The Organization of Territorial Election Commissions (TEC)
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.
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 Azerbaijan Republic
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.
