Approved by the Decision
# 13/75 by the Central Election Commission
of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated on August
17, 2004
CALENDAR PLAN
OF BASIC ACTIVITIES AND MEASURES FOR
THE PREPERATION AND CONDUCT OF
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
Elections are appointed on Friday, December
17, 2004
(August)
# |
Basic
activities and measures |
Executors |
Period of conduct |
According
to the Election Code of the Republic of
Azerbaijan |
Recommended
terms |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Adoption of the Decision
on appointment of Municipal Elections in
the Republic of Azerbaijan
|
CEC |
At least 120 days
prior to the Election Day
Articles: 8.1, 213.1
|
August
17, 2004 |
2 |
Official publication
of the CEC Decision on appointment of Municipal
Elections in mass media
|
CEC |
At latest within
2 days after the adoption of the Decision
on appointment of elections
Article: 213.2
|
August
18, 2004
|
3 |
Nomination
of candidates to municipality membership
on the constituency |
Political parties, blocks
of political parties, citizens of the Republic
of Azerbaijan with active suffrage living
in this area |
After the official
publication of the Decision on appointment
of elections |
Since
Agusut 18, 2004 |
4 |
Adoption of the Decision
on the approval or refusal of candidate
nomination |
Con.EC |
Within 5 days after
providing the commission with documents
Articles: 53.6, 54.9
|
– |
5 |
Collection of voters
signatures in support of candidates to municipality
membership |
Persons entitled to
collect signatures |
Begins after adoption
of the Decision on the approval of candidate
nomination
Articles: 56-57, 215
|
– |
6 |
Providing CEC with applications
on the observation within the whole territory
of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
Citizens
of the Republic of Azerbaijan with active
suffrage, registered candidates, political
parties, blocks of political parties, persons
appointed by NGOs functioning in the field
of elections |
Within 10 days prior
to the conduct of elections since the
declaration of elections
Articles: 40.4-40.6
M a d d ə l ə r : 40.4– 40.6
|
Since
August 18, 2004 up to December 7, 2004 |
| 7 |
Providing Con.EC of
the relevant constituency with applications
on the observation within the territory
of the constituency |
Citizens of the Republic
of Azerbaijan with active suffrage, registered
candidates, political parties, blocks of
political parties, persons appointed by
NGOs functioning in the field of elections |
At least 5 days prior
to the conduct of elections since the
declaration of elections
Articles: 40.4-40.5, 40.7
|
Since
August 18, 2004 up to December 12, 2004 |
8 |
Registration of persons
allowed to observe and providing them with
badges |
CEC, Con.EC |
The Decision on each
application and presentation on the observation
shall be adopted within 3 days by CEC
and 2 days by Con.EC since the date of
submission
Articles: 40.6-40.7, 44
|
– |
9 |
Defining rules for opening
specific election accounts and its registration,
as well as fund entrance in the election
funds of candidates, registered candidates,
blocks of political parties and its expenditure
|
CEC agreed with National
Bank |
At least 10 days
prior to the voting day
Article : 94.1
|
– |
10 |
Opening of specific
election accounts to create election funds
of political parties, blocks of political
parties intending to form single election
fund for candidates to municipality membership |
Candidates to municipality
membership, political parties and blocks
of political parties |
At least 110 days
prior to the voting day
Article: 94.1
|
– |
(September)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| 11 |
Submitting
election documents and preliminary financial
report for the registration of candidates
to municipality membership |
Candidate, authorized
representatives of political parties and
blocks of political parties |
At most 105 days and
at least 70 days up till 18.00 p.m.
Articles: 58.1, 94.3.1
|
Since September 3,
2004 up to October 8, 2004 |
| 12 |
Checking
the accuracy of the information on signature
sheets and documents submitted by political
parties, blocks of political parties and
adoption of the Decision on the registration
or refusal from registration of the candidate
|
Con.EC |
Within 10 days after
receiving signature sheets and other necessary
documents for the registration of the
candidate
Articles: 60, 216.1-216.3
|
– |
|
13 |
Registration
of agents and providing them with cards |
Con.EC |
Within 3 days since receiving
written applications on the appointment
of agents and the application on consent
to be an agent of the citizen
Articles: 72.1-72.2, 220.1
|
–
|
|
14 |
Publication
of the list of TV and radio companies
and editorial offices implied by Article
77.1 of the Election Code to conduct campaign
of political parties, blocks of political
parties whose candidates have been registered
in most of municipalities |
CEC
|
At latest 20 days since the
official publication of the Decision on
the appointment of elections
Article: 77.2 |
Up to
September 8, 2004 |
| 15 |
Defining
rules for transfer, account, registration
of the funding allocated for the financial
support of election commissions by CEC,
rules of opening and closing accounts |
CEC
agreed with National Bank
|
At least 90 days prior to
the voting day
Article: 96.4
|
Up to
September 18, 2004
|
(October)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| 16 |
Submitting
voter lists to be familiar with voters
and make additional specifications |
PECs |
At least 65 days prior
to the voting day
Article: 48.1
|
Up
to
October 13, 2004
|
| 17 |
Approval
of requirements on rules for preparation,
text and format, number of de-registration
cards (voting cards)
|
CEC |
At least 60 days prior
to Election Day
Article101.1
|
Up
to
October 18, 2004
|
|
18 |
Period
of conduct of pre-election campaign |
Registered candidates,
political parties, blocks of political
parties |
Starts before 60 days prior
to the voting day and ends before 24 hours
prior to voting
Articles: 69.5, 75.2
|
Since
October 18, 2004 up to 8.00 am,
on December 16, 2004
|
| 19 |
Publication
of list of registered candidates to municipality
membership |
Con.EC
|
At least 55 days prior to
Election Day
Articles 216.5
|
Up to
October 23, 2004
|
(November)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| 20 |
Publication
of the list of TV and radio companies
and editorial offices implied by Article
77.1 of the Election Code to conduct campaign
of political parties, blocks of political
parties whose candidates have been registered
in most of municipalities |
Con.EC |
At least 45 days prior
to the voting day
Information on polling stations established
in exceptional cases implied by Articles
35.5 of Election Code of the Republic
of Azerbaijan is published at the latest
2 days after their establishment
|
Up
to November 2, 2004 |
| 21 |
Approval
of requirements on rules for preparation,
text and format, number of voting protocols
of election commissions. |
CEC |
At latest 45 days prior
to Election Day
Article100.1
|
Up
to
November 2, 2004
|
|
22 |
Specification
of voter lists compiled on constituencies
and approved |
PECs |
At least 35 days prior to
the voting day
Article 46.1
Voters Lists for polling stations established
in remote places with hard ways are specified
by PECs at least 25 days prior to the
voting day but 2 days after establishing
PEC in the exceptional cases, voter lists
for polling stations established in the
territories of military bases are specified
at least 25 days prior to the voting day.
Articles: 46.5-46.6 |
Up to
November 12, 2004
|
| 23 |
Approval
of rules for the preparation of text and
format, number of ballot papers |
CEC
|
At least 35 days prior to
the voting day
Article: 99, 235
|
Up to
November 12, 2004
|
|
24 |
Warning
of voters about the place and time of
voting via mass-media or information boards
|
PECs
|
At least 25 days prior to
the voting day
Article: 104.1
|
Up to
November 22, 2004 |
(December)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| 25 |
Preparation
of ballot papers and envelopes |
CEC |
At least 10 days prior
to the voting day
Article: 99.4, 102
|
Up
to
December 7, 2004
|
| 26 |
Submitting
candidate’s second preliminary financial
report hesabatının təqdim edilməsi |
Candidate to municipality
membership, authorized representative |
At least 20 days and
at most 10 days prior to the voting day
Article: 94.3.2.
|
November
27-December 7, 2004 |
|
27 |
Providing
heads of Con.Ecs with ballot papers |
CEC |
At least 5 days prior to the
voting day
Article : 99.6
|
Up to
December 12, 2004
|
| 28 |
Providing
PECs with ballot papers |
Con.EC
|
At least 3 days prior to the
voting day
Article: 99.6
|
Up to
December 14, 2004
|
|
29 |
|
PECs
|
Voting is conducted from 8
a.m till 19 p.m on Election Day
Articles: 104-105, 236
|
Since
8 a.m till 19 p.m on December 17, 2004
|
|
30 |
Counting
of votes in the polling station, drawing
of PEC protocols and sending them to the
Con.EC
|
PECs
|
The protocol shall be sent
immediately after the voting or no later
than 24 hours
Articles: 106, 237
|
– |
|
31 |
Counting
of votes on constituencies, compiling
of Con.EC protocol and submitting it to
CEC
|
Dairə
seçki komissiyası |
At latest 2 days after the
voting day
Articles: 107, 238
|
–
|
|
32 |
Publication
of preliminary election results in the
constituency in the form of voting tabulation
on polling stations
|
Con.EC |
At latest 2 days since the
voting day
Article: 109.3
|
Up to
December 19, 2004 |
|
33 |
Publication
of preliminary election results
|
CEC |
At latest within 5 days after
the voting day
Article: 109.1
|
Up to
December 22, 2004
|
|
34 |
Officially
publication of the information on the
results of the voting in the protocols
of PEC
|
PECs,
mass media |
At latest 10 days after the
conduct of elections
Article: 109.4
|
Up to
December 22, 2004
|
|
35 |
Providing
CEC with the financial report by Con.EC
on entrance and expenditure of the funding
allocated by the State budget
|
PECs |
Within 5 days after the voting
day
Article: 96.6
|
Up to
December 23, 2004
|
|
36 |
End
of elections and publication of the information
on election results ( results of voting)
in the protocols of Con.EC v
|
Con.EC,
mass media |
At latest 10 days after Election
Day
Article: 109.4
|
Up to
December 27, 2004
|
|
37 |
Providing
CEC with the financial report by Con.EC
on entrance and expenditure of the funding
allocated by the State budget
|
Con.EC |
Within 10 days after the voting
day
Article: 96.7
|
Up to
December 28, 2004
|
(Januray)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| 38 |
Approval
of municipal electoral results |
CEC |
Within 20 days after
the voting day
|
Up
to January 6, 2004 |
|
39 |
Proclamation
of municipal electoral results |
CEC |
Within 30 days after
the voting day |
Up
to January 16, 2004 |
(February)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
40 |
publication of the information in the
protocols of Con. |
CEC |
Within 45 days after the voting
Articles: 109.2
|
Up to
February 1, 2004
|
|
41 |
Submitting
candidate’s final financial report |
Namizəd, səlahiyyətli
nüma-yəndə |
Candidate, authorized
representative
|
– |
(April)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
42 |
Providing
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan
and mass media with the information on
the usage of the budget funding, expenditure
of election funds of candidates, registered
candidates, political parties and blocks
of political parties |
CEC
|
Within 3 months after
the official publication of general election
results |
Up
to April 16, 2005 |
| Publication
of the above-mentioned financial report
and information in the official press of
CEC |
CEC
|
Within
one month after providing President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, Milli Majlis with
the report and information
Article: 96.9 |
- |
(June)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
43 |
Publication of the information on voting
results and election returns in the protocols
of PECs and Con.Ecs in the official edition
of CEC |
CEC |
Within 6 months after
Election Day
Article: 109.5
|
Up
to
June 19, 2004
|
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