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Article 10
 

Election boards:


(Amendment: 17/5/1979 - 2234/1 article) There is one Higher Election board in Ankara, one District Election Board in each district, and a ballot box committee for each ballot in precincts. (Added sentence: 13/3/2008-5749/1 article) In order to manage the electoral transactions for the citizens abroad, Overseas District Election Board has been constituted associated to Ankara District Election Board. When considered necessary, more than one Overseas District Election Boards may be constituted.


In city centers there is also a central District Election Board. 


In the districts which have more than 200.000 population, more than one District Election Boards are constituted considering the borders of villages and neighborhoods (precincts) and paying attention to equality of population as much as possible.  


Apart from provincial municipalities and district municipalities, other municipalities within the scope of district (including central districts), are attached to one of District Election Boards as a whole along with the neighborhoods without any division.