Offences Relating To The Preparation Of Voter Lists

(Amended by Article 292 of Law 5728 on 23 January 2008)

Those who do not deliver the plans and lists of buildings which will serve as a basis for the preparation of voter lists, within the time-limit determined by the Chairman of the District Electoral Board, or those who do not prepare the plans and lists of buildings in a way suitable for the preparation of voter lists shall be sentenced in accordance with article 257 of the Turkish Penal Code by aggravating the relevant sentences by from one sixth to one third.

Those who do not abide by the rules announced during the voter counting, recording and auditing procedures, and those who abstain from answering questions, or those who intentionally give wrong answers, or those who desert their position before the time they are allowed to on the first day of voter counting and recording, shall be fined with an administrative fine of one hundred Turkish Liras provided that their actions do not constitute a crime.

₍₁₎ The former heading of this article ‘Negligence and Abuse of Authority’ has been amended by Article 291 of Law 5728 on 23 January 2008 to read as seen in the current text.