Approved by Decision #22/148
dated on August 12, 2003
of the Central Election Commission
of the Republic of Azerbaijan

INSTRUCTION

ON STATUS OF CANDIDATES TO PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN AND AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND
BLOCKS OF POLITICAL PARTIES

1. The status of a candidate to presidency of the Republic of Azerbaijan and authorized representatives of political parties and blocks of political parties shall be regulated in accordance with the Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

1.1. The candidate to presidency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as the political parties and blocks of political parties that have nominated a candidate, shall identify their authorized representatives. The authorized representatives shall be appointed by the candidate or in accordance with decision of a meeting, congress or conference of political parties or political parties constituting a block, or by decision adopted at the meeting of another superior body. One of such representative shall be responsible for financial issues.
1.2. The authorized representative of a candidate, political party or block of political parties shall carry out his/her functions on the basis of the Power of Attorney approved by a notary office.
1.3. The list of authorized representatives shall be submitted to the Central Election Commission, and except for the authorized representatives on financial issues, the list is shall also be submitted to the constituency election commission.
1.4. The authorized representatives shall be issued with badges by the Central Election Commission.
1.5. Each authorized representative of a political party and block of political parties shall performs his/her functions on the basis of a decision of the meeting of a political party, political parties constituting a block or representatives of such parties, which indicates his/her powers, surname, name, father’s namepatronymic, date of birth, the serial and number of his/her identification document or substitute document, address of residence, working place, occupation or official duty (service job) (if he/she does not have them – type of activity); and for the authorized representative on financial issues – the samples of financial documents and stamps for such documents. In addition, a written consent of each person to be an authorized representative should be attached to the relevant list submitted to the Central Election Commissionmust of each person. This form shall be approved at the session of the Central Election Commission.
1.6. The authorized representative can conduct a campaign in support of the registered candidate. The authorized representatives can make written request to the relevant executive authorities with respect to conducting meetings with electors. The venues (building, room) which are suitable for performing of pre-election activities shall be provided free of charge by the owners, for holding meetings with electors at times agreed with the relevant election commissionare. The authorized representatives shall determine the date of paid publication of the pre-election campaign materials is through the lottery conducted by the periodicals, on the basis of written requests, with participation of the interested persons. The authorized representatives can obtain the list of locations allocated for displaying pre-election campaign materials from the relevant Constituency Election Commission.
1.7. The authorized representatives can conduct meetings with electors who are within the territory of military unit, when such meetings are arranged by the commanders of those military units together with the constituency election commission, provided that all registered candidates, all political parties or blocks of political parties with candidates registered for this constituency are necessarily invited to or informed about this meeting at least 3 days prior to this meeting.
1.8. The authorized observers shall have the right to observe and be entitled to all rights and responsibilities provided to observers by the Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Such persons shall have the right to observe meetings of the election commissions, vote counting, as well as the conduct of relevant work concerning ballot papers, voters’ registers, de-registration cards for voting, voting results and outcomes, get familiarized with such documents, obtain copies of decisions of election commissions and other election documents (except for voters’ registers, de-registration cards for voting, ballot papers and signature sheets), and to observe other election actions implemented by the election commissions.
1.9. The authorized representatives who are still working for government or municipality cannot use their occupational or service position during the process of elections.
1.10. The authorized representatives on financial issues shall submit their reports three times within their activity period – when signature sheets are submitted to the Central Election Commission, when 10 days are remaining until the election day, and within 10 days after the election results are published officially.
1.11. The registered candidate, political party or block of political parties at any time withdraw their authorized representatives and appoint another persons instead of them, by notifying the relevant election commission. If there is such a kind of notification, the election commission shall cancels the verification card of the withdrawn authorized representative. Anytime upon his/her own initiative, the authorized representative can resign from his/her position and return his/her card to relevant election commission by informing the registered candidate, as well as the political party or block of political parties.
1.12. The term of office of the authorized representatives of political parties and blocks of political parties shall commences from the day they are appointed, and ends by the date the Constitutional Court announces officially the election outcomes, or by the finishcompletion of the status of candidacy of the candidates nominated by political parties and blocks of political parties.