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Article 19
 

19.1. Election commissions shall function collectively.


19.2. The relevant election commission shall be assembled for its first meeting no later than 5 days after the appointment of its members with decisive voting rights.


19.3. The Chairman of an election commission (as well as the Deputy Chairperson in the Central Election Commission) and two secretaries shall be elected through open voting in the first meeting of the election commission. The oldest member of the election commission shall chair its first meeting until the Chairperson of the commission is elected, and/ or in any meeting where the Chairperson is absent. The Chairman of the election commission shall represent the political party of which the deputies are in majority in the Milli Majlis, and the Secretaries shall each respectively represent the political parties of which the deputies are in minority in the Milli Majlis and the independent deputies.


19.4. Election commissions shall take decisions within their authority.


19.5. Meetings of an election commission shall be convened by the chairperson, as well as by demand of at least one third of the commission members with decisive voting rights.


19.6. Election commission members with decisive voting rights shall be obliged to participate in all meetings of the commission, except in cases of illness and/or for other valid reasons. 19.7. in order to replace an election commission member with decisive voting rights in the cases specified under Article 19.6 of this Code, substitute members nominated on the same conditions as the main members should be appointed (elected) to election commissions.


19.7. in order to replace an election commission member with decisive voting rights in the cases specified under Article 19.6 of this Code, substitute members nominated on the same conditions as the main members should be appointed (elected) to election commissions.


19.8. Members of election commissions shall be informed on the meeting of the election commission and on issues to be considered at that meeting by the Chairperson of the commission 5 to 3 days before the meeting is held. information on the time of the election commission’s meeting and a list of the issues to be considered at that meeting, as well as related draft decisions and other documents shall be given to members of the commission personally in writing or electronically.
This information shall be delivered within 24 hours, if less than 5 days remain till Voting Day, or immediately in person on Voting Day.


19.9. for validation of the meeting of the election commission, at least two thirds of its members with decisive voting rights should be appointed.


19.10. A election commission meeting shall be considered valid upon the attendance of two thirds of its members with decisive voting rights.


19.11. Any issue, raised at the request of a member of the election commission or a member of a superior election commission officially attending the meeting, and falling under the authority of the commission and relevant to the approved agenda, should be voted upon.


19.12. Any issue related to elections shall be included in the agenda of the election commission’s meeting, at the request of at least one third of an election commission’s members written application addressed to the chairperson of the commission.


19.13. Minutes shall be taken for all election commission, and all documents entering the commission shall be registered.


19.14. An election commission’s decisions and its meeting minutes shall be signed by the commission’s chairperson and secretaries. if not signed by the above mentioned persons, then the decisions and minutes shall be signed by the commission members who voted for these documents. An election commission’s meeting’s minutes shall be distributed to the commission members for approval at least 24 hours prior to the meeting (and immediately on Election Day) and be approved by a decision at one of the next regular meetings of the commission (this issue should be included in the agenda of the election commission as the first item).


19.15. Election commission members not in favor with the decision taken by the commission may express their personal opinion in writing, to be attached to the commission’s minutes. The personal opinion should be submitted to a superior election commission within at latest 3 days by the chair of the commission, and information on the opinion should be given without delay on Voting Day or the day after.


19.16. An election commission may hire non-staff workers on the basis of labor and civil contracts, and at the expenses of the funds allocated from the budget for work related to the preparation and holding of elections (referendums).


19.17. The Chairman of the election commission (including the Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission) shall allocate duties among the secretaries and members of the commission. Decisions adopted by the commission chairman in this regard, may be canceled by the election commission. Due to his/her position, the Chairman of the election commission shall be considered to be the head of the election commission secretariat.