CHAPTER III

VOTERS LISTS

Article 15. Compilation of Voters Lists

    1. A relevant Precinct Election Commission approves lists of voters for a precinct in accordance with the format defined by the Central Election Commission at least 35 days prior to Election Day.

    2. Voters lists include information on voters provided by the relevant executive authorities, heads of the municipalities, commander of a military units as well as by a heads of the offices where voters are located temporarily.

    3. Voters lists of the precincts established in remote districts are approved by the Precinct Election Commission on the basis of information on voters provided by the relevant executive authority or head of the municipality at least 25 days prior to election day--in exceptional cases two days after the Precinct Election Commission has been formed.

    4. Voters lists (military persons within a military unit, military persons’ family members who live within the territory of the military unit and other voters) for the precincts established within the territories of the military units are approved by the Precinct Election Commission on the basis of information on voters provided by the commanders of military units at least twenty five days prior to election day.

    5. Lists of voters located temporarily in sanatoriums, hospitals, rest homes and other places, or on a ship which sails on election day are approved by the relevant Precinct Election Commission on the basis of information on voters provided by the heads of the offices where voters are located temporarily, or by the captain of the ship, at least five days prior to election day.

    6. The voters list for an election precinct created outside of the Azerbaijan Republic is approved by the relevant Precinct Election Commission on the basis of information on voters provided by the diplomatic representation or head of the consular office of the Azerbaijan Republic, at least twenty five days prior to election day.

    7. Officials mentioned in paragraphs 2-6 of this current article collect and correct information on voters in accordance with the rules defined by the Central Election Commission and then submit this information to the Precinct Election Commission at least 35 days prior to election day, if no other rule is mentioned in this law.

    8. The voters lists are prepared in two copies. Information on the voters who have been included in the voters lists should be alphabetical or in other order (according to settlements, streets, buildings, apartments etc.). The voters list contains the voter’s first name, surname, father’s name, year of birth (for voters 18 years old – date and month of birth), permanent address or address of a place where he/she mostly lives.

    9. State automated information systems can be used when preparing the voters list. The voters lists are typed by typing machine; only in exceptional cases defined by the Central Election Commission, they are written by hand.

    10. The first copy of the voters list prepared in accordance with the paragraph 2 of current article is preserved by the Precinct Election Commission. The second copy is transferred to the Territorial Election Commission at least 25 days prior to Election Day and it is used in accordance with the rules defined by the Central Election Commission. The voters list for the election district is verified (with signature and stamp) by the chairperson and secretary of the Territorial Election Commission.

    11. The voters list for the election precincts created in accordance with article 14.4. -14.6 is verified with signatures of the chairperson and secretary of the Precinct Election Commission and with a stamp of the commission.

    12. The Precinct Election Commissions, after they approve the voters lists, examine and consider the changes to be made on the voters list from the requests of voters or changes necessary to be made, in accordance with the article 17 of this law, as well as on the basis of relevant documents provided by the officials, municipalities, marriage registration office, and bodies which register citizens’ addresses and living places.

    13. A person who provides information on voters is responsible for the accuracy, completeness and timely provision, in accordance with the rules defined by the legislation.

Article 16. Rules for Citizens’ Inclusion In and Exclusion from Voters List

    1. All citizens of the Azerbaijan Republic who are eligible to vote are included in the voters list.

    2. The residence of a voter, or the fact that a voter is residing permanently or mostly within the territory of the relevant election precinct, defined by the body which registers residence is sufficient basis for including the voter on the voters list for that precinct.

    3. Military officers who reside outside of the military unit are included in the voters list for their district of residence on a common basis. The basis for inclusion of military officers in a military unit, in addition to their families and other voters who reside within the territory of the military unit, in the voters list, is based on their permanently or mostly residing (in the military unit), as defined by the bodies which register the citizens of the Azerbaijan Republic in accordance with their place of residence, or by order of the commander of a military unit on inclusion of military person in the military staff.

    4. The fact that a person is residing outside the Azerbaijan Republic permanently or mostly; or the fact that a voter is on a long-term business trip abroad, as determined by the diplomatic representation or head of the consular office of the Azerbaijan Republic, is the basis for including overseas voters, or those who are on a long-term business trip, on the voters list.

    5. Voters who are in hospitals, sanatoriums, rest homes and other temporary places are included on the voters list on the basis of a de-registration card for voting and an ID or other substitute document.

16.6. Citizens of the Azerbaijan Republic who are eligible to vote and who are abroad due to an invitation, business or official trip or tourism, are included on the voters list on the basis of their ID or a substitute document and de-registration card for voting, which they submit when coming to the election commission room.

    1. Voters who reside within the territory of the election precinct or voters who have not been included on the voters list for any reason, after the voters list has been submitted for public display, are included on the voters list by the Precinct Election Commission on the basis of an ID or other substitute document. If necessary, other documents which confirm that the voter lives mainly within the territory of that election precinct may be required.

    2. A voter can be included in the voters list for one precinct only.

    3. A voter can be excluded from the voters list on the basis of official documents, as well as of a de-registration card for voting provided to the voter for voting in accordance with the rules defined by this law, after voters lists are approved. In such cases, the date and reason for exclusion of voters from the voters list should be recorded in the voters list. This fact is verified (with signature) by the chairperson and secretaries of the Precinct Election Commission. When issuing a de-registration card for voting, it should be verified (with signature) by the commission members who have issued it.

    4. It is prohibited to make any changes to the voters list after voting has finished.

Article 17. Public Display of Voters Lists

    1. The Precinct Election Commission submits the voters list for public display or for verification, by informing the voters, at least twenty-five days prior to Election Day. It creates convenient conditions for this. The voter’s list must be displayed outside the voting room, on boards, in a convenient place for voters to have access to it.

    2. A citizen of the Azerbaijan Republic who is eligible to vote has the right to inform the relevant election commission if he/she is not included in the voters list, and about errors or mistakes he/she has found in the voters list. The Precinct Election Commission must check the information provided within one day from when it is received; on Election Day – immediately. Before the termination of voting, the Precinct Election Commission must examine the appeal and documents presented, correct errors and mistakes or must provide a written rejection of the appeal for revision (with reasons) to the voter.

    3. A complaint about a decision of the Precinct Election Commission on citizens’ inclusion in, or exclusion from, the voters list can be filed with the superior election commission or to the court within the territory of which the Precinct Election Commission is located. Such complaints should be investigated within three days. [However] complaints must be solved immediately if:

If the decision is in favour of the claimant’s application, this decision must be implemented immediately by the Precinct Election Commission. The court has the final decision.