Except for the cases stipulated by Article 56 of the Constitution of Azerbaijan Republic and by this Code, every citizen, having active suffrage, shall have the right to be an initiator of a referendum campaign group, and to be elected as a deputy to Milli Majlis, President or a member of municipality, which is the passive suffrage, if he/she meets requirements of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan concerning candidates for Presidency and candidates to Milli Majlis and municipality.
Cases of limitation related to the passive suffrage shall be established by Articles 56, 85, 100 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan and by this Code.
Pursuant to Articles 56.3, 85 and 100 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan the following persons shall not have a right to be elected as a deputy of the Milli Majlis, President, member of a municipality, i.e. they shall not have the passive suffrage:
people sentenced to servicing their sentence in institutions of confinement, by court decision, which has entered into force;
persons sentenced for the crimes indicated in Articles 15.4 – 15.5 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan with dual citizenship (until their dual citizenship expires);
citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan who have liabilities before foreign countries (until such liabilities are terminated).
