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Article 36
 

General writing and inspection:


(Change: 17/5/1979 - 2234/1 art.)


(Changed first clause: 13/3/2008-5749/6 art.) Electoral roll is composed by updating annually considering the information in address registry system. If considered necessary, Supreme Election Council may decide undertaking of writing process on the first Sunday of April throughout Turkey in order to rearrange electoral roll once in four years and to gather information necessary for inspection that will be undertaken once in two years. 


On the day of writing, from 05.00 till the announcement of completion of process, people other than officials are not allowed to leave their places. 


But, writing and inspection should be completed  till 19.00 in the same day.  


Supreme Election Council, during arrangement and writing of the registry, uses methods, techniques and rules defined in regulations based on requirements of this Law. 


 District chairman of political parties, that will be announced by Supreme Election Council according to fourth clause of Article 14  of this Law, may give one representative accompanying registry official. 


 Names of the representatives are delivered in a list upon the request of District Election Board within defined period of time. Representatives of political parties, whose names have been delivered, perform their representation mission with documents taken from District Election Boards. Names and place of assignments in this list can not be changed. 


 (Addition: 30/5/1997 - DFL - 572/26 art.) During the writing of electoral roll, if any disability is determined related with voter, this is recorded in the form.