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Additional Article 1
 

Transactions to be undertaken by Supreme Election Council:


(Addition: 13/2/1965 - 533/10 art; Change: 24/3/1973 - 1700/1 art.)


By means of Turkish Radio and Television Institution, during the news and other appropriate broadcasting hours, Supreme Election Council announces and reminds voters issues such as liabilities and authorities of being an voter, arrangement of permanent electoral registries, undertaking of first counting and counting transactions, arrangement of ballot voters lists, their public review period and end of public review period, methods and principles of objections and registry transactions, distributing of voter cards and transactions related with elections and other issues considered necessary.


Furthermore, provincial and District Election Boards make announcements involving same content in order to increase public attention by means of generally used broadcasting and publishing devices. 


Turkish radios do not make any charges for all kinds of notifications and announcements of Supreme Election Council and Provincial Election Boards on these issues. 


In line with principle of registering of all voters to electoral registries and ballot voters lists and proper distribution of voters cards, Supreme Election Council show the necessary transactions and circulars to be published. Presidents of provincial and District Election Boards, in line with this principle and circulars of Supreme Election Council, provide training of officials and proper executing of their liabilities.