Law on
Local Elections (1999)
The Law
of the Republic of
on Rules
for Elections to Municipalities Local Government Bodies
Section
I:
Common
Provisions
Article
1 The Main Principles of the Elections
The
Municipalities Local Government bodies which implement local self-governance
(city, region, districts in a city, towns, settlements, villages) in the
Republic of Azerbaijan shall be elected by the citizens of the Azerbaijan
Republic according to this law, by means of a free, in person and secret ballot
on the basis of a common, equal, direct electoral right according to by a multi
mandate election areas majoritarian system.
Article
2 Term of Office of Municipalities Local Government Bodies
2.1
The term of office of municipalitieslocal government bodies is 5 years.
2.2
The powers of municipalities local government bodies commence from the first
day they meet and end on the first day the newly elected municipalities local
government councils meet. The powers of members of municipalities the local
government councils can only be exercised during their term of office.
3.1
On election day all citizens of the
3.2
On election day citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan Republic who are at
least 21 or more than 21 years old can be elected to be a member of a
municipality local government council.
3.3
Officials Employees of organisations of executive authorities of the State,
judges, employees of law enforcement agencies, clergy, or those who are in
military service, or alternative service cannot be elected as a member of a
municipalitylocal government council. If officials of organisations of
executive authorities of the State, judges, employees of law enforcement
agencies such persons are registered as candidates, they must be released from
their positions within 3 days and present documents showing this to the
relevant Territorial Election Commission. If this is not done, their candidate
registration will be cancelled.
3.4
Persons Persons who have committed crimes against the State, regardless if they
have served their term or not, those who are currently serving time for serious
crimes according to Article 7 -1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, and those who are currently serving a sentence of deprivation of
liberty in any form by judgment of the courts, for serious crimes according to
Article 7 -1 of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic, regardless of
whether they are in prison or part of their sentence has been remitted, cannot
be elected as a member of a municipality.local government council..
3.5
3.3 Those persons who have been found to be mentally incapacitated in
accordance with rules specified in legislation of the Republic of
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Republicby a court are not allowed to participatetake part
in the elections for municipalities local government bodies.
3.64
It is prohibited to limit the electoral rights of the citizens of the people of
3.75
Voters are to directly elect the members of municipalitieslocal government
council members.
3.86
Voters vote in person and in secret. It is prohibited to control voters’
choices of who they vote for.
Article
4 Determination of Eelections for Municipalities Local Government Bodies
4.1
Elections for municipalitieslocal government are determined by the President of
the
4.2
Elections for municipalities must be held on a Sunday.
4.3
At least 120 days before the term of office of the incumbent municipalities
local government bodies terminates, new elections must be held. Elections for
local government bodies must be held on Sundays.
Article
5 Elections to Municipalities Local Government Bodies
5.1
According to this law the number of members of municipalitieslocal government
councils, elected on the basis of a majoritarian system, are to be as follows:
In a
local government area with less than 500 population – 5 municipal members
In a
local government area having 500 to 1,000 population - 7 3 municipal council
members
In a
local government area having 1,000 to 5,000 population - 9 5 municipal council
members
In a
local government area having 5,.000 to 10,.000 population - 11 7 municipal
council members
In a
local government area having 10,.000 to 20,.000 population -– 13 9 municipal
council members
In a
local government area having 20,.000 to 50,.000 population - 15 11 municipal
council members
In a
local government area having 50,.000 to 100,.000 population -– 17 13
municipalcouncil members
In a
local government area having 100,.000 to 300,.000 population -– 19 15 municipal
council members
5.2
The representation norm for each electoral district created according the rules
of this law is determined by dividing the number of voters living within the
local government area by the number of council members to be elected.
Article
6 Expenses Concerned With the Preparation and Conduct of the Elections.
6.1
Expenses of organizing, preparing and conducting municipallocal government elections
are to be paid from the state budget of the
6.2
Rent for using the buildings and equipment of non-governmental organizations
and enterprises for the activities of electoral commissions are to be paid by
the state budget of the
6.3
Except for the exceptions noted in this law, fFunds from municipal local or
state budgets of the Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Republic cannot be used
to aid a candidate for a municipality in his/her nomination or pre-election
campaign local government council.
Section
II
Organization
of Municipal Elections
Article
7 System of Election Commissions for Municipal Elections
The
bodies organizing the preparation and conduct of elections for municipalities
local government are as follows:
Article
8 Organization of the Central Election Commission
The
Central Election Commission is formed according to the relevant law of the
Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Republic.
Article
9 Powers of the Central Election Commission (CEC)
The powers of the
Central Election Commission are as follows:
·
determines the rules
for numbering of precinctsto form Territorial Election Commissions (TEC);
·
to controls the
process that ensures legislation is followed during the preparation and conduct
of the elections, and to ensures the equal application of this law;
·
to adopt instructions
and other enabling documents concerning the implementation of this law; to
organizes training seminars for election commission members;
·
determines the rules for
numbering of precincts;
·
to approves and
publish samples of election ballot paperss, voter lists and other election
documents and arranges for their printing;
·
to approves samples of
election commission stamps, and the rules regarding the transportation and
protection of electoral documents;
·
to distributes the
funds allocated from the state budget of the
Article
10 The Organization of Territorial Election Commissions (TEC)
1.
10.1 A Territorial
Election Commission is formed at least 95100 days before the election day. It
consists of 9 members, who must be citizens of the Republic of
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Republic and who, have the right to vote, and who, as a
rule, have higher education.
2.
A member of a
Territorial Election Commission cannot be a member of any political party.
10.2
The Chairperson, deputy chairperson and secretary of a Territorial Election
Commission are elected in a secret ballot at the first meeting of the members
of the commission, by a simple majority vote.
10.3
The Chairperson, deputy chairperson and secretary are elected in a secret
ballot of the members of the commission, by majority vote.
10.4
Territories of municipalities are determined in accordance with the laws of the
10.3 The borders of
electoral territories are defined at least 110 days before election day in
accordance with relevant laws and administrative-territorial units (districts,
towns, districts in the cities). Several electoral territories and Territorial
Election Commissions can be created in one administrative-territorial unit
depending on the number of voters.
10.5
10.4 Territorial Election Commission members are chosen, in accordance with the
rules defined by the Central Election Commission, according to rules defined by
the Central Election Commission, by casting lots among candidatespersons, who,
as a rule, have higher education, and who have been nominated by the local
public associationsunions, local branches of political parties and local
voters' meetings in the relevant territory. Commissions comprised of three
members, for controlling the casting of lots for membership of the Territorial
Election Commissions, are organised in districts and towns (‘districts’ in
cities). Rules for organising commissions for the casting of lots are
determined by the Central Election Commission.
10.6
Lots are cast amongst the candidates nominated by local public associations,
local branches of political parties and local voters’ meetings when the number
of abovementioned candidates is not less than 1112. In exceptional cases
additional candidates are nominated by the commissions for casting lots to make
the number of candidates up to the required minimum for the casting of lotsIf
the number so nominated is less than 12, additional candidates to make the
number up to 12 are nominated by the Central Election Commission member who is
organising the casting of lots. At least 11090 days before election day, the
Central Election Commission approves samples ofmodel documents to be provided
by these candidates stating that they were nominated nominated by the local
public associationsunions, local branches of political parties or local voters'
meetings, to be a member of the Territorial Election Commission.
10.7
Each political party which has nominated a candidate for a municipal election
may appoint one member to the Territorial Election Commission. This member has
equal rights to other members of the Territorial Election Commission.
10.8
If several political parties have nominated the same candidate for a municipal
election, they may appoint only one, mutually agreed member to the Territorial
Election Commission. If the registration of a candidate for a municipal
election nominated by a political party is cancelled, the powers of the member
of the Territorial Election Commission appointed by that political party are
terminated, following the adoption of a decision to this effect by the
Territorial Election Commission.
10.95
Territorial Election Commission members are provided with official written
confirmation of their appointment in a form determined by the Central Election
Commission.
Article
11 Powers of Territorial Election Commissions (TEC)
11.1 A Territorial
Election Commission:
·
controls the
implementation of this law within its territory;
·
informs voters about
its address and telephone numbers not later than 3 days after being formed;
·
defines and publicises
the borders of precincts;
·
controls the execution
of this law within its territory;
·
creates Precinct
Election Commissionsdivides and distributes funding allocated from the budget for
preparation and conduct of the elections and controls that funding was expended
on the correct purposes;
·
coordinates the
activities of relevant Precinct Election Commissions, examines complaints
(applications) received about their decisions and activities, and makes
substantiated decisions on these complaints (applications);
·
registers the
candidates for election to municipalities in their election area municipal
bodies and announces them officially; cancels the registration of candidates
for election to municipalities mentioned in Article 3.3;
·
registers advocates of
the candidates for election to the municipality in their election area and
issues them their ID cards in a standard formatcertificates;
·
enters the candidates’
names, surnames, patronymics and party affiliations on the ballot papers;
·
controls ensures that
election campaigns of the candidates for member of a municipality in the
election area can be conducted equallywithout bias;
·
gives directions about
the funding allocated for preparation and conduct of elections, distributes
this funding amongst Precinct Election Commissions and controls expenditure for
election purposes;
·
gives directions about
the funding allocated for preparation and conduct of the elections, distributes
this funding amongst Precinct Electoral Commissions and controls expenditure
for election purposes;
·
provides the Precinct
Election Commissions with ballot papers and other documents; for voting in the
electoral districts;
·
determines the voting
results by electoral area district based on information received from the
Precinct Election Commissions and informs voters and the mass media of these;
·
submits copies of
approved final protocols within 5 days to the Central Election Commission, and
preserves Precinct Election Commissions’ protocols and other documents
concerning the election;
·
ensures Precinct
Election oral Commissions are provided with accommodation, means of
transportation and communications, and resolves other problems in connection
with technical and financial support forelection materials or the technical
conduct of the elections;
·
organises by elections
and additional elections;
·
performs other duties
according to this law.
11.2 Territorial
Election Commissions’ powers terminate when the final election results are
officially published.
11.2
The Territorial Election Commission’s term of office is the same as that of the
municipality.
Article
12 Formation of Precinct Election Commission
1.
Precinct Election
Commissions, comprised of 7 members, are formed by the relevant Territorial
Election Commission, at least 80 70 days prior to election day.
2.
Precinct Election
Commission members must not be a member of any political party.
12.3
Precinct Election Commission members are chosen, according to the rules defined
by the Central Election Commission, according to rules defined by the Central
Election Commission, by casting lots among candidates persons, who, as a rule,
have higher education, and who have been nominated by the local public
associationsunions, local branches of political parties and local voters'
meetings in the relevant territory. Lots are cast amongst the candidates
nominated by local public associations, local branches of political parties and
local voters’ meetings when the number of abovementioned candidates is not less
than 9 12. If the number so nominated is less than 912, additional candidates
to make the number up to 9 12 are nominated by the relevant Territorial
Election Commission. member who is organising the casting of lots. At least 110
90 days before election day, the Central Election Commission approves samples
of model documents to be provided by these candidates stating that they were
nominated by the local public associationsunions, local branches of political
parties or a local voters' meeting to be a member of the Precinct Election
Commission.
12.4
Each political party which has nominated a candidate for a municipal election
may appoint one member to the Precinct Election Commission. This member has
equal rights to other members of the Precinct Election Commission. These
members of the Precinct Election Commissions are governed by the provisions of
Article 10.7
12.54
The Chairperson, deputy chairperson and secretary of the Precinct Election
Commission are elected in a secret ballot at the first meeting of the members
of the commission, by a simple majority vote.by secret ballot at its first
meeting.
12.65
Precinct Election Commission members receive official written confirmation of their
appointments from the Territorial Election Commission.
Article
13 Powers of the Precinct Election Commission
The Precinct Election
Commission:
·
must inform the
population within 3 days of its formation about the address of the electionoral
commission in the precinct, its telephone number, business hours, and also
about voting day and the voting station location;
·
ensures the accuracy
of the voter lists for the electoral precinct;
·
provides facilities to
allow voters to review the voters lists, examines complaints (applications)
about errors in the lists, and acts immediately to correct errors determines
the result of these;
·
ensures the
preparation of the voting station, ballot-boxes and other equipment;
·
ensures Administers
compliance with the rules for placement of election campaign materials within
the electoral precinct;
·
organizes the election
process in the precinct on election day;
·
determines the voting
results and election returns for the electoral precinct and provides this
information to the Territorial Election Commission;
Article
14 Status of the Members of Election Commissions
14.1
A candidate for member of aa municipalitylocal government council, his/her
advocates, his/her direct dependants, and observers cannot be a member of an
election commission.
14.2 A Members of an
election commissions:
·
is are informed in
advance about the meetings of the relevant commission;
·
participates in the
meetings of the commission, proposes motions on issues within the powers of the
commission, takes part in voting on the abovementioned issues;
·
can question election
commission meeting participants during the discussion of items included in the
agenda, and can receive answers to those questions;
·
has the right to can
familiarize him/herself with any documents in the possession of this commission
and relevant subordinate election commissions, and can obtain verifiedget
copies of these.
14.5
The salary of election commission members, who are temporarily released from
their employment during the preparation and conduct of the election, is paid
from the state funds budget allocated for the election.
14.6
During their term of office election commission members cannot be dismissed
from their employment on the initiative of their employers, or transferred to
another position without their own agreement.
14.7
Commission members cannot be indicted for a crime or be subjected to
administrative penalties determined by a court, without permission of the
territorial prosecutor.
14.87
Commission members have the right of free passage throughout the relevant
electoral territory (except for taxis and other unscheduled transport
services). These travel expenditures within
Article
15 Transparency in the Activity of the Election Commissions. Participation of
Observers in the Election.
15.1
Election Commissions function transparently and openly.
15.3
Observers from public associations (organisations), political parties, foreign
countries and international organisations are accredited by the Central
Election Commission and provided with accreditation documents.
15.43
On election day, observers and representatives of the mass media have the right
to be present in the precinct voting station from the time the Precinct
Election Commission commences work, including until the while the commission
has finalised is completing the voting result documents for the election.
15.54
Decisions of the relevant election commissions are immediately: published in
the press, announced in other forms of mass media, or advised to voters
publicised by other means.
15.6
5 Territorial Election Commissions and Precinct Election Commissions inform
voters about the results of the candidates' registration, candidates
autobiographies, the results of voting for each candidate as well as the
results of the elections.
15.7
6 Public associations (oOrganizations) and political parties must provide
written authorisation for the observers they have nominated. This document
contains the observer’s given name, last name, patronymic, place of living, and
the number(s) of the precinct (precincts) to which he/she is assigned. This
document is valid only if it is supported by the observer’s passport and
accreditation document. Precincts do not have to be advised in advance of
observers’ visits.
15.8
Observers may obtain final protocols on the results of voting from Territorial
Election Commissions and Precinct Election Commissions. A blank final protocol
form is filled in by the observer and is certified by the secretary of the
Commission.
15.9
Observers have the following rights in the precinct voting stations:
·
to be present with the
mobile ballot box;
·
to give suggestions
and comments to the Precinct Election Commission;
·
to file complaints to
the relevant Territorial Election Commission regarding the actions or omissions
of a Precinct Election Commission and its members;
15.10
8 Observers are prohibited from interfering illegally with the work of a
Precinct Election Commissionsn election commission.
15.11
9 Comments and suggestions of observers are examined by the chairperson or, if
necessary, the issues raised are discussed by a meeting, of the Precinct
Election Commission.
Article
16 Organization of the Functions of Election Commissions
16.1
A meeting of the Central Election Commission is valid if attended by not less
than two thirds of its members.
16.2
Meetings of other election commissions are valid if attended by half of their
members. If a vote is tied the chairperson of the election commission has the
casting vote. The chairperson votes last.
16.4
Decisions of the commissions are adopted by a majority vote of the members
present at the meeting.
16.4 Decisions of a the
Territorial Central Election Commission on: financing the preparation and
conduct of the election, determining election results, determining if the
election is valid or invalid, whether to conduct a by-election or repeated
election, are adopted by an absolute majority of all election commission
members.
16.5 Decisions of other
election commissions on: election of chairpersons, deputy chairpersons,
secretaries, financing the preparation and conduct of the election, determining
the results of voting, are adopted by an absolute majority of all election
commission members.
16.546
The oldest commission member chairs the first meeting of an election commission
and he/she acts according to the requirements of clause 2 of this article.
16.7 Decisions on other
issues before an election commission are adopted by a majority vote of the
members present at the meeting.
16.658
Election commission members are informed about meetings of the commission by
the secretary of the commission at least 24 48 hours prior to the meeting.
16.769
Decisions of the election commission are signed by the chairperson and secretary
of the commission.
.
16.8710
A election commission member, who disagrees with a decision of the election
commission, has the right to write a dissenting opinion. The election
commission chairperson should send this opinion to the superior election
commission within 3 days of receiving it at least 3 days prior to election day,
but, on election day - immediately. Election commissions dDecisions which are
in breach of the legislation or exceed its powers can be overturned by the
superior election commission or by the relevant court.
16.9811
Election commission meetings are called and conducted by the chairperson or, by
order of the chairperson, his/her deputy.
16.10912
Interested parties’ representatives can be present at election commission meetings
while the commission is examining complaints or applications for review.
.
16.113
Employees of the secretariat of an election commission are appointed in
accordance with rules defined by the Central Election Commission
16.124
Salaries of the members and secretariat employees of an election commission are
defined and paid, according to the rules defined by the Central Election
Commission, from the budget allocated for the functions of the election
commission.
16.135
During preparation and conduct of the election, election commissions can employ
temporary staff, within the budget allocated for them.
Article
17 Assisting the Electionoral Commissions
1.
State bodies,
municipalities municipal bodies, public associations, unions, enterprises,
companies, offices and organizations, and their officials must assist election
commissions to implement their functions as defined in this law perform their
tasks.
2.
State bodies,
municipalities, public associations, enterprises, offices and organizations,
and their officials They must answer election commissions' requests, related to
the implementation of their functions defined in this law, within a 35 day
period, and in urgent cases -– immediatelyon election day. They must provide
the election commission with the information required.
Article
18 Complaints about Election Commission’s Decisions and Activities
18.1
A person may file a complaint complaint may be filed about decisions
(resolutions activities) of the Central Election Commission and its officials
to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan within a 3 day period, if no
other period is mentioned in this law.
18.2
A complaint may be filed about decisions (resolutionsactivities) and actions
(and omissions) of election commissions and their officials which contradict
the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, egislation, to the superior election
commission or relevant court within a 3 day period, if no other rule period is
mentioned in this law. If the election commission’s and the relevant court’s
decisions differ (on the same issue), according to the legislation of the
18.3
It is not necessary to appeal to a superior election commission before applying
to the court.
18.4
All complaints (applications) received by the court are investigated within the
period defined by this law.
18.5
Complaints (applications) received by superior election commissions are
investigated and a decision made within 5 days of their receipt, and, in urgent
cases - on the election day.
18.6
If matters mentioned in the complaint (application) need additional
investigation, then those complaints (applications) are examined within a 10
day period.
18.7
A superior election commission can adopt a resolution independently regarding
the complaints and can overturn a lower election commission’s resolutions if it
is necessary.
18.8
The courts should examine complaints within the time periods specified,
including on Sundays.
Article
19. Formation of Precincts
19.1
Precincts are created for municipal elections for the organization of voting
and for the counting of votes.
19.2
Precincts are created at least 80 days prior to election day by the relevant
Territorial Election Commissions, (taking into account local situations), to
provide maximum convenience for voters.
·
each precinct should
cover not less than 50 and not more than 1500 voters. Only in exceptional cases
can a precinct be created in places where the number of voters is less than
50.;
19.4 Mprecincts are
created, during the period stated in this law, in sanatoriums, rest homes,
hospitals, other live-in treatment centers, and other places where voters are living
temporarily, in places where communication is inconvenient. In exceptional
cases these precincts can be created up to 5 days prior to election day.
military
persons permanently living in a relevant place (excluding those in conscripted
fixed term temporary military service) vote in the general precincts.
Article
20 Voters List aAnd Rules fFor iIts Compilation
20.1
The Precinct Election Commission prepares the voters list in accordance with
information provided by the relevant executive bodies.
20.2
Information on registered voters is corrected by the relevant executive bodies
periodically according to information available as at January 1 and July 1. The
relevant executive body sends information on voters to the PEC at least 40 days
prior to election day.
20.3
The voters lists are prepared according to voters’ addresses, in alphabetical
or other orders (settlements, streets, houses).
20.4
The voters lists contain the voter’s name, surname, father’s name, year of
birth (for voters 18 years old - date and month of birth) and address.
20.5
Voters lists of military persons who serve in a military unit’s settlement,
their family members and other voters who live in the military settlement are
prepared by the commander of the military unit in accordance with the rules and
periods defined by this law. 20.6 Military persons who live outside of the
military unit’s settlement are included in the general list of voters. Lists of
voters in sanatoriums, rest homes, hospitals, and other places where voters are
placed temporarily are made by the directors of the above mentioned
organizations.
20.67
Three copies of the voters list are prepared in accordance with the format
approved by the Central Election Commission, and are signed by the chairperson
and secretary of the Precinct Election Commission. 2 copies of the voters list
are kept in the Precinct Election Commission. The third copy is sent to the
relevant Territorial Election Commission at least 16 days prior to election
day.
Article
21 Rule for Inclusion of Citizens in the Voters List
21.1
Citizens of the Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Republic who are 18 years old
or over and are eligible to vote are included in the voters list, according to
the 56th article of the Constitution of the Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Republic.
21.2
In accordance with the law that defines the right to freely choose a place of
living and which defines freedoms, the fact that a voter is living in a
particular precinct is sufficient basis for including the voter on the voters list
for that precinct.
21.54
Voters in sanatoriums, rest homesuses, hospitals and other places where people
are temporarily placedplaced are included in the list for the place where they
are temporarily located at that time along with the voters who are living
within that precinct.
21.5
Undergraduate and post-graduate students are included in the voters lists for
the hostels in which they are living
21.66
Voters lists are approved by the Precinct Election Commissions at least 30 days
prior to election day. If, for some reason, a voter discovers after
familiarising him/herself with the voters list that he/she is not included in
the list for the place where he/she lives, he/she is included in a
supplementary list by the Precinct Election Commission after he/she presents an
his/her passport and the official document (passport or ID) proving his/her
place of living and identity.
Article
22 Display of the Voters Lists
22.2
Each citizen has the right to inform the Precinct Election Commission if he/she
is not included in the voters list or about errors or mistakes in the list.
22.3
The Precinct Election Commission must should check the information provided,
and must, within a 24 hour period, either correct the confirmed error or
mistake, or must should provide a written rejection of the complaint
(application) for revision (with reasons) to the voter.
22.4
A complaint about a decision of the Precinct Election Commission can be filed
with the superior election commission or to the relevant court. The court
should investigate the complaint (application) within a 3 day period,; and, on
the election day - immediately.
22.5
If the decision is in favour of the claimant’s application to correct the
voters list, this decision must be implemented immediately by the Precinct
Election Commission.
Section
III
Rules
for Nominating Candidates for Member of a Municipality
Councils
Article
23 Right to Nnominate a Ccandidate for Member of a Municipality Council
23.1
Each citizen of the Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Republic who has the right
to vote and who lives permanently in the relevant territory can, in accordance
with the requirements of this law, nominate his/her candidate for member of
athe municipality Municipal Council.
23.2
Persons who live in the relevant territory can be nominated asC candidates for
member of election to a municipality Municipal Council are nominated by local
branches of political parties registered according to the law of the
23.3
A voter cannot nominate candidates from different initiative groups of voters.
If this rule is violated, the nominated candidates will not be registered.
Article
24 Rule for Nominating Candidates for Member of a Municipality Council and Collecting
Voters 24.2 3 Political parties,
iInitiative groups of voters, political parties and persons nominating as a
candidate for member of a municipalitMyunicipal Council are given the
'signature forms' mentioned in the 2nd 1st annex to this
law.
24.4
Candidates living in an electoral territory which covers up to 5000 voters do
not have to collect signatures.
24.3.5
Voters have the right to sign in support of several candidates. The voter's
name, surname, birth date (for persons who are 18 - month and date of birth),
place of living, serial number of passport, date of signature must be shown.
Each 'signature paper' contains the name of the district (town, the ‘district’
in a citythe town) where signatures were collected. Voters’ signatures can only
be collected at their place of living.
24.4
6 Voters cannot be forced to sign by the 'signature collectors' and it is
prohibited to bribe voters for this purpose..
24.5
Signature papers collected in support of a candidate for member of a
municipality and the candidate's application for registration form should be
submitted to the Territorial Election Commission by 18:00 on the day 30 days
prior to election day. The Territorial Election Commission gives a receipt for
these documents when they are received.
Article 25 Documents
to be Provided fFor Nomination of Candidates
25.1
A citizen of the Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Republic who has nominated
himself/herself as a candidate for a municipality the Municipal Council must
submit the following documents to the Territorial Election Commission:
·
an application form,
as determined by the Central Election Commission, for nomination as a candidate
for the municipality Municipal Council;
·
signature papers,
which include the number of voters’ signatures required by this law.;
a document showing that
the candidate has paid 400.000 AZM election deposit
.
25.2
Political parties and iInitiative groups of voters, which have nominated a
candidate for a municipal member must submit the following documents to the
Territorial Election Commission:
·
the relevant document
fromorm the political party relating to on the nominationing of a candidate for
member of a municipality member
·
the approved protocol about
the establishment of the initiative group of voters and nominating a candidate
for member of a municipality;
·
the candidate’s’
written acceptance of his/hertheir nomination for the election area, in the
application form defined by the Central Election Commission;
·
a document which shows
that 400.000 AZM election deposit for each candidate has been paid;
·
signature papers
containingwith the required number of signatures defined by this law
·
for nomination as a
candidate for the Municipal Council.
·
25.3 The election
deposit is not refundable, and is transferred to the state budget.
25.3
4 The period for presentation of nomination documents commences 55 days prior
to election day and finishes 30 days prior to election day.
Article
26 Registration of Candidates for a Municipal Council
26.1
After the Territorial Election Commission receives all necessary documents, it
checks whether those documents fulfil the requirements of this law within 3
days of their receipt. At least 25 days prior to election day the Territorial
Election Commission must decide whether to register the candidate or reject the
application to register him/her.
26.2
At least 24 days prior to election day the Territorial Election Commissions
announces the list of candidates for member of the municipality.
26.3
The date of candidate registration is the commencement date for the election
campaign. The election campaign of the candidates starts from the date they are
registered.
26.43
A The candidate can be refused registration ’s registration can be refused if
the requirements of the legislation are not met.
26.5
4 A decision by the Territorial Election Commission to refuse the registration
of a candidate must be based on evidence. A person who applies to be registered
as a candidate for member of a municipality is informed about this decision.
Complaints may be filed about a candidate registration or refusal of
registration with the relevant court within a 48 hours period after such a
decision is made. This complaint should be examined within 2 days and a
decision made by the relevant court.
26.
65 The Territorial Election Commission gives each registered candidate a card,
which contains a date of issue and period for which the card is valid issued.
Section
IV
Status
of Candidates for Member of a Municipality
Article
27 Equality of Rights and Responsibilities of Candidates for a Municipality
Municipal Council
Persons
who are registered as a candidate for member of a the municipality Municipal
Council have equal rights and responsibilities.
Article
28 Rights and Responsibilities of Candidates for Member of a Municipality
Municipal Council
28.1 Candidates who
work in state bodies or municipalities bodies or the mass media do not have the
right to use their positions to influence the election process during the
period of the election, and are responsible for ensuring they do not do this..
28.1
Effective from the date of their registration until the date of the official
announcement of the results of the election, Oon his/her own application a
candidate for a member of a municipality Municipal Council has the right to be
released from his/her employment, military service or conscription to military
service, effective from the date of their registration until the date of the
official announcement of the results of the election.
28.23
Effective from the date of his/her registration until the date of the official
announcement of the results of the election, a candidate for member of a
municipality Municipal Council cannot:
28.3
The period during which a candidate for member of a municipality is
participating in the election is included in his/her years of professional
service.
28.4
4 Effective from the date of registration until the date of the official
announcement of the results of the election, a candidate for member of a
municipality Municipal Council has the right to use all kinds of public
transport free of charge (except taxis and unscheduled transport services)
within the relevant electoral territory.
28.5
A candidate for member of a municipality has the right to withdraw his/her
candidacy, whenever he/she wishes, but not later than 48 hours prior to
election day.
28.5
6 Each candidate for member of a municipality may have 5 advocates. A person
who is to be a candidate’s advocate must indicate in writing his/her consent.
The Territorial Election Commission must register him/her within 3 days.
28.67
Each advocate receives an official card from the Territorial Election
Commission and, in assisting the candidate to be elected, conducts the
candidate’s election campaign and functions in accordance with this law. A
candidate has the right to withdraw authorization of his/her advocate. The
candidate must inform the Territorial Election Commission of this, and the
Territorial Election Commission then cancels the card given to that advocate.
28.78
A candidate for member of a municipalityMunicipal Council cannot be indicted
for a crime or be subjected to administrative penalties by a court without the
permission of the prosecutor of the relevant electoral territory. If the
prosecutor approves the above, he/she must inform the Territorial Election
Commission about it immediately.
Section V5
Election Campaign
For Municipal Elections
Article
29 Election Campaign and its Period
29.1
Citizens of the Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Republic, candidates for
member of a municipalityMunicipal Council, their advocates, political parties
and initiatives groups of voters, may conduct election campaigns without any
obstruction. According to the 47th article of the Constitution of
the Republic of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Republic, the abovementioned persons and
mass media are free to conduct election campaigns.
29.2
The following organizations and persons are prohibited from conducting election
campaigns, and from distributing and publicising election campaign materials
and from propagandising on behalf of candidates for member of a municipality:
29.3
The election campaign begins from the date the candidates are registered and
finishes at
29.65
Election campaigns can be conducted by:
29.76
It is prohibited for election campaigning to include giving away goods or
services for free (except information services) or selling them at a discount,
or the payment of money to citizens.
29.87
Candidates for member of a municipality or their advocates who are officials of
the mass media, or election commission members who are journalists, are
prohibited from conducting election campaigns in the mass media by which they
are employed.
Article
30 Preventing Abuse of the Right to Conduct Election Campaigns
30.1
It is prohibited to abuse freedom of speech while conducting the election
campaign. Speeches, pre-election TV and rRadio programs, election campaign
materials, meetings and mass media reports must not contain incitements to
violate by force or change the cConstitutional basis of gGovernment.
30.2
It is prohibited to produce and distribute materials or make propaganda that
incites social, ethnic, national or religious hostility on the basis of social,
ethnic, national or religious and language privileges.
30.3
Except for printed materials and signs for the election campaign, it is
prohibited for candidates to give the following to voters for candidates or
initiative groups of voters:
30.4
Election Commissions control that election campaigns are conducted according to
the regulations defined under the law.
30.5
If an election commission receives information about incitement or propaganda
that breaches this law it should take the necessary measures to prevent this or
apply to the relevant state bodies to stop these activities
Article
31 Election Campaigns on TV and Radio
31.1
Registered candidates for member of a municipalitymunicipal council, their
advocates, political parties and initiative groups of voters have the right to
use state, municipal and independent TV and radio for election campaign
purposes in accordance with the rules defined by the Central Election
Commission.
31.2
Election campaigns using TV and radio are conducted as round tables, press
conferences, speeches, political advertisements and in other manners allowed by
the law.
31.3
TV and radio programs that are part of an election campaign cannot be
interrupted by advertisements for goods, works or other services.
31.4
If an official of state or and municipal TV and radio, a performer,, an
official of the mass media, or a journalist is a candidate for member of a municipality
council or a candidate’s advocate, he/she is prohibited from reporting on the
elections through the mass media for which he/she is working.
Article
32 Election Campaign Using Periodicals
32.1
Candidates for member of a municipality, political partiesmunicipal council and
initiative groups of voters are prohibited from conducting election campaigns
using periodicals which publish official information and materials of the
legislature, executive bodies, or courts and municipalities.
32.2
The Central Election Commission defines the rules of publication of election
campaign materials in the press.
Article
33 2 (really 33) Terms of Conduct of Pre Election Meetings. Meetings with
Electors
NOTE: DUPLICATE
NUMBERING IN AZERI TEXT – NEEDS TO BE REMUNBERED FROM THIS POINT ON
33.1
State bodies and municipalities bodies should assist candidates for member of a
a municipality, political parties council and initiative groups of voters in
organising pre-election meetings, and meetings with candidates and their
advocates.
33.2
Requests for providing a venue for the abovementioned meetings are determined
by the Territorial Election Commissionexamined by the relevant executive and
municipal bodies within a 3 5 day period., and venues are provided in
accordance with the regulations defined by the relevant Territorial Election
Commission.
33.3
Venues which are suitable for holding meetings and which are owned by
municipalities and state bodies, or are the property of state companies and
organizations are provided free of charge for meetings held by candidates and
their advocates, when requested by and at times defined by the Territorial
Election Commission.
33.4
Territorial Election Commissions must provide equal opportunities for all
candidates, political parties and initiative groups of voters. Buildings and
equipment registered as important cultural objects cannot be used for these
purposes.
Article
34 Distribution of Printed Election Campaign Materials
34.1
Candidates for member of a municipality, political parties council and
initiative groups of voters may produce without obstruction election campaign
materials such as posters, pamphlets and other printed materials. These
materials must contain information on the person and organisation responsible
for producing the materials.
34.2
It is prohibited to prepare and distribute anonymous printed election
materials.
34.3
Printed materials can be hung in rooms, buildings, and other places if the
owners of those places do not object. It is prohibited to hang printed election
materials on monuments, historical, cultural and architectural heritage
buildings as well as in buildings used by election commissions voting stations
and in election commissions’ offices.
34.4
At least 25 days prior to election day the Territorial Election Commission,
with the agreement of the relevant executive body, allocates locations for
printed election campaign materials to be stuck or hung. These locations must
be accessible for people. There must be at least one location in each Pprecinct
Eelection Ccommission’s territory. Each candidate for member of a municipality,
political party municipal council and each initiative group of voters must be
allocated areas of equal size to hang or stick their printed election campaign
materials.
34.5
Election commissions must take necessary measures against the display of
anonymous
and spurious materials as soon as they are it is aware of them, and must apply
to inform the relevant bodies to take measures to stop such campaign activities
which contradict the lawdisplay.
Article
35 Financing the Election Campaign
35.1
Persons registered as candidates for member of a municipality council finance
personally their election campaign.
35.2
Funds allocated for an election campaign must be kept in a special bank account
opened in the appropriate bank department. A report on expenditure of these
funds is submitted to the Territorial Election Commission within 7 days of the
announcement of the official results of the election.
35.3
Foreign countries, foreign legal entities, international organisations, foreign
persons and non-citizens are prohibited from contributing funds to election
campaigns. All funds received from the above sources are transferred to the
State budget.
35.4
If a candidate’s election campaign is financed from prohibited sources, the
Territorial Election Commission terminates his/her candidacy
35.5
If a candidate whose election campaign is financed from prohibited sources is
elected as a member of a municipality, the Territorial Election Commission
invalidates the results of the election and determines an additional election
in accordance with the rules defined in this law.
Section
VI.
Voting
During the Municipal Elections and Determination finition of Election Results
NOTE: THIS IS DUPLICATE
NUMBERED ARTICLE 34 IN AZERI DRAFT. FROM THIS POINT ON, AZERI DRAFT ARTICLE
NUMBERS ARE 2 BEHIND CORRECT NUMBERS.
36.1
The relevant executive body allocates voting station premises to the Precinct Election
Commission free of charge. Voting must be conducted in a hall, and in this
place must be set upsuitable for setting up small rooms for voting and voting
compartments for secret ballot.
36.2
Voting compartments for the secret ballot must be equipped with a desk and
other necessary equipment. It is prohibited to use pencils for voting.
36.3
The Precinct Election Commission places notice boards with ballot paper samples
and information about candidates in, or in front of, the voting room.
36.4
CCandidate platform statements contained in candidate information materials
must not contain appeals for votes. Samples of completed ballot papers must not
contain candidates’ names, surnames or fathers’ names.
36.5
Voting stations within military units must be established in a location
accessible to mass media representatives and observers.
37.1
Each voter is given one ballot paper at the municipal elections. The Central
Election Commission approves the content of the ballot papers at least 4025
days prior to election day.
37.2
The content of the ballot paper is printed on one side only. The ballot paper
must contain in alphabetical order the candidates’ surnames, and their names,
and fathers’ names and party affiliation..
37.3
To the right hand side of the information about the candidate there must be a
blank box.
37.65
The ballot papers are printed at least 30 15 days prior to election day, in
accordance with the instructions of the Central Election Commission.
37.76
The Precinct Election Commissions receive their ballot papers from the
Territorial Election Commissions at least 48 hours prior to election day. The
number of ballot papers received must not exceed the number of voters on the
voters list by more than 0.5%. Observers are present during the transfer of
ballot papers from the Central Election Commission to the Territorial Election
Commissions and from the Territorial Election Commissions to Precinct Election
Commissions. A protocol recording each transfer is prepared, is signed by the
chairperson of the relevant commission, and a list of observers present is
attached to this protocol.
37.87
On each ballot paper, in the top right hand corner, must appear the signatures
of two members of the Precinct Election Commission, verified by the stamp of
this commission.
37.98
Ballot papers which are not verified in this manner by the Precinct Election
Commission are considered to be unauthenticated ballot papers and they are not
considered during the count.
37.109
If, after the ballot papers have been produced, a candidate withdraws from
contesting the election, his/her name is removed from the ballot papers in
accordance with rules determined by the Central Election Commission.
38.1
Voting is conducted from 8:.00 hoursA.M. to
38.2
Precinct Election Commissions must inform voters of the voting station
location, and the hours of voting, at least 20 days prior to election day,
using mass media or other means.
38.3
Precinct Election Commissions established in remote areas, if all voters
registered in the voters list have voted, can announce inform that voting has
finished before the scheduled closing time.
38.4
If a voter cannot attend the voting station on election day, due to his/her
health or other reasons, he/she may inform the Precinct Election Commission, at
least 24 hours prior to election day, of his/her wish to vote using the mobile
ballot box.
38.5
The Precinct Election Commission chairperson announces opens the voting station
is open at
38.6
Each voter records his/her passport series and number on the voters list after
he/she receives a ballot paper.
38.7
If the voter agrees, an Precinct Election Commission member may record the
voter’s passport series and number on the voters list.
38.8
The voter checks the record and signs it if it is correct. If the voter cannot
receive his/her ballot paper without hhelp, he/she may ask another person,
except for Precinct Election Commission members and observers, for assistance.
The person who assisted the voter to receive the ballot paper writes his/her
surname and signs on the voters list in a special column "Signature on
receipt of voter’s ballot paper".
38.9
When a voter is given a ballot paper, the left corner of the ballot paper is
cut off and retained by the Precinct Election Commission member. Each voter votes
in person. It is prohibited to vote for another person.
38.10
The ballot paper is completed in a special secret ballot voting compartment,
which is equipped with special equipment. No one but the voter has the right to
enter the voting compartment.
38.132
Ballot boxes are positioned so that observers and Precinct Election Commission
members have an unobstructed view of them.
38.143
The Precinct Election Commission should give all voters the opportunity to
vote, including those who requested a mobile ballot box. To enable this there
must be mobile ballot boxes, the number of which is determined by the Precinct
Election Commission, in the voting station.
38.154
The request to use a mobile ballot box sent by a voter to the Precinct Election
Commission must be verified again in writing by the voter at the time of
voting, in the presence of not less than 2 Precinct Election Commission
members, and observers.
38.165
If a voter did not make a written request for a mobile ballot box, he/she must
make an application in the presence of Precinct Election Commission members.
The voter records the receipt of his/her ballot paper and verifies this with
his/her signature. The application must contain the same information about the
voter as appears in the voters list.
38.176
Precinct Election Commission members who accompany the mobile ballot box should
take the number of ballot papers equal to the number of requests. The number of
used and returned ballot papers from voters requesting a mobile ballot box must
be recorded ion a separate document. At the same time, the voters voting using
the mobile ballot box are marked on the voters list. Observers have the right to
be present while voters vote using a mobile ballot box. After the mobile ballot
box is returned by Precinct Election Commission members to the voting station,
it is not opened until vote counting commences. Mobile ballot box voting must
be organised so that there are no violations of the voter’s right to vote, or
the and requirements for a secret ballot and not influencing the voter’s
choice, are not violated.
38.187
The Precinct Election Commission chairperson controls adherence to the rules
within the voting station. All persons in the voting station must follow
his/her directions when these comply with the requirements of this law. If a
Precinct Election Commission chairperson is absent, his/her deputy, the
secretary or another authorized commission member assumes the chairperson’s
powers.fulfils his/her powers. If the deputy is also not available, the
chairperson’s powers are assumed by the secretary. Any Precinct Election
Commission member who tries to influence a the voter or violates the rules of the
secret ballot, is dismissed from his/her job immediately. Observers breaching
these rules are removed immediately from the voting station. The Precinct
Election Commission decides these matters.
38.198
Persons, except voters voting, commission members and observers cannot be
present in the voting station. On election day police can enter the voting
station in uniform if they are present to preserve law and order in accordance
with a decision of the Precinct Election Commission. Police leave the voting station
immediately after public order has been restored.
38.2019
If a voter realises that he/she has made an error in marking his/her ballot
paper, he/she can ask for a replacement ballot paper from the same Precinct
Election Commission member who issued the original ballot paper. In this case
the Precinct Election Commission member gives him/her a replacement ballot
paper and makes the necessary note on the voters list, on the right hand side
of the voter’s surname. Later, the spoiled ballot paper is cancelled and a
separate document is prepared recording this.
Article
39 Counting the votes in voting stations
39.1
When voting hours end, the Precinct Election Commission chairperson announces:
"only voters who have already received ballot papers and those in the
voting compartments can vote".
39.2
Before opening the ballot box, Precinct Election Commission members count and
cancel the unused ballot papers in the presence of observers in the voting
station.
39.3
The number of unused ballot papers is announced and recorded in the final
protocol of voting results. The Precinct Election Commission chairperson then
examines the stamps and seals of the ballot boxes, shows these to the Precinct
Election Commission members and observers and opens the ballot boxes.
39.4
Ballot boxes are opened one by one: first the mobile ballot boxes, then the
others.
39.5
Ballot papers in the mobile ballot boxes are counted first. The number of
ballot papers must not be more than the number of requests. When counting
ballot papers from a mobile ballot box, if the number of ballot papers is more
than the number of requests, then all ballot papers in the mobile ballot box
are considered to be invalid by decision of the Precinct Election Commission. A
report on this, which includes a list of the surnames of the commission members
that accompanied the mobile ballot box, is attached to the final protocol.
39.6
When counting the votes, the following types of ballot papers are first
separated: ballot papers of indeterminate form, ballot papers that are not
officially produced ballot papers, ballot papers that have not been verified by
the Precinct Election Commission and ballot papers which are considered to be
invalid.
39.7
If the voting intention of the voter is clear, the ballot paper is valid.
39.8
If there are doubts about the validity of a ballot paper, the Precinct Election
Commission votes to determine if the ballot paper is considered valid.
39.8
9 If a decision is made to consider a ballot paper invalid, reasons for the
decision are recorded on the reverse side of the ballot paper. This record must
be approved by the signatures of at least 3 Precinct Election Commission
members.
39.9
10 Invalid ballot papers are packaged separately.
39.10
11 Counting of votes by the Precinct Election Commission chairperson, in the
presence of Precinct Election Commission members, continues without a break
until the count is finished. All Precinct Election Commission members and
observers are advised of the results of voting.
39.11
12 The Precinct Election Commission prepares a protocol on voting results. The
protocol contains the following information:
39.12
13 The final protocol on the results of voting is completed in 3 copies (using
carbonised paper) with the participation of Precinct Election Commission
members and in the presence of observers, and is signed by the Precinct
Election Commission members. Voting results are recorded in the protocol in
words as well as in figures.
39.13
14 If a Precinct Election Commission member does not agree with the protocol or
some parts of it, he/she can add his/her opinion to the protocol, and this is
noted in the protocol.
39.14
15 It is prohibited to complete a protocol on voting results in pencil or to
make corrections on it. If a superior election commission has doubts about the
protocol from a Precinct Election Commission, it can apply to the relevant
court for a recount of the votes in that Precinct Election Commission. The
court must make a decision on this application within 12 hours.
39.15
16 Votes are recounted by the Precinct Election Commission in the presence of
superior election commission members.
39.16
17 To the first copy of the protocol are attached complaints and (applications)
about violations of this law received by the Precinct Election Commission and
decisions made by the Precinct Election Commission in respect of these
complaints and applications. Copies of the complaints (applications) and
decisions approved by the Precinct Election Commission members are attached to
the second copy of the protocol.
39.18
The second copy of the protocol, the packaged and sealed ballot papers, the
torn off left corners of these ballot papers, the list of observers and
representatives of the mass media who observed the count, are preserved by the
secretary of the Precinct Election Commission until the Precinct Election
Commission’s finishes its activities.
39.17
19 The Precinct Election Commission approves and sends the first copy of the
protocol to the relevant Territorial Election Commission within the 24 hours
after election day. The third copy of the protocol is displayed in the voting
station, according to the rules determined by the Central Election Commission,
for general information of observers and representatives of the mass media.
39.18
20 Election documents and ballot papers must be sent to the relevant
Territorial Election Commission not later than 10 days after election results
are officially announced.
Article
40 Determination of Election Results by the Territorial Election Commission
40.1
The Territorial Election Commission summarizes all information based on the
protocols of election results received from the Precinct Election Commissions
and determines the results of the election in its territory, not later than 2
days after election day.
40.2
Members of the Territorial Election Commission directly summarize the
information from the Precinct Election Commissions’ protocols. The Territorial
Election Commission prepares a protocol on the results of the election and this
protocol contains information about:
40.3
The protocol of the Territorial Election Commission is completed in 3 copies (using
carbonised paper) and is signed by all members of the Territorial Election
Commission. A table which consolidates all information from the Precinct
Election Commissions (in the relevant territory) is attached to this protocol.
Results of voting are recorded in this protocol in both words and figures.
40.4
If a Territorial Election Commission member does not agree with the protocol or
some parts of it, he/she can add his/her opinion to the protocol, and this is
noted in the protocol.
40.5
To the first copy of the protocol are attached complaints and (applications)
about violations of this law received by the Territorial Election Commission,
and decisions made by the Territorial Election Commission in respect of these
complaints ( and applications). Approved Ccopies of the complaints
(applications) and approved decisions made by the Territorial Election
Commission members are attached to the second copy of the protocol. The first
copy of the Territorial Election Commission’s protocol is sent to the Central
Election Commission with a final summary table not later than 72 hours after
voting day after the protocol is approved.
40.6
The third copy of the protocol is displayed in the Territorial Election
Commission office, according to the rules determined by the Central Election
Commission, for the general information of observers and representatives of the
mass media. The second copy of the protocol, with summary table and Precinct
Election Commission protocols, and the list of observers and representatives of
mass media who observed the preparation of the protocol and the process of
determining the results of voting, is preserved by the secretary of the
Territorial Election Commission until the Territorial Election Commission
terminates its functions.
Article
41 Determination of Successful Election and Elected Municipal Representatives
41.1
If 25% of voters who are on the voters lists for the relevant electoral
territory record their votes, the election is considered valid.
41.2
Candidates who record the most votes according to the number of vacancies in
the municipality are considered to be elected.
41.3
If more than one candidate has an equal number of votes, the Territorial
Election Commission, in the presence of candidates (their advocates and
observers), and not later than 48 hours after election day, will cast lots
between those candidates in accordance with rules defined by the Central
Election Commission in order to determine who will be elected. Documents on the
conduct of this casting of lots are sent to the Central Election Commission
with the first copy of the Territorial Election Commission’s protocols and
summary final table.
Article
42 1 Announcement of Results of an Election to Municipal Elections Bodies
The
Central Election Commission announces results of municipal elections in the
Article
43 Card On Election to Municipality
Territorial
Election Commissions must complete and issue to each successful candidate,
within 5 days of the official announcement of the election results, a card, in
a form approved by the Central Election Commission, that certifies their
election as a municipal member.
If
there are violations in the election processes which seriously effect the
election results, the Territorial Election Commission determines that the
election is invalid.
If a
municipal election is considered void or invalid, a by-election is conducted by
order of the Central Election Commission. By elections are held within 3 months
of the decision of the Central Election Commission and in accordance with the
articles of this law. The regulations for conduct of the by-election are
determined by the Central Election Commission in accordance with this law.
Article
46 3 Additional Elections
If
the required number of members of a municipality council has not been elected,
(based on the information submitted by the Territorial Election Commission), or
their terms of office have been terminated before their normal expiry date, and
as a result of the above less than two-thirds of the full number of municipal
representatives are in office, additional elections shall be held within 3
months on the determination of the are conducted according to the regulations
determined by the Central Election Commission.
Article
47 4 Publication of Election Returns and Voting Results
The
Central Election Commission publishes information on voting results as well as
full voting information for Territorial Election Commissions and Precinct
Election Commissions in its own official publication not later than twoone
months after the municipal election day.
Section
VII
Final
Provisions
Article
48 Filling Municipal Member Vacancies
Following
receipt of a report from a Territorial Election Commission that a member of a
municipality has died during his/her term of office, or has had his/her term of
office terminated, the Central Election Commission determines a new election within
3 months, conducted according to the
Article
49 Maintenance of Election Records
Election
records are preserved for a period of six months . After this period has
expired, they are cancelled in accordance with the rules defined by the Central
Election Commission.
Section
VII
Final
Provisions
This law comes into
force from the date it is signed.
TRANSITIONAL
PROVISIONS
3
Internally Displaced Persons participate in municipal elections in the areas
where they are temporarily placed.
4 An
Internally Displaced Person can be elected as a member of a municipality in the
municipality where he/she is living temporarily, in accordance with the
requirements of this law.
(Signed)
Heydar Aliyev
President of the
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