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Article 87
 
. Production and Distribution of Printed, Audiovisual and Other Pre-Election Campaign Materials.


The registered candidates, political parties with registered candidates, blocks of political parties, campaign groups on referendum shall have the right to produce printed, audiovisual and other pre-election campaign materials in accordance with the rules defined by the law.




Before the day of official publication of a decision on the determination of elections (referendum), the advertising organizations, founders (co-founders) of which  are the state bodies or municipalities or their organizations, should create equal conditions for the candidates registered for relevant constituencies, political parties, blocks of political parties, campaign groups on referendum, on account of funds allocated from state bodies and municipalities.




Printed and audiovisual pre-election campaign materials should contain information on:




The company which produced it;


The organization which ordered the company to produce it;


The quantity of issues;


The date of production.




A registered candidate, political party, block of political parties, and campaign group on referendum should submit detailed information about printed pre-election campaign materials or their copies to the election commission. Besides these materials, they should submit addresses of organizations, which ordered and produced them, to the relevant election commission.




It shall be prohibited to distribute pre-election campaign materials violating rules defined by Articles 87.3. and 87.4. of this Code.




At least 30 days prior the Election Day, the relevant executive authorities and municipalities, with a request from the Constituency Election Commission, should allocate locations for posting of pre-election campaign materials on boards within the territory of each voting station. These places should be accessible for voters and information displayed there should be easily read. Registered candidates, authorized representatives of a political party, block of political parties and campaign group on referendum shall have the right to obtain a list of locations allocated for displaying pre-election campaign materials from the Constituency Election Commission.




In the cases not mentioned in Article 87.6. of this Code, the pre-election campaign materials can be displayed (hung, stuck, etc.) in the rooms, buildings and other places only with consent of the proprietors or owners of those places.




It shall be prohibited to display pre–election campaign materials on buildings, constructions and rooms which are considered to be historical or cultural monuments, included in the relevant state register, as well as in rooms used by election commissions, on the notice boards specified in Article 98.3 of this Code, in the voting rooms and their entrances.




The election commission, that obtains information about distribution of forged publications, audiovisual and other pre-election campaign materials or violation of rules defined by Articles 87.3., 87.4., 87.7., 87.8. of this Code, should take necessary measures, and apply to the to the law-enforcement bodies, other authorities in accordance with the Code of Administrative Offences or the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan Republic, to stop such campaign activities which contradict the law and to remove the pre-election campaign materials distributed illegally.