Article 216. Registration of a Candidate for Membership of Municipality
216.1 Candidates for membership of municipality shall be registered according to the rules mentioned in Article 60 of this Code.
216.2 It shall be not allowed for one person to get registered for a member of more than one municipality.
216.3 If the rules mentioned in Article 214.5 of this Code have been violated, the candidate’s previous registration shall be considered to be valid, and the decision on registration that had been made relatively late is cancelled with the decision of relevant Constituency Election Commission.
216.4 The activities of registered candidates for member of municipality shall be regulated by Articles 69-71 of this Code.
216.5 A list of registered candidates for municipalities shall be published by the relevant election commission at least 55 days prior to the voting day, in the periodicals specified in Articles 77.3 and 77.4 of this Code.

Article 217. Postponement of Municipal Elections
217.1 If no candidates or candidates number of which is less than the number municipal members specified in Article 210 have been registered for a municipality, during the period mentioned in Article 58.1 of this Code, elections in the relevant municipality shall be postponed by the Central Election Commission for a two month period, with a purpose to nominate additional candidates and to conduct following election activities.
217.2 If none of the registered candidates or only one candidate registered for one place for municipal membership remains for a municipality till the voting day, elections to the municipality shall be postponed by the Central Election Commission for 2 months, with a purpose to nominate candidates and to conduct further election activities.

Article 218. Reimbursement of Transport Expenses of Registered Candidates for Membership of a Municipality
218.1. In accordance with Article 70.2 of this Code, a candidate for municipal membership shall have the right to use all kinds of public transport within the relevant constituencies (except taxis and ordered transport services) free of charge effective from the date of registration until the date of the official publication of election returns.
218.2. Such payments shall be made from the funds allocated for the Constituency Election Commission, and on the basis of the presented documents on traveling.

Article 219. Immunity of a Registered Candidate to Municipal Membership
The registered candidate for membership of municipality can be subject to liability only with consent of the relevant district prosecutor, in the manner established in Article 70.4 of this Code.

Article 220. Number of Agents of Registered Candidates for Member of Municipality
220.1 A candidate for membership of a municipality shall have the right to appoint up to 3 agents. These persons shall be registered by Constituency Election Commission.
220.2 The status of agents shall be determined by Article 72 of this Code.

Article 221. Refusal of Candidates for Membership of a Municipality from Status of Candidacy
221.1 Refusal of candidates for membership of a municipality from candidacy status shall be regulated by Article 73 of this Code.
221.2 A person who committed actions considered by Articles 73.1-73.3 of this Code shall have the right to re-nominate him/herself for any other municipality within the rules and period established by this Code.

Article 222. Refusal of a Political Party, Block of Political Parties from Participation in Municipal Elections
222.1 A political party, based on its charter, and a block of political parties, based on the decision made by authorized representatives of political parties that are members of the block, shall have the right to withdraw a candidate for a member of municipality nominated for election constituency or registered candidate for a member of municipality at any time by submitting written application to the relevant Constituency Election Commission at least 10 days prior to the Election Day.
222.2 By submitting a written application to the Constituency Election Commission at least 10 days prior to the Election Day, a political party or block of political parties which have nominated a candidate for a member of municipality can refuse to participate in the elections, based on a decision of the body that nominated candidates. In this case, the political party or block of political parties can withdraw its candidates for membership of a municipality.
222.3 A political party, which is included in the block of political parties, can refuse to participate in the elections as a member of this block based on the decision of the authorized body of the political party at any time by submitting a written application to the Constituency Election Commission at least 3 days prior to the Election Day.
222.4 A political party, which refused to participate in elections as a member of the block can function as an independent party or join another block of political parties in conformity with the rules established by this Code.
222.5 If all political parties (except one) included in the block of political parties refuse to participate in the elections after candidates for membership of a municipality nominated by abovementioned block of political parties have been registered by the Constituency Election Commission, the remaining political party can participate in elections as a block of political parties keeping name and symbols of the block of political parties. This cannot serve as ground for refusal in the registration of candidates for member of municipality or cancellation of registration.
222.6 The refusal of a block of political parties to participate in the elections shall not deprive political parties included in the block of rights to participate in elections. In such cases it is required to re-nominate a candidate for membership of a municipality and to implement other necessary election activities in conformity with this Code.

Article 223. Appointing of Representatives to Election Commissions during Municipal Elections
The political parties or blocks of political parties which during municipal elections nominate candidates in more than half of all municipalities in the Republic of Azerbaijan, can appoint one member with consultative voting right to the Central Election Commission. The political parties or blocks of political parties which during municipal elections nominate candidates in more than half of all municipalities in one constituency, can appoint one member with consultative voting right to the relevant Constituency Election Commission.