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Article 15
 

Provincial Election Board:


2/  2.1/  2.1.1/Article 15 – (Changed: 22/12/2005 - 5435/44 art.)  


Provincial Election Board meets at the last week of January once in every two years and is composed of two senior members of District Election Board after president and headed by the eldest judge serving in the central district. Provincial Election Board established with these principles, stays in duty for two years. Seniority of judges are determined due to article 15 of  24.2.1983 dated and 2802 numbered Law on Judges and Prosecutors. But while determining this seniority, those who were subject to condemnation or heavier discipline penalties are considered less senior than the others. 


In case any of the judges in permanent or reserve membership of Provincial Election Board or District Election Board,  is incapable of performing his missions and no judge can be determined in the area to perform such duty, a judge who performs within the jurisdiction of such area from high criminal court and whose leave of office is not considered inconvenient, is assigned to such duty. 


In cases the deficiencies can not be filled by the judges within the jurisdiction of supreme criminal court of such area, a judge from the neighboring jurisdiction of supreme criminal court is assigned to duty with the aforementioned conditions and principles. 


Presidency of the election board is executed by a member who has been elected by the board in secret ballot until the authorized judge starts his mission.