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Article 74
 

74.1. Pre-election campaigning shall be held in accordance with Article 47 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The following shall have the right to conduct pre-election and pre-referendum campaigns (hereinafter pre-election campaign):


74.1.1. Referendum campaign groups;


74.1.2. Candidates registered for participation in the elections of deputies to the Milli Majlis;


74.1.3. Candidates registered for participation in Presidential elections;


74.1.4. Political parties or blocs of political parties, which have candidates registered for participation in the elections of deputies to the Milli Majlis;


74.1.5. Candidates registered for participation in the municipal elections;


74.1.6. Political parties or blocs of political parties, which have candidates registered for participation in Presidential elections; and


74.1.7. Political parties or blocs of political parties, which have candidates registered for participation in municipal elections.


74.2. The pre-election campaign may be conducted by the following means:


74.2.1. Mass media;


74.2.2. Mass activities (gatherings and meetings with citizens, mass discussions and talks, etc.);


74.2.3. Distribution and production of printed, audiovisual, and other campaign materials; and


74.2.4. Other means not prohibited by law.


74.3. The pre-election campaign by mass media shall be conducted in the form of open discussions, round tables, press conferences, interviews, speeches, political advertisements, TV and Radio programs, video-films and other means not prohibited by law. The registered candidate, political party, or bloc of political parties and the referendum campaign group shall independently determine the forms and the ways of pre-election campaigning they will use.


74.4. Conduct of pre-election campaigning and distribution of campaign materials shall be prohibited for:


74.4.1. Subjects indicated in Article 90.2 of this Code (taking into account Articles 12.2 and 12.3 of this Code);


74.4.2. Officials who while performing or abusing their status as employees of government bodies, agencies or organizations or persons who hold high posts at the municipal agencies or organizations, civil and municipal servants, and military personnel;


74.4.3. Election commissions, the members of an election commission with decisive voting rights, and other election commission officials;


74.5. A press group established under the Central Election Commission, comprised mostly of journalists, shall ensure the observance of the rules on pre-election campaigning identified by this Code.