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Article 19
 

Membership of District Election Boards


 (Change: 17/5/1979 - 2234/1 art)


 


1. Four permanent and four reserve members of District Election Board are taken from political parties. These members are determined as defined below:


President the election board notifies four political parties which have the highest vote in recent parliamentary elections and have completed their organizations in district to deliver the names for one permanent and one reserve member within the beginning of the period defined in article above. 


 In case the number of parties determined due to these principles, or parties delivered the names are less than four, remaining members are completed with same method considering the votes of the parties in recent elections. Dots are drawn in case of equality of votes. 


 In case all of four permanent and four reserve members are not determined even the provisions above are implemented, due to fourth clause of article 14, among the parties, those which are organized in such district are determined and dots are drawn among them. Names drawn for the political parties become members of District Election Boards. 


 Members who are missing in district elecoral board are completed due to the provisions of second clause. 



  1. For other two permanent and reserve memberships that are missing at the result of transactions defined in this clause are determined by drawing lots among the state official candidates within the top eight list prepared due to their terms of service who have been working in the borders of district more than ten years and have never been attended any of legislative assembly and local administrative elections as the candidates of a political party and never been registered to a political party before. Drawing lots is executed by president of district election board before the members determined by provisions of first clause. While drawing lot, the ones whose names are drawn prior are accepted as permanent members. Notwithstanding obligatory conditions, two permanent members from the same Ministry is not allowed. 

  2. President of District Election Board informs the political parties the date and time of drawing lot 

    Deficiencies of permanent members during the term of the mission, is completed by the reserve member of such missing permanent member. Deficiencies in reserve memberships are completed due to the provisions implemented according to the specifications of such missing members.  


    According to eleventh clause of Article 14, mission of members in the board are terminated for political parties, in case such political parties are not allowed to participate elections due to the determination of Supreme Election Council. Missing memberships due to this reason are completed among the political parties which are not represented in the board according to the provisions defined in first clause.  


    Member assigned to the missing position performs for the working duration of his predecessor.