Authorization of voting

(Change: 8/4/2010-5980/15 art.)

Each voters whose names are written on approved ballot lists,have the authority to vote. 

Along with the exceptions defined in this Law, those whose names are not written on approved ballot lists are not allowed to vote. But, for voters whose names are not written on ballot voters lists which are multiplied and delivered to ballot box committees although their names have been written on finalized mukhtar area voter list for public review or who have applied within defined period of time for writing of their names on such lists and whose applications have been approved, president of the District Election Board decide their addition to ballot voters list as well as list in District Election Board and voting of such voter is maintained with a notice delivered to voter from District Election Board to be presented to ballot box committees.

Apart from the exceptions defined in this Law, each voter can only vote at the ballot in which he is registered. 

Voters are not alloved to vote more than once. 

A voter is only allowed to vote for the elections in his electoral district in which he is registered.

Until the day of voting, those who have lost their eligibility of voting due to official documents of  related authorities and those who have been registered on prisoners ballot list but discharged or those whose penalties are finalized for crimes other than inattentive offenses, are not aloowed to vote even they have been registered in electoral lists and this issue is recorded in minute books by ballot box committees.