47.1. All citizens who have active suffrage rights shall be included in the Voters’ Lists.

47.2. A voter may be included in the Voter’s List under the relevant precinct on the basis of the voter’s permanent place of residence (i.e. the place a voter has resided for at least 6 out of 12 months prior to the announcement of elections) as determined by the body responsible for recording citizens' place of residence or place of stay.

47.3. Military servants residing outside of the military unit shall be included in the Voters’ List, on a general basis, by their place of residence. Military servants, family members of military servants, and other voters residing within the territory of the military unit shall be included in the Voters’ List, on the basis of their permanent residence or other place where they mostly reside as defined by the body responsible for registering the place of residence or place of stay of citizens of Azerbaijan, or confirmed by the order of the commander of a military unit on inclusion in the list of military staff of persons employed or conscripted for the military service.

47.4. The basis for including citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan residing outside of the Republic of Azerbaijan and those who are on a long-term foreign missions or business trips in the Voters’ List, shall be the fact a person is permanently residing outside of the Republic of Azerbaijan, or the fact a voter is on a long-term business trip (as determined by the diplomatic representations or consular offices of the Republic of Azerbaijan).

47.5. Voters who are in hospitals, sanatoriums, or rest homes shall be included in the Voter’s Lists of the election precincts created there on the basis of an identification card or other substitute document. If no polling station is created in such places in accordance with Article 35.4 of this Code, then such voters shall be included in the Voters’ Lists pursuant to information provided to the Precinct Election Commission by the administration of such institutions. The information provided by such institutions shall fully describe all the data contained in the voter’s identification card or substitute document.

47.5-1. Citizens arrested during the investigation and those detained by administrative order are included in separate voters’ list by the Precinct Election Commissions. Such information is submitted to the Precinct Election Commission at least 2 days prior to the voting day by relevant court that made decision on citizen’s arrest, or relevant executive authority body that made decision on citizen’s detainment by administrative order. That information must contain full data of identification document or its substitute.

47.6. Persons with no valid court indictment and subject to imprisonment shall be included in voters’ lists upon information provided to the Precinct Election Commissions by the administration of investigative facilities. Such information shall include all the data contained in the person’s identification card or substitute document.

47.7. Citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan not able to move may be included in voters’ lists according to information provided by their relatives or other persons with whom they have relations. in such case, the identification card or a substitute document of the disabled citizen must be presented.

47.8. Upon appearing in the polling station, citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan with active suffrage who are in foreign countries, shall be included in the Voters’ List on the basis of their international passport or substitute document.

47.9. After the voters cards are distributed and voters’ lists are submitted for public display, voters residing within the territory of an electoral precinct and not included in the Voters’ List for any reason, shall be added to the Voters’ List by the Precinct Election Commission on the basis of their identification card or other substitute document. If necessary, the Precinct Election Commission shall require other documents confirming that the voter lives in the territory of the precinct most of the time.

47.10. A voter may be included in the Voters’ List of only one precinct. Should the election commission discover that a voter has been registered in more than one precinct, it will have to investigate the matter and ensure that the voter’s name remains on only one list. if the voter is intentionally included in more than one voters’ list, he/she may be subject to administrative liability under the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

47.11. After voters’ lists are approved, a voter may be excluded from the Voters’ List on the basis of official documents as well as on the basis of the voting card issued to the voter in conformity with Article 101 of this Code. The voter shall be informed about being excluded from the list in writing. In such circumstances, the date and reason for exclusion of the voter from the Voters’ List is to be indicated on the Voters’ List. This fact shall be certified by signatures of the Chairperson and Secretaries of the Precinct Election Commission. The de-registration card for voting shall be certified by the signatures of the commission members issuing it.