The 'average' candidate from the over 10,000 contesting the upcoming local government elections in Estonia is a 49-year-old man, who holds a higher education qualification.
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No one will be asked to produce a vaccination certificate at the polling station during the October 17 municipal elections in Estonia, the Health Board has said.
Preparations are in place for both of Estonia s elections, due later this year, given the soaring coronavirus rates. While Finland recently postponed its local elections from April to June, this cannot happen under Estonian electoral law, though experts say the e-voting system will be a big help in conducting polls during a pandemic.
The State Electoral Office (VVK), the body tasked with organizing and supervising all four types of regular Estonian elections – Riigikogu, local, European and presidential – is already working on how both the local elections in October, which are direct, and the presidential elections starting in August, can be organized given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.