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Chapter III The People


§ 56. Supreme power shall be exercised by the people through citizens with the right to vote:

  1. by electing the Riigikogu;

  2. through referendums.

§ 57. Estonian citizens who have attained eighteen years of age have the right to vote.

Estonian citizens who have been divested of legal capacity by a court shall not have the right to vote.

§ 58. Participation in voting may be restricted by a law for Estonian citizens who have been convicted by a court and are serving a sentence in a penal institution.