possibility to vote in favour of him, i.e. the independent candidate Henn
Põlluaas (no. 887).
2. According to the complaint of H. Põlluaas, Aivar Silma informed him and the National Electoral
Committee on 25 February 2011 of problems regarding the e-voting. The National Electoral Committee said
that it is an isolated incident and that there is nothing they can do about it. The fault was not rectified by the
end of the e-elections.
3. Pursuant to the complaint, the National Electoral Committee admitted in the letter of 2 March 2011 that
the programme used in elections encounters an error when using some of the resolutions and fonts of the