Approved by Decision # 13/39 dated
on July 4, 2005 of the
Central Election Commission
of the Republic of Azerbaijan

I N S T R U C T I O N
on rules for transference and return of voluntary registration deposits

1. Rules for transference and return of voluntary registration deposits shall be regulated by Articles 58.5, 60.5, 73.2 and 156.1 of the Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan and this Instruction.
1.1. While submitting signature sheets and other documents for registration of the candidate to the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereafter referred to as the candidate to deputy), at the same time a bank document can be submitted on transference of voluntary registration deposit to the account of the relevant Constituency Election Commission amounted 3 % of the 75000 conditional financial unit defined by Article 58.5 of Election Code, i.e. of the maximum limit of the candidate`s election fund defined for the day of official publication of the decision on the appointment of elections pursuant to Article 156.1 of Election Code. This document should contain the destination of payment, i.e. words of “for registration deposit”.
1.2. Election fund of the candidate to deputy, political parties, blocs of political parties can not be used while transferring of voluntary registration deposit to bank account of the Constituency Election Commission that implements registration.
2. If the candidate to deputy is not registered, then within 3 days after getting the copy of the decision on refusal from the registration of the candidacy, the leading authority of the candidate, political party (blocs of political parties) that nominate the candidate, session of authorized representatives of political parties can appeal on registration of the candidate by the relevant Constituency Election Commission (by indicating name, surname, patronymic, serial number of identification card of the candidate, date and number of the decision on refusal from the candidacy) providing that not to return voluntary registration deposit.
2.1. In this case, the Constituency Election Commission registers the candidate to deputy within 2 days. In all other cases, voluntary registration deposit shall be returned to the candidate, the candidate, political party, blocs of political parties that nominate the candidate within 3 days after adoption of the relevant decision on registration and refusal from registration by the Constituency Election Commission.
2.2. If the candidate to deputy is elected deputy and gains at least 3 percent of valid votes, registration deposit shall be returned to the former candidate to deputy nominated by the relevant Constituency Election Commission within 3 days after official publication of election results.
2.3. If the registered candidate to deputy withdrawals his/her candidacy without any obligatory cause (serious illness of the registered candidate approved by the relevant medical expertise specified by the Labor Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan and regarding incapability to function by the court, or health disorder of the candidate to deputy during election campaign as a result of reasons that makes impossible his/her participation), then the voluntary registration deposit shall not be returned.

Note: Registration deposit can be basis for registration of the candidate only when the number of valid signatures collected in support of the candidate is not sufficient for the registration defined by item # 2.1 of this Instruction.