Article
148. Registration of a Candidate During the Elections
to the Milli Majlis
148.1 Candidates shall be registered in accordance
with the rules mentioned in Article 60 of this
Code.
148.2 No candidate shall be registered in more
than one single-mandate constituency.
148.3 If rules mentioned in Article 148.2 of this
Code are violated, previous registration of the
candidate shall be is considered valid, but a
decision on registration made relatively later
is be canceled by the decision of relevant election
commission (if a former registered candidate does
not apply for canceling his/her previous registration).
148.4 The activity of the registered candidates
shall be is regulated by Articles 69 - 71 of this
Code.
148.5 A list of registered candidates in the constituency
shall be published by the Central Election Commission
at least 55 days prior to the voting day, in periodicals
specified in 77.2 of this Code.
148.6 Political parties and blocks of political
parties, which have nominated or registered candidates
in more than 60 single-mandate constituencies,
can appoint a member with consultative voting
right to each election commission. A candidate
registered in a single-mandate election constituency
can appoint a member with consultative voting
right to the relevant election constituency or
each of the Precinct Election Commissions within
territory of the election constituency.
Article 149.
Postponement of Elections to the Milli Majlis
149.1 If none of the candidates or only one candidate
has been registered on a single-mandate constituency,
during the period mentioned in Article 58.1 of
this Code, elections in the relevant constituency
shall be postponed for two months, in accordance
with the rules mentioned in the Article 145 of
this Code, with the purpose to nominate additional
candidates and to conduct subsequent election
activities.
149.2 If none of the registered candidates or
only one registered candidate remains in an election
constituency, till the Voting Day, elections in
the single-mandate constituency shall be postponed
for not more than 3 months, in accordance with
the rules mentioned in the Article 145 of this
Code, with the purpose to nominate additional
candidates and to conduct subsequent election
activities.
Article 150. Reimbursement
of Transport Expenses of a Registered Candidate
During the Elections to the Milli Majlis
150.1 According to Article 70.2 of this
Code, the cost of travel using of city, suburb
and inter-city transport (except for taxi and
ordered journeys) in common use by a candidate
registered in a single-mandate constituency within
the relevant election constituency, shall be reimbursed
upon presenting relevant receipts.
150.2 In cities having several election constituencies,
transport expenses within the city of a candidate
registered in one of these constituencies shall
be are reimbursed upon presenting relevant receipts.
150.3 If a registered candidate resides outside
of his/her single-mandate constituency, his/her
expenses for 4 journeys by motor or railway transport
or 2 two-way journeys by plane to the constituency
shall be reimbursed upon provision of relevant
receipts.
150.4 Travel expenses of a candidate registered
in a single-mandate constituency shall be reimbursed
by the relevant Constituency Election Commission
at the expense of funds allocated for preparation
and holding of elections.
150.5 This type of reimbursement shall be is carried
out at the expense of allocations to the Central
Election Commission.
Article 151. Immunity
of a Registered Candidate During Elections to
the Milli Majlis
A registered candidate can be subject to liability
only with consent of the General Prosecutor of
the Republic of Azerbaijan, in the manner established
in Article 70.4 of this Code.
Article 152.
Number of Agents of Registered Candidates During
Elections to the Milli Majlis
152.1 Each candidate registered in a single-mandate
constituency shall has have the right to appoint
3 up to 10 agents. The relevant Constituency Election
Commission shall registers the above-mentioned
persons.
153152.2 The status of agents shall be is determined
by Article 72 of this Code.
Article 153.
Refusal of a Candidate from the Status by of Candidates
153.1 Refusal of candidates from their status
during elections to the Milli Majlis is shall
be regulated by Article 73 of this Code
153.2 Persons who have performed actions mentioned
in Articles 73.1-73.3 2 of this Code shall have
the right to re-nominate their candidacy for any
single-mandate constituency, in accordance with
rules and period considered by this Code.
Article 154.
Refusal of a Political Party, Block of Political
Parties from Participation in Elections to the
Milli Majlis
154.1. A political party according to its Charter,
and a block of political parties according to
a decision of the authorized representatives of
its parties, shall be entitled upon written application
to withdraw a candidate and registered candidate
nominated in a single-mandate constituency any
time within at least a 10 day period prior to
the voting day.
154.2. A political party included in the block
of political parties can apply to the Central
Election Commission and refuse to participate
in the elections as a member of a relevant block
of political parties at least 10 days prior to
the voting day, based on the decision of the authorized
body of political party.
154.3. A political party, which has refused to
participate in the election as a member of a relevant
block of political parties can participate in
the elections as an independent political party
or can join another block of political parties
in conformity with the rules established in this
Code.
154.4. If all political parties (except one) constituting
a block of political parties refuse to participate
in the elections after the candidate nominated
by the block of political parties is registered,
the remaining political party can participate
in the elections as a block of political parties,
keeping its name and emblem. This rule does cannot
serve as a ground apply to cases offor refusal
or cancellation of registration of candidates.
154.5. If a block of political parties refuses
to participate in the elections, it shall does
not mean that political parties included in that
block cannot participate either; in this casethe
followings are required for this: in accordance
with this Code, re-nomination of a candidate and
carrying out of other necessary election activities
shall be required in accordance with this Code.
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