Approved by Decision #11/70 of
the Central Election Commission
dated on July 12, 2003

INSTRUCTION

ON RULE OF ISSUANCE OF DE-REGISTRATION CARDS FOR VOTING

1. Requirements concerning the form, order of preparation, number, issuance register form and development of the de-registration card for voting (hereinafter – the voting card) shall be approved by the Central Election Commission at least 60 days before the voting day. The voting cards shall be prepared in the order provided for in Articles 99.2-99.5 of the Election Code. Responsibility for issue and keeping of the voting cards shall be imposed on chairpersons of the relevant election commissions.

1.1. The voter that has obtained a voting card can vote with it in the election precinct, which is within the territory where the voter is on the Election Day.
1.2. After receiving the de-registration cards for voting from publishing house, the Central Election Commission shall in presence of the chairperson and secretaries of a relevant constituency election commission draw an act, indicating the number and date and time of issue of the de-registration cards for voting, and submit it to the chairperson of the constituency election commission, at least 50 days prior to the voting day. This act shall be stamped by the stamp of the Central Election Commission.
1.3. The constituency election commission shall in presence of the chairperson and secretaries of a relevant precinct election commission draw an act, indicating the number and date of issue of the de-registration cards for voting, and submit it to the chairperson of the precinct election commission, at least 30 days prior to the voting day. Such an act shall be signed by the chairperson and secretaries, and stamped by the stamp of the constituency election commission.

2. Chairpersons of constituency and precinct election commissions shall be responsible for issue and keeping of the de-registration cards for voting.

2.1. The de-registration cards for voting shall be issued by the relevant election commission to the voter according to his/her application, or to the voter’s representative, based on a power of attorney verified by a notary office. The voter’s application should indicate the reasons why the voter is not able to come to the precinct on the Election Day.
2.2. The precinct election commission should apply to the constituency election commission within two days after receiving the voter’s application, and clarify whether the voter has obtained a voting card before or not. Since, provisions of the Election Code of the Azerbaijan Republic prohibit issue of more than one voting card to a voter.
2.3. The constituency election commission shall make a register of issuance of de-registration cards for voting. The voter’s surname, name, patronymic, date of birth and address should be indicated in the register. The constituency election commission shall send the voters lists together with the verified extracts from the mentioned register to the precinct election commission, 25 days before the Election Day. Based on such extracts, each precinct election commission should make relevant notes in the voters’ lists.
2.4. When receiving from the constituency election commission a de-registration card for voting, a voter or his/her representative authorized by a power of attorney shall sign the register and indicate the series and number of his/her ID or substitute document. In this case the cut-off corner of the voting card shall be attached to the register. The de-registration card for voting issued to the voter by the constituency election commission shall be confirmed by the stamp of that constituency and signed by a member of the constituency election commission.
2.5. When receiving from the precinct election commission a de-registration card for voting, a voter or his/her representative authorized by a power of attorney shall sign the voters list and indicate the series and number of his/her ID or substitute document. In this case the cut-off corner of the voting card shall be attached to the voters list.

3. Based on this, the voter shall not be taken into account when counting the registered voters and included in the relevant protocol. The de-registration card for voting issued to the voter by the precinct election commission shall be confirmed by the stamp of that precinct and signed by a member of the precinct election commission.

3.1. The relevant precinct election commission shall deliver to the relevant constituency election commission the information on the de-registration cards for voting issued to voters, and the relevant constituency election commission shall, in its turn, once in two days pass such information to the Central Election Commission.