. : ELECTION CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN

Article 165. Voting Room During the Elections to the Milli Majlis
165.1 A voting room during the elections to the Milli Majlis shall be organized in conformity with the rules of Article 98 of this Code.
165.2 The Precinct Election Commission shall place a notice board in the voting room or right in front of it, which contains the following:
• samples of ballot papers;
• information on political parties, blocks of political parties and candidates of which have been registered;
• following information about all candidates registered from the relevant single-mandate constituency: surname, name, surname,patronymic, date of birth, education, main working (service) place and occupation (if a candidate does not have it – type of activity), address of residence and their nominators.
165.3 Information on candidates, political parties and blocks of political parties shall appear in the manner and consecutive order as defined in the ballot paper.

Article 166. Ballot Papers During the Elections to the Milli Majlis

166.1 Ballot papers for the elections to the Milli Majlis shall be prepared in conformity with the rules mentioned in Article 99 of this Code.
166.2 166.2 A ballot paper for a single-mandate constituency mustshould contain the following information about the registered candidates in alphabetical order:

• surname, surname, patronymic, date of birth;
• main employment or service place (if they do not have it – type of activity);
• who has nominated them.
166.3 The ballot paper must should contain short name and emblem of the political party that a candidate of which is a member of who is registered in conformity with Article 54 of this Code. Emblems of political parties included in the ballot paper should be of the same color.
166.4 The ballot paper may can contain party affiliation of the candidate registered in conformity with Article 53 of this Code, with his/her consent.
166.5 A blank square is shall be placed to the right hand side of the information aboutsurname of each registered candidate.

Article 167. Voting Rules During the Elections to the Milli Majlis
167.1 Voting rules during the elections to the Milli Majlis shall be conducted in conformity with Articles 103 104 and 104 105 of this Code.
167.2 When voting for the single-mandate constituency, a voter shall mark the square located to the right hand side of the surname of the candidate he/she wants to vote for.
167.3 The ballot papervote shall be considered invalid, when more than one square is marked.

Article 168. Count of Votes in Election Precincts During the Elections to the Milli Majlis
168.1 The count of votes in the election precincts during the elections to the Milli Majlis shall be conducted in conformity with Article 106 of this Code.
168.2 Each protocol shall contain, along with provisions of Article 100.2 of this Code, the following information about results of voting:
168.2.1 surnames, surnames, patronymics of candidates who appear in the ballot box; if they are identical – additional information about the candidates;
168.2.2 number of votes cast for each candidate.

Article 169. Determination of Election Outcomes for Single-Mandate Constituencies During the Elections to the Milli Majlis
169.1 The count of votes in a Constituency Election Commission shall be conducted in conformity with Article 107 of this Code.
169.2 The Constituency Election Commission shall determine the election outcomes for single-mandate constituency within at latest 2 days after the voting day.
169.3 A candidate who records the most votes of the voters who have participated in the elections is shall be considered to be elected from the single-mandate constituency.
169.4 The protocol of the Constituency Election Commission shall contain, along with provisions of Articles 100.2 and 168 of this Code, surname, surname and patronymic of the candidate elected as a deputy, and number of election precincts where the elections are considered invalid.

Article 170. Failure or Invalidation of Elections on Single-Mandate Constituencies
170.1 The Constituency Election Commission shall consider elections on single-mandate constituency failed, if number of votes cast for the registered candidates are equal.
170.2 The Constituency Election Commission or the Central Election Commission shall consider the elections on the single-mandate constituency to be invalid, in the following circumstances:
170.2.1 if violations occurred in the election constituency during the conduct of voting or during the determination of the voting results, that make it impossible to determine the voters’ will
170.2.2 if the number of election precincts where voting results are considered invalid during the elections on a single-mandate constituency exceeds ¼ two fifths of all precincts of the same election constituency or when they are cancelled, under the condition that the number of registered voters in the election precincts exceeds ¼ of all voters registered in the constituency.;
170.2.3 on the basis of a court decision.


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