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Presidential Petition on Local Government Council Election Act Amendment

Judgment

Question Presented: Is the Local Government Council Election Act Amendment unconstitutional?

Summary: In 2005, the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) passed an amendment allowing e-voters to change their vote on the internet an unlimited number of times during advance polling. E-voters could also cast one paper ballot as their final vote, either in the advance period or on the day of the polls. The President of Estonia challenged the amendment in the Supreme Court, claiming that it gave e-voters an unfair advantage, violating the principle of uniformity in § 156(1) of the Estonian Constitution, interpreted as all having an equal possibility to affect the voting results. The president did not contest e-voting itself, only the ability for anyone e-voting to change his or her vote. The amendment was ruled constitutional and in line with the Council of Europe standards of e-voting.

Conclusion: The Court dismissed the President's petition and upheld the LGCEA.

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