Approved by Decision
6/23-2
dated on July 4, 2008 of the
Central Election Commission
of the Republic of Azerbaijan
R e g u l a t i o n
for the Working Group established for checking the accuracy of the information in the signature sheets and other election documents submitted to election commissions
This Regulation determines the rights, the responsibilities, activity rules of the Working Group (hereafter referred to as Working Group) established to check the accuracy of the information in the signature sheets and other election documents submitted to the relevant election commission for the registration of the candidate.
1. General provisions
1.1. Working Group functions pursuant to Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereafter referred to as Election Code) and normative acts adopted by Central Election Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan (CEC).
1.2. Working Group shall be established by the relevant election commission to check the accuracy of the information in election documents and signature sheets pursuant to Article # 59.2 of the Election Code.
1.3. The Working Group shall include experts of the Court Expertise of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ministries of Finance, Interior Affairs and Tax, State Register Service of Real Estate of the Republic of Azerbaijan, State Committee on Real Estate Management of the Republic of Azerbaijan, State Statistics Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan and other organizations.
1.4. pursuant to Article 4.4 of Law “on the approval and enforcement of Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan”.
2. The rule for formation of Working Group
2.1. The Working Group shall be established by the decision of the relevant election commission;
The Working Group is headed by the member having a decisive right of the relevant election commission;
2.2. The members of the Working Group are assigned upon agreement with heads of relevant state bodies and they implement their activities being temporarily diverted from their permanent working-place still being paid their salaries and other payments.
2.3. Members of the Working Group shall get the salary at the amount defined by the commission according to the labor contract signed with the relevant election commission during the period of acting.
3. Rights of the Working Group and its chairperson
3.1. The Working Group shall have the following rights:
3.1.1 To require and obtain information from the candidate, authorized representatives of political party, block of political parties, persons collecting signatures, voters on matters within its authority in order to ensure fair inspection;
3.1.2. To make an appeal to relevant state bodies, municipalities and other bodies on matters related to the implementation of its activities, to request the necessary information and materials on matters within its authority;
3.1.3. To prepare the opinions considered as the basis for confirming the accuracy of the information in the signature sheets and to compile the protocol of the Working Group on checking results of the signature sheets of each candidate and submit it to the chairman of the Working Group;
3.1.4. The relevant body should give official response according to the inquiry within 3 days, but if there are less than 50 days up to the election day, then not later than 1 day.
3.2. Chairman of the Working Group shall have the following rights:
3.2.1. Organizes the work of the Working Group and requires documents by making inquires to the involved organizations with the permission of the election commission;
3.2.2. Submits the protocol on the results of checking signature sheets of each approved candidate to the relevant election commission for adopting decision;
3.2.3. Distributes responsibilities among the group members, sets assignments for the involved specialists and controls their implementation;
3.2.4. Ensures the cooperative activity of the Working Group with the election commission;
3.2.5. Signs the protocols and other documents on the result of checking;
3.2.6. Makes report on the activity of the Working Group at request of the election commission.
4. The responsibilities of the Working Group.
4.1. The experts and specialists included in the Working Group shall check out the information in the signature sheets and give their opinion separately. Opinions of the specialists shall be adopted as the basis for the approval of the accuracy of the information in signature sheets and other election documents.
4.2. The chairperson of the Working Group shall compile protocol about the results of checking of the signature sheets of each approved candidate, sign it, attach examination tabulation and the opinions of experts and specialists to this protocol and introduce to the election commission for adopting relevant decision. The copy of the protocol should be delivered to the candidate, or his/her authorized representative, authorized representatives of political party, bloc of political party at least 24 hours before the beginning of the session of the relevant election commission that includes the issue of registration of the candidate in the agenda.
5. Final provisions
5.1 The term of office of the Working Group shall commence since its establishment and end by implementing the duties charged upon him/her according to the Law and the Instruction.
5.2. The amendments and Appendices to this Regulation can be made by the decision of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
