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The Schedule of Organisation and Execution of the Elections
Election date: 21 December 1997
| Days before/after (-/+) the beginning of the election period |
Date | Contents |
| -100 | before 12 09 97 |
If necessary the boundaries of electoral districts or the address of the
polling place are changed. Town or region mayor informs the Central Electoral Committee about the addresses which have newly appeared, been changed or disappeared, confirms the addresses and telephone numbers of polling places. |
| -85 | before 27 09 97 |
The Central Electoral Committee forms town and regional electoral committees |
| -80 | 02 10 97 | Commencement of nomination of candidates to the office of President of the Republic |
| -75 | before 07 10 97 |
Town and Regional Electoral Committees establish the number of members of each electoral committee of electoral districts |
| -65 | before 17 10 97 |
The Central Electoral Committee compiles a town and regional voter list on a disquette according to the list of voters of the Republic of Lithuania and the place of voter's residence indicated therein, and submits it to the town and regional electoral committee |
| -65 | 17 10 97 | Closing of nomination of candidates to the office of President of the Republic. |
| -65 | before 17 10 97 |
An individual nominated as candidate to the office of President of the Republic announces in writing his nomination to the Central Electoral Committee. |
| -62 | before 20 10 97 |
The Central Electoral Committee confirms whether or not any of the conditions indicated in Article 78 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania which prohibit an individual to be a candidate to the office of President of the Republic are present, and adopts a grounded decision on whether or not to issue the individual forms with the name and surname of the candidate to the President of the Republic for the collection of voter signatures |
| -62 | before 20 10 97 |
Political parties and political organisations submit to the town and regional electoral committee their lists of candidates to the district electoral committees |
| -60 | before 22 10 97 |
Town and regional electoral committee forms district electoral committees |
| -59 | before 23 10 97 |
Refusal to issue the forms for the collection of voter signatures may be appealed against to the Vilnius County Court and that appeal should be considered not later than within 72 hours of its submission |
| -55 | before 27 10 97 |
The area electoral committee submits the list of voters of the electoral district containing voters' place of residence to the district electoral committee |
| -55 | before 27 10 97 |
District electoral committees and diplomatic missions provide conditions for the voters to get acquainted with the voter list |
| -45 | before 16 11 97 |
Individuals nominated as candidates to the office of President of the Republic must submit voter signature collection forms containing at least twenty thousand voter signatures to the Central Electoral Committee which has issued the said forms |
| -40 | before 11 11 97 |
Voters to be issued voter certificates |
| -35 | before 16 11 97 |
The Central Electoral Committee checks whether the forms for the collection of voter signatures have been completed correctly |
| -30 | before 21 11 97 |
The Central Electoral Committee officially announces the list of all individuals who have been registered as candidates to the office of President of the Republic |
| -15 | from 06 12 97 |
At diplomatic missions of the Republic of Lithuania, voters must be provided with free access to ballot-papers and envelopes for voting by mail |
| -15 | before 06 12 97 |
The diplomatic missions of the Republic of Lithuania submit to the Central Electoral Committee voter lists compiled at the diplomatic mission and the data about the list review |
| -15 | from 06 12 97 |
On ships of the Republic of Lithuania voters must be provided with free access to the text of ballot-papers |
| -20 | before 01 12 97 |
Upon the proposal of the head of the medical, social care or welfare institution the town and regional electoral committee compiles a list of special post offices |
| -15 | before 06 12 97 |
According to the data submitted in writing by the town, regional, social and welfare institutions, the district electoral committee compiles a list of voters who are unable to walk |
| -2 to the beginning of voting by mail | before 14 12 97 |
Town and regional electoral committees deliver ballot-papers and envelopes to central post offices |
| -5 | 16 12 97 | Commencement of voting in post offices |
| -7 | before 14 12 97 |
Any voter or political party or political organisation may submit complaints to the electoral committee of an electoral district concerning errors in the voter list resulting in the failure to include the voter into the voter list in the procedure established by this Law, or in registering the voter in the voter lists of several electoral districts |
| -7 | before 14 12 97 |
Preliminary voter lists with the recognised adjustments made in the procedure established by the Central Electoral Committee are confirmed as final voter lists |
| -2 | before 19 12 97 |
Closing of voting in post offices if the voter is not registered on the voter list of the electoral area which is in that town or region |
| -2 | 19 12 97 | Last day when the postman delivers outer envelopes, voucher envelopes and ballot-papers to the voters who are unable to walk |
| -1 | before 20 12 97 |
Closing of voting in post offices is the voter is registered on the voter list of the electoral area which is in that town or region |
| -12 hrs | before 7 p.m. 20 12 97 |
Polling places are fully prepared for the election |
| -12 hrs | before 7 p.m. 20 12 97 |
Town and regional electoral committees deliver ballot-papers to district electoral committees |
| 0 hrs | before 7 a.m. 21 12 97 |
Commencement of voting |
| 0 hrs | before 9 p.m. 21 12 97 |
Closing of voting |
| -2 hrs | before 7 p.m. 21 12 97 |
The post office delivers to district electoral committees envelopes with the ballot-papers marked by voters |
| 6 hrs | before 3 a.m. 22 12 97 |
The electoral committee of an electoral district delivers all ballot-papers, including invalid and unused ballot-papers, all voucher envelopes, vote calculation records, voter lists and other election documents to the town or regional electoral committee |
| 5 | before 26 12 97 |
Announcement of final results of the elections of the President of the Republic |
| 14 | before 04 01 98 |
A repeat vote between two candidates who received the most votes in the first voting round |