Section 17 of the Election Act provides for election officials. Election officials are responsible for advance voting at general advance voting locations in Finland, at Finnish missions and on Finnish ships, and for home voting.

There must be at least two election officials at each general advance voting station in Finland. Other advance voting stations may also have two or more election officials if necessary. Election officials for general advance voting stations in Finland and for home voting are appointed by the municipal central election board.

When conducting advance voting at a general advance voting station in Finland, at least two election officials must be present at the same time. In other advance voting stations where two or more election officials have been appointed or assigned, it is sufficient for one election official to be present when conducting advance voting. One election official will be responsible for conducting each individual home vote. The general advance voting station for the municipality of Kihniö for the 2024 elections will be Taitotalo in Puumilan.

According to Section 67 of the Election Act, the municipal central election board must notify the election day and polling stations in the polling districts in the same way as the municipality's announcements are notified.

According to Section 49 of the Election Act, the municipal central election board must provide information about domestic general advance voting locations and voting times in the municipality in the same way as municipal announcements are made public.

According to Section 108 of the Local Government Act (410/2015), municipal notices are made public by publishing them publicly on the internet, unless otherwise provided for by the provisions on confidentiality, and, if necessary, in another manner decided by the municipality.

On 23 August 2021, the Kihniö Municipal Council made a decision under Section 44 on the notification of the municipality's notifications.

Appendix 1 election announcement

In accordance with Section 17 of the Election Act, the Central Election Board appoints election officials for general advance voting and home voting in the country.

A person entitled to vote whose ability to move or act is limited to such an extent that he or she cannot reach a polling station or advance voting place without unreasonable difficulties may vote in advance at home in the municipality that is entered in the voting rights register as his or her municipality of residence. In connection with home voting, a carer referred to in the Act on Support for Informal Care (937/2005) living in the same household as the person entitled to vote at home may vote, if the municipality in question is entered in the voting rights register as his or her municipality of residence.

A candidate or his/her spouse, children, siblings or parents cannot be a member or deputy member of the election committee.

Spouses refer to married couples and persons living in marriage-like circumstances and in a registered partnership. It should be noted that the candidacy of oneself or the above-mentioned relative in any municipality will result in the person being ineligible for election to an election committee or election officer.

Previously, only members or deputy members of the Election Commission could be appointed as election officials for home voting. There is no obstacle to the Central Election Commission continuing to appoint them to this position.

The Chairman of the Central Election Commission shall appoint the election officials for home voting who will act as election officials at the voter's home in each individual case.

Register to vote at home by 4 p.m. on May 28, 2024 by phone or in writing to the Central Election Board, tel. 03-44 411, address Kihniöntie 46, 39820 Kihniö. By email at kihnio@kihnio.fi

A person who wishes to vote in advance at home must notify the Central Election Board of this by telephone or in writing no later than Tuesday, May 28, 2024, before 4:00 p.m., tel. 03-44 411, Kihniöntie 46, 39820 Kihniö. By email at kihnio@kihnio.fi The notification can be made on behalf of the voter by a person chosen by the voter. Home voting notification forms are available from the municipal office or on the municipality's website. Home voting is submitted during advance voting. The voter will be notified of the time separately. The Central Election Board will send a home voting form to those eligible to vote who have voted at home in the previous general election.

The municipal government has elected the following members to the election committee:

Mikael Koivukoski, Sinikka Taupila and Ulla Vierre. Mikael Koivukoski was elected chairman and Sinikka Taupila was elected vice chairman.

Deputy members in order of invitation: 1. Mirka Koivukoski 2. Anita Korkiakoski 3. Antti Kivioja

According to Section 62 of the Election Act, the election officer and the election committee of a general advance voting station in Finland must immediately ensure that the envelopes addressed to the Central Election Board of their own municipality are delivered to the Central Election Board in the manner prescribed by the latter, and that the envelopes addressed to the Central Election Boards of other municipalities are delivered to the Central Election Boards by post or in another reliable manner. The election officer and the election committee must obtain a receipt for the receipt of the envelopes from the person to whom the envelopes are handed over.

Envelopes addressed to the central election boards of other municipalities are always delivered by express mail.

The advance voting and postal voting documents received by the Central Election Commission will be checked without opening the envelopes at meetings that must be held in the European Parliament elections so that the advance voting documents received before 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2024, have time to be processed.

Advance voting documents and postal voting documents must be checked as separate entities. They will be submitted to the Pirkanmaa Electoral District Board the following day for vote counting.

In addition, the Central Election Commission decides on the retention of advance voting and home voting documents.

Arrivals:

Circular of the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities 5/2024,European Parliament elections: municipal election authorities, outdoor election advertising in areas subject to municipal permits, and roadside advertising and notices | Kuntaliitto.fi

Election schedule

19.4. (Fri) Voting rights register data collection day (for which municipality each person is registered as entitled to vote)

April 30 (Tue) Candidate applications must be submitted to the Helsinki Electoral District Committee before 4:00 p.m.

10.5. (Fri) Confirmation of the candidate nomination by the Helsinki Electoral District Committee. The candidate numbers of the candidates will be published.

28.5. (Tue) The voting rights register is legally valid.

28.5. (Tue) Registration for home voting ends at 4:00 PM

29.5. (Wed) Advance voting begins in Finland and abroad

1.6. (Sat) Advance voting abroad ends

4.6. (Tue) Advance voting in Finland ends

7.6. (Fri) Advance voting envelopes and postal voting envelopes must be received by the relevant municipality's Central Election Board before 7:00 p.m. Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

June 9 (Sun) Election Day voting 9:00–20:00

12.6. (Wed) Confirmation of results