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Main Definitions Used in this Code


1.1.9. Voters’ list – lists of citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan holding suffrage rights and living in the territory of the relevant election (referendum) precinct of an election (referendum) constituency;


1.1.11. Campaign materials – printed, audio-visual and other materials devoted to the pre-election (pre-referendum) campaign, envisioned to be published or distributed through other means during election (referendum) campaign;


1.1.18. Observation – preparation of an expert opinion based on the gathering and assessment of information;


1.1.19. Observer – a person appointed by political parties, nongovernmental organizations, referendum campaign groups or candidates, and registered in the relevant election (referendum) commission in accordance with regulations provided in this Code, to observe the course of elections (referendum);


1.1.20. international (foreign) observer – a person who has acquired the right to observe elections (referendum) and represents a foreign state or a foreign/international organization;


1.1.22. A bloc of political parties – a bloc comprising of two or more political parties which participate jointly in elections and have the same rights as political parties during elections;


1.1.23. Election (referendum) campaign – election (referendum) activities that are carried out within the period starting from the day of publication of the decision of an authorized Statebody to hold an election (referendum), to the publication of the election (referendum) results;


1.1.24. Election (referendum) complaint – an appeal concerning the cancellation of documents, decisions, or results of actions (or lack of actions), or the revision of such results, related to an election (referendum);


1.1.29. Results of voting – results of the counting of votes in a precinct election commission during elections (referendums); results of the counting of votes in a constituency election commission during referendums and the Presidential elections;


1.1.30. Results of elections (referendums) – the results of elections to the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan and to municipalities, as specified by the constituency election commission;


1.1.31. Election (referendum) returns– the determining of the candidate elected as a Deputy to the Milli Majlis, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan or a Municipal Councilor, or the defining of the issue that is (is not) adopted by referendum;