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Article 96
 

96.1. funds allocated for the preparation and holding of elections and for organization of election commissions’ activities shall be used by the election commissions independently of the purposes defined by this Code.


96.2. The following types of activities of an election commission shall be financed from the state budget, including remaining funds from previous elections:


96.2.1. participation in the formation of election funds of registered candidates, political parties or bloc of political parties, referendum campaign groups which have a registered single lists of candidates, in accordance with the rules and amounts defined by this Code;


96.2.2. payment of expenses and compensations to candidates registered for an election constituency (constituencies), in accordance with the rules and amounts determined in Article 70 of this Code;


96.2.3. payment of salaries to members of election commissions with decisive voting rights, employees of offices of election commissions or temporary employees working in election commissions under a civil contract;


96.2.4. producing stamps, implementing printing activities, acquiring and installing of technical equipment;


96.2.5. transportation expenses, including transport expenses in remote and difficult to access districts;


96.2.6. transportation and protection of election documents;


96.2.7. implementation of proposed programs in the field of election systems development, voters education, and election organizers’ education; and


96.2.8. reimbursement of business trips and other expenses in connection with the elections; and other expenses related to the powers and functions of election commissions.


96.3. Members of the Central Election Commission shall be paid a salary in the amount defined by the relevant executive power body.
During the preparation and holding of elections, as well as during the compilation of voter lists, members of an election commission with a decisive voting right maintain the right to obtain an average monthly salary from their permanent place of work, according to Articles 33.1 and 38.1 of this Code, and shall be provided additional compensation by the relevant election commission in accordance with the order and amount defined by the Central Election Commission.


96.4. The rules for the transfer of money allocated by the Central Election Commission for other election commissions, reporting, registration, opening and closing of bank accounts shall be defined by the Central Election Commission through agreement with the Central Bank at least 50 days prior to Voting Day.
Election commissions shall conduct financial records of expenditure of funds allocated from the state budget.


96.5. At least 55 days prior to Voting Day, the Central Election Commission, together with the Central Bank, shall define and agree on samples of financial reports for election commissions, on the receipt and expenditure of funds allocated for the preparation and conduct of elections, and on documents of receipt and expenditure of election funds of candidates, registered candidates, political parties, and blocs of political parties.


96.6. The Precinct Election Commission shall submit its financial report on the receipt and expenditure of election funds allocated from the state budget to the Constituency Election Commission within 5 days of Voting Day.


96.7. Within 10 days of Voting Day, the Constituency Election Commission shall submit its financial report on the receipt and expenditure of funds allocated from the state budget to the Central Election Commission.


96.8. Within 10 days of the official publication of the final election results, the Constituency Election Commission shall submit information on the receipt and expenditure of election funds of candidates and registered candidates to the Central Election Commission.


96.9. Within three months of the official publication of election results, the Central Election Commission shall provide the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Milli Majlis and the mass media with information on use of the budget and election funds by candidates and registered candidates, and the expenditure of election funds of political parties, blocs of political parties, and referendum campaign groups. The information mentioned above should be published by the official press of the Central Election Commission within a month of the date of submission of this information to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Milli Majlis.