What is 2017 Latvian local elections?
'''Local elections in Latvia''' were held on 3 June 2017. All 119 municipal councils of the country took part in the elections. == Election system == A number of deputies in the council depends on the amount of population in the territory: the bigger the population in the territory is, the more deputies work in the council. The number of deputies can be 9, 13, 15, 17 or 19. The only exclusion is the council of [[Riga]], which is the capital of [[Latvia]]. Riga is by far bigger than any other city of Latvia, so its municipal council consists of 60 deputies.<ref name=organization>{{cite news| title=Local Election 2017, CVK informācija par vēlēšanām| url=https://www.cvk.lv/pub/public/28361.html| date=2017-07-03| access-date=2017-07-05| archive-date=2018-12-20| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230406/https://www.cvk.lv/pub/public/28361.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> Citizens of Latvia and other countries of the [[European Union]] who are over 18 years old have [[Suffrage|the right to vote]] in the local elections. In order to vote citizens of other EU countries have to register in the Population Register of Latvia at least 90 days before the election date. Voters take part in the local elections in the territory where they live or where they have [[Real property|real estate]]. [[Voter registration|Registration of voters]] is automatic. People are automatically registered for the local elections on a certain polling station according to the place where they live. However, no later than 18 days before the elections people can change their polling station to any other polling station in the territories where they live or have [[Real property|real estate]].<ref name=organization/> On the election day polling stations work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Three days prior to the election date early voting is possible: polling stations are usually opened for several hours during these days.<ref name=organization/> == Campaign == 599 lists of candidates were registered to participate in the local elections throughou