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Article 68
 

Voting Tools and Their Delivery (1):


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


(Annex paragraph 1: Article 10 of Law 5980, on 8 April, 2010; Amended on 13/3/2018 in accordance wıth Article 5 of Law 7102) Ballot boxes shall be 40cm in width, 55cm in length and 50cm in height, and shall be manufactured from transparent, heat-proof and break-proof hard plastic with a cover suitable for being tied with a rope and sealed bearing a crevice (…)3 suitable for putting in the envelopes.


Annex paragraph 2: Article 10 of Law 5980, on 8 April, 2010; Amended on 13/3/2018 in accordance with Article 5 of Law 7102) The ballots should be put in the same envelope whenever both the parliamentary and presidential elections take place altogether.


(Annex paragraph 3: Article 10 of Law 5980, on 8 April, 2010; Amended on 13/3/2018 in accordance with article 5 of Law 7102) The polling booths to be used in the elections shall be made in such a way as to ensure the secrecy of the vote. The dimensions and standards of the cabins will be determined by Supreme Board of Elections.


(Annex paragraph 4: Article 10 of Law 5980, on 8 April, 2010; Amended on 13/3/2018 in accordance with Article 5 of Law 7102 ) The ballot boxes and polling booths shall bear the name and emblem of the Supreme Board of elections. If necessary, the Supreme Board of Elections can make the necessary changes to the standards of the ballot boxes and polling stations in accordance with the purpose of this article.


(Annex paragraph 5: Article 10 of Law 5980, on 8 April, 2010) The Supreme Board of Elections is authorized to produce the seal, ink and stamp pads to be used on election day in such a way so as to ensure that the votes are not declared null and void.


The Supreme Board of Elections shall duly dispatch the seals (…)(2) of provincial, district electoral boards and ballot box committees, along with all kinds of stationery and supplies for the elections that cannot be provided locally, to provincial and district electoral boards, specifying the materials to be delivered to chairmen of the related boards in that election. (2)


(1) Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 were added to this article by Article 10 of Law 5980 on 8 April 2010 and the remaining paragraphs were listed to follow accordingly.


(2) The former phrase ‘voter marker ink and stamp pad’ was repealed by Article 15 of Law 5749 on 13 March 2008.


The chairman of Provincial Electoral Board provides the District Electoral Boards with the materials listed below at least ten days prior to the election day, whereas the chairman of the District Electoral Boards is responsible for the delivery of the listed materials to the Polling Station Committees at least 48 hours prior to the election day.


1. A numbered seal inserted in a sealed cloth bag for each ballot-box within the election district (Protocols are prepared to show the seal numbers delivered to a certain ballot box.)


2. An approved list of candidates number of which is equal to the total quantity of closed voting booths provided for each election district, along with the sign specified in Article 76,


3. A pack sealed by the seal of the District Electoral Board, containing envelopes in which ballot papers are going to be inserted,


4. Ballot boxes,


5. Stamping pads and ink equal to the number of ballot-boxes,


6. Approved minute books identical to the sample, number of which is equal to the number of ballot-boxes,


7. Printed vote count lists identical to the sample.


8. Printed minute papers identical to the sample,


9. Empty bags, number of which is equal to the number of ballot-boxes,


10. Copy pencils in sufficient quantity,


11. Materials for building a voting place if necessary,


12. White blank papers and other supplies in the sufficient quantity within that election district, depending on the nature of the election,


13. Two copies of ballot-box voter list with each page sealed and the last page of which is approved by the District Electoral Board,


14. Ballots delivered to the chairman of the District Electoral Board which will be placed by the parties in voting booths,


15. Ballot papers for each independent candidate, bearing the name and surname only of that independent candidate, delivered to the chairman of the District Electoral Board,


16. Package that contains joint ballots, sealed and numbered by district electoral board,


17. "Yes" seal for each ballot-box,


18. (Repealed: by Article 15 of Law 5749, on 13 March 2008)


 


 


 


 


 


3 “…measuring 25 cm in length and 1 cm in windth on the cover” part of the article was abolished on 13.03.2018 in accordance with article 5 of Law 7102.