(1st Article of Law 2234, amended on 17 May 1979.)

(Amended first paragraph: 6th Article of Law 5749, on March 13, 2008) The Voter Registry is created each year by updating in accordance with the information in the address registry system. In order to gather the information to reorganize the Voter Registry every four years and to audit it every two years, when necessary the Supreme Board of Elections shall decide on registration on the second Sunday of April throughout Turkey at the same.

Nobody except for the authorized people, is allowed to desert his/her position on the registration day, beginning at 05.00 hours until the end of registration is announced via usual public instruments.

However the registration and supervision procedures should be finished in any case until 19.00 hours on the same day.

During the organization and registration of the Voter Registry, the Supreme Board of elections shall implement other methods, techniques and rules set forth in the Circulars it shall issue in accordance with the requirements under this Law.

The district chairmen of the political parties those are announced by the Supreme Board of Elections according to paragraph four of the 14th article of this law may appoint a representative along with the registration officer.

The names of the representatives are submitted as a list within the time period previously defined by the District Electoral Board. The representatives of the political parties implement their tasks according to the authorization documents provided by the chairmanship of the District Electoral Boards. The names and places of their assignment cannot be changed afterwards.

(1) The heading of this article ‘Registration of Citizens Living Abroad’ was amended by the 5th Article of Law 5749 dated 13 March 2008 and changed as seen in the current text.

(Annex: 26th Article of KHK 572, on 30 May 1997.) In case the voter has any kind of disability that may prevent him/her from voting, it is recorded on the form.