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Article 115
 

115.1. The following persons may be subject to criminal, civil or administrative liabilities in conformity with the Criminal Code, Civil Code, or the Code on Administrative Offences of the Republic of Azerbaijan:


115.1.1. those who have obstructed, through use of force, deceit, or intimidation, a voter’s right to elect or be elected by;


115.1.2. those who have misused their powers in order to influence the results of election (referendum);


115.1.3. those who have forced citizens to sign in support of a candidate, who have obstructed the collection of signatures in support of a candidate, or who have participated in falsifying such signatures;


115.1.4. those who have influenced voters to their side, i.e. who have committed actions prohibited by Article 88.6 of this Code;


115.1.5. those who have not made official and clarified accurate information about registered candidates in time;


115.1.6. those who have intentionally disseminated misinformation on candidates or who have injured the honor and dignity of the candidate (this provision may not serve as a ground for restricting the freedom of expression and thought, provided for in the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan);


115.1.7 those who have violated the rights of commission members, observers, agents, authorized representatives of candidates, political parties, blocs of political parties, or referendum campaign groups, representatives of mass media, including the violation of such entities’ rights to obtain copies of election documents and information, or other rights regarding the verification of election documents;


115.1.8. those who have violated rules for election campaigning, including those who have conducted election campaign a day prior to or on Voting Day;


115.1.9. those who have produced and distributed commercials or other advertisements which violate the regulations stipulated in this Code, or who have rendered charitable assistance;


115.1.10. those who have violated rules for financing election campaigns, as defined by this Code;


115.1.11. those who have hidden remaining ballot papers, or have produced additional copies of ballot papers and voting cards which were not registered by the election commission;


115.1.12. those who have obstructed the election commission’s work or have illegally interfered in the performance of functions of commission members;


115.1.13. those who have obstructed voting in the precincts;


115.1.14. those who have violated the secrecy of voting;


115.1.15. those who have forced voters to vote against their will;


115.1.16. those who have falsified election documents, produced and presented fake documents (including ballot stuffing), have miscounted votes, or have intentionally not submitted or published election results;


115.1.17. those who have violated citizens’ rights to become familiar with voter lists;


115.1.18. those who have issued ballot papers to citizens with the intent to influence them to vote for others, who have issued readymarked ballot papers, or have created conditions to receive more than one ballot paper;


115.1.19. those who have not submitted or published the report on expenditure of funds allocated for the preparation and conduct of elections or the financial report of candidates, registered candidates, political parties, blocs of political parties or referendum campaign groups;


115.1.20. those employers who have not provided employees with leave to participate in elections, in the circumstances considered by this Code; or


115.1.21. those state officials who have not investigated information provided by the election commissions on the violation of this Code;


115.1.22. the registered candidates who do not suspend their official duties with state or municipal service during the period of participation in election;


115.1.23. legal entities, officials of state and municipal bodies, structures and organizations that participate in the collection of signatures.