Approved by Decision #4/27 of
the Central Election Commission
dated on June 27, 2003
Approved by Decision12/57-3
dated on August 16, 2008 of the
Central Election Commission
of the Republic of Azerbaijan
INSTRUCTION
ON ORGANIZATION OF VOTING IN MILITARY UNITS
DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
1. The military servants shall vote in generals election precincts established in the territory where the military unit is located. Voting precincts can be created in the military units located outside of the settlements only in circumstances if it is needed more than 1 hour to transport military servants by means of public transport to general voting precincts and if the number of military servants is more than 50.
In such circumstances, voting precincts shall be created at least 50 days prior to the voting day, in exceptional cases, they shall be created at least 5 days prior to the voting day by the commanders of the military units in accordance with the decision of relevant constituency election commission.
2. Military servants from frontier troops and military servants located at the areas of military conflicts, as well as military servants whose voting in general precincts is impossible based on the presentation of relevant executive authority, shall vote in election precincts created within military units. A voter shall receive a ballot paper upon producing his/her officer’s military badge or military ID.
3. Conditions for all members of the precinct election commission and superior election commissions, registered candidates and their representatives, authorized representatives of political parties and blocks of political parties and observers to access easily the working rooms of election commission and voting cabins in the election precincts should be provided in conformity with the rules defined by this Code.
4. Voters lists for the precincts established within the territory of military units shall be specified by the precinct election commissions on the basis of information on voters provided by the commanders of military units at least 25 days prior to the election day.
5. In military units the election precincts should be established by the commanders of the military unit in such a way, as to ensure easy access to those precincts.
6. If no election precincts are created in military units, the commander of the military unit shall specify the information on voters and then submit it to the relevant precinct election commission at least 35 days prior to the election day. Voters’ lists should be compiled in 2 copies. The information on the voters included in the voters’ lists should be located in alphabetical order in the list. The lists shall contain surname, name, patronymic, date of birth, address of residence and number of precinct.
7. The military servants residing outside the military unit shall be included into the voters list on the place of residence, in accordance with the general principles.
8. The list of voters who serve within the military unit, as well as the list of their family members and other voters residing within the military unit, shall be compiled by the commander of the military unit.
