Article 234
Voting Room During Municipal Elections
234.1 The voting room during municipal elections
shall be organized in accordance with requirements
of Article 98 of this Code.
234.2 The Precinct Election Commission shall post
the following on a notice board in the voting
room or in front of it:
• sample of a ballot paper;
• 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, date of birth, education, main
working (service) place and occupation (if a candidate
does not have it – type of activity), address
of residence, their nominators.
234.3 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 235.
Ballot Papers During Municipal Elections
235.1 Ballot papers for conduct of municipal elections
shall be prepared in accordance with the rule
established by Article 99 of this Code.
235.2 Separate ballot papers shall be prepared
for each municipality election.
235.3 It shall be indicated in the heading of
the ballot paper what municipal election it is
intended to be used for.
235.4 A ballot paper for municipality elections
should contain the following information on the
candidates for member of a municipality:
• surname, name, patronymic, pseudonym;
• date of birth;
• address;
• main working or serving place (if he/she does
not have them - type of activity);
• who has nominated the candidate
235.5 The ballot paper should contain the short
name of the party of a candidate for membership
of a municipality who has been registered in accordance
with the Article 54 of this Code.
235.6 Party affiliation of a candidate for membership
of a municipality, registered in accordance with
the Article 53 of this Code, can be indicated
by his/her will.
235.7 An empty square shall be placed at the right
hand side of the candidate’s surname, in the ballot
paper.
Article 236.
Rule of Voting During Municipal Elections
236.1 Voting during municipality elections shall
be conducted in accordance with Articles 104 and
105 of this Code.
236.1.2 The voter shall mark the square opposite
to the surnames of candidates they want to vote
for and the number of such marks should be equal
or less than the number of the relevant municipality’s
members.
236.1.3 if the number of marked squares is more
than the number of municipal members, the vote
shall be considered invalid.
236.1.4 if none of the squares is marked, the
vote shall be considered invalid.
Article 237.
Counting of Votes in the Election Precinct During
Municipal Elections
237.1 The counting of the votes in the election
precinct shall be conducted in accordance with
Article 106 of this Code.
237.2 Each protocol shall contain, along with
provisions of Article 100.2 of this Code, the
following information about results of voting:
237.2.1 surnames, names, patronymics of candidates
who appear in the ballot box; if they are identical
– additional information about the candidates;
237.2.2 number of votes cast for each candidate.
Article 238.
Determination of Voting Results by the Constituency
Election Commission
238.1 The count of votes in a constituency election
commission shall be conducted in conformity with
Article 107 of this Code.
238.2 The Constituency Election Commission shall
determine election returns for multi-mandate constituency
within at latest 2 days after voting day.
238.3 The candidates who participate in the elections
and collect the majority of votes shall be considered
as elected to a relevant municipality, as appropriate
to number of municipal members.
238.4 The protocol of the Constituency Election
Commission shall contain the surname, name and
patronymic of the candidate elected as a member
to municipality.
Article 239.
Checking and Approval of Outcomes of Municipal
Elections
The Central Election Commission shall check the
protocols of the Constituency Election Commissions
(along with the documents attached pursuant to
this Code), and in accordance with Article 108
of this Code, compile a protocol on general outcomes
of the elections, within 20 days effective the
voting day.
Article 240.
Invalidation of Elections to Municipalities
240.1 The Constituency Election Commission shall
consider the municipal elections failed, if the
number of votes cast for the registered candidates
is equal.
240.2. The Constituency Election Commission or
the Central Election Commission shall consider
the elections in a municipality to be invalid,
in the following circumstances:
240.2.1 if the number of election precincts where
voting results are considered invalid during the
elections on a municipality exceeds 2/5 of all
precincts within the same municipality 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;
240.2.2 on the basis of a court’s decision.
Article 241.
Announcement of Results of Municipal Elections
The Central Election Commission shall announce
the results of municipal elections in the Republic
of Azerbaijan at latest within 30 days after starting
from Election Day. This decision of the Central
election Commission shall be final.
Article 242.
Card for Being Elected as a Municipal Member
According to the sample determined by Central
Election Commission, a card for being elected
as a municipal member shall be provided by the
Constituency Election Commission within 5 days
after the elections results have been announced.
Article 243.
Repeat Elections
Repeat elections shall be conducted by the decision
of Central Election Commission, if municipal elections
either fail or are considered to be invalid, according
to Article 240 of this Code.
Article 244.
By- Elections
If the required number of members of a municipality
has not been elected, or their terms of office
have been terminated before their normal expiry
date and as a result of the above there is less
than 2/3 of the members in a municipality, by-elections
shall be held with the decision of the Central
Election Commission.
Article 245.
Filling of Vacancies of Municipal Members
Following receipt of the application from a Constituency
Election Commission that a member of a municipality
has died during his/her term of office, or has
had his/her term of office terminated, the Central
Election Commission shall determine new election.
Article 246.
Publication of Outcomes and Voting Results of
Municipal Elections
Rules for publication of outcomes and voting results
of municipal elections shall be regulated by Article
109 of this Code.
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