Central_Election_Commission_(Latvia)

Central Election Commission (Latvia)

Central Election Commission (Latvia)

Government agency of Latvia

Central Election Commission (Latvian: Centrālā vēlēšanu komisija, abbreviated CVK) is the commission responsible for the organising and conducting of elections in the Republic of Latvia. It is regulated by Latvian national law.[2] It organises elections to the Saeima, the European Parliament, local councils as well as referendums. The CVK is an independent state-owned institution and consists of nine members serving four year terms: the chairperson plus seven of the members are elected by the Saeima, while the ninth member is chosen among the judges of the Supreme Court of Latvia.[1][2]

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The commission was established in its current form after on 8 December 1992 after Latvian independence from the Soviet Union. It was, however, originally formed on 20 July 1922 for the first Saeima elections later same year.[1] Since March 2019, Kristīne Bērziņa has served as the commission's chairperson.[1][3]

Commission chairs

The commission has had five chairpersons:

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Notes

  1. Appointed and operated under the Soviet occupation of Latvia, supervising the conduction of the undemocratic "People's Saeima" elections.

References

  1. [1]
    "Central Election Commission". Central Election Commission of Latvia. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Par Centrālo vēlēšanu komisiju". likumi.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "CVK ilggadējo vadītāju Cimdaru amatā nomaina Bērziņa" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. March 21, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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