Local elections voter turnout nearly a quarter of total by Friday morning
A total of 246,892 votes had been cast at the ongoing local elections in Estonia, as of Friday morning, making for a 24.6 percent turnout.
164,154 of the total votes cast were e-votes, while 82,738 were votes on paper, as of 9.15 a.m. Friday, day five of the advance voting period.
While paper votes are final, e-votes can be cast and re-cast as much as the voter wishes. A paper vote also overrides any e-vote a voter has cast.
The e-vote closes at 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 18. A secure internet connection and authentication via the Estonian ID card and card reader, Mobile-ID, or SMART ID are needed to vote.
The advance voting period started Monday with the e-vote open 24/7, and select polling booths open 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
From Friday all 356 polling stations nationwide are open.
Polling day is Sunday, October 19, and polling stations are open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., when polls close. Results will likely come in late on Sunday.
The total electorate numbers 1,003,699 people. Following a constitutional amendment in springtime, only Estonian citizens and EU nationals resident in Estonia are eligible to vote.
More detailed information about voting in Estonia is here.
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Editor: Andrew Whyte
