Compilation of Voters Lists.
46.1 The permanent voters list for a precinct shall be approved by the Precinct Election Commission in conformity with the format defined by the Central Election Commission until 30th of May of each year and be specified at least 35 days prior to the Election Day. After this period and until the Voting Day (including the Voting Day), the voter can be included in the voters list only upon the court decision (in this case, the court decision shall be attached to the voters list). Voting cards of the voters who vote with voting cards, shall be attached to the voters lists, in accordance with Article 101 of this Code. Any additions and amendments to voters list on the voting day cannot be made. Voters lists cannot be published in the press.
The document verifying inclusion of a voter in the voters list is the Voter’s Card. Voter’s name, surname, patronymic, date of birth, place of residence, name of the election constituency he/she is registered in and number and address of the election precinct shall be described in the Voter’s Card. A sample of the Voter’s Card shall be verified by the Central Election Commission and distributed (delivered) to voters by Precinct Election Commissions in the manner identified by the Central Election Commission. Upon request, the relevant election commission shall inform any citizen about his/her inclusion or not inclusion in the voters lists.
Temporary lists of voters registered in election precincts formed in accordance with Articles 35.4 and 35.6 of this Code and voters indicated in Article 45.4 of the Code shall be drafted separately, at the level of the relevant election commission.
Permanent voters lists shall include information on voters who have active suffrage provided by heads of the relevant executive authority bodies and municipalities, commanders of military units. Temporary voters lists shall include information on voters with active suffrage provided by heads of consulates or diplomatic representatives, as well as by heads of the enterprises where voters are temporarily located.
46.5 Voters lists of the precincts established in distant and difficult to access districts shall be specified by the Precinct Election Commissions on the basis of information on voters provided by heads of relevant executive authority and municipality at least 25 days prior to the election day, in exceptional circumstances 2 days after the Precinct Election Commission has been formed.
46.6 Voters (military servants of military unit, military servants’ family members who reside within the territory of military unit and other voters) lists for the precincts established within the territory of military units shall be specified by the Precinct Election Commissions on the basis of information on voters provided by the commanders of military units at least 25 days prior to the election day.
46.7 Voters lists for the precincts where voters are temporarily located (hospitals, sanatoriums, rest homes) and ships that are sailing on the election day shall be approved at least 5 days prior to the election day by the relevant Precinct Election Commission on the basis of information on voters provided by heads of the offices where voters are located temporarily or the captain of the ship and checked by the Precinct Election Commission.
46.8 Voters lists for electoral precincts created outside of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall be approved by relevant Precinct Election Commission on the basis of information on voters provided by heads of the diplomatic representation and consular office of the Republic of Azerbaijan at least 25 days prior to the election day.
46.9 If no election precincts are created in military units, the commander of the military unit and administration of investigation jails shall collect and specify information on voters in accordance with the rules defined by the Central Election Commission and then submit it to the relevant Precinct Election Commission at least 35 days prior to the election day, if no other rule is provided by this Code.
46.10 Voters lists shall be prepared in 2 copies. Information on voters who have been included in the voters lists should be in alphabetical or in other order (according to settlements, streets, houses, apartments). The voters lists shall contain the voter’s name, surname, patronymic, year of birth (for those who are 18 years old – date and month of birth), permanent address (number of street, building, apartment, number of house; if the place is the temporary residence – address of the hospital, sanatoriums, rest homes or other places) and the number of the election precinct.
46.11 State Automated Information Systems can be used during compilation of voters lists. The voters lists shall be prepared in a typewritten format. Only in the exceptional circumstances defined by the Central Election Commission, they can be written by hand.
46.12 The first copy of the preliminary voters list prepared for the precinct shall be preserved by the Precinct Election Commission, and a relevant act be made on this. The second copy shall be transferred to the Constituency Election Commission not later than 5th of February of each year, but at least 25 days prior to the election day. Preliminary voters lists for the constituency shall be drafted in two copies not later than 5th of March of each year, signed by the chairperson and secretaries of the Constituency Election Commission and verified with the stamp of the election commission, and submitted to the Central Election Commission until 5th of April annually. If the Central Election Commission finds discrepancies in the voters lists, they shall be corrected and then be approved by Precinct and Constituency Election Commissions until 25th of May. The voters list for the Republic of Azerbaijan shall be drafted by the Central Election Commission by means of the State Automated Information System.
46.13 Voters lists for the election precincts created in conformity with Articles 35.5 and 35.6 of this Code shall be signed by the chairperson and secretaries of the Precinct Election Commission and verified by the stamp of the commission.
46.14 Precinct Election Commissions, after they specify voters lists, shall examine and consider the changes to be made on the voters lists at the requests of voters or changes necessary to be made in conformity with Article 45 of this Code. They shall also make investigation on the basis of relevant documents submitted by the officials, municipalities, state civilian registration offices and bodies which register citizens’ addresses and place of residence.
46.15 The head of the executive body who provides information on voters, shall bear responsibility defined by the legislation for the accuracy, completeness and timely provision of the relevant information.
