Approved by Decision # 5/12 and
amendments by the Decision # 17/65
of Central Election Commission
of the Republic of Azerbaijan
dated on July 21, 2005

INSTRUCTION
on the rule for the distribution of voter cards

A voter card is the document that approves including of voters in voter lists in the Republic of Azerbaijan pursuant to 46.2 of Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
A voter card shall be prepared in accordance with the approved sample by Central Election Commission. The publishing house shall provide the authorized representatives of Central Election Commission cards in accordance with an act on their number, date of issue and submission.
Central Election Commission shall submit them to the chairman of the Constituency Election Commission (Con.EC) by compiling an act on the number and date of submission of cards within 10 days after receiving voter cards from the publishing house.
After being sealed by Central Election Commission and Con.EC this act shall be signed by the representative of Central Election Commission and Con.EC chairman. The number of voter cards submitted to Con.EC shall not exceed 5 % of the total number of voters registered on the constituency.
After receiving voter cards from Central Election Commission, the Con.EC shall deliver them to the Precinct Election Commission (PEC) by compiling pursuant to this Instruction and without any delay. Cards shall be checked and counted by the PEC in accordance with the list of voters registered on this precinct. The number , serial number, date of delivery of the received cards and the number of voters shall be indicated in the act and signed by the Con.EC and PEC chairmen.
By making relevant notes in the register in the Con.EC, the voter cards shall be completed.
Remaining cards shall be preserved in the Con.EC for reserve.
Voter cards shall be provided to the voter or his/her representative by the PEC based on the powers of attorney provided to another person by voters and voter`s application.
Voter cards shall be provided to voters by members of PEC. Request of voters applied to the PEC related to this issue shall also be ensured.
In the case of the voter changes his/her place of residence (registration), he/she shall return the voter card to the PEC. The relevant commission shall deliver these cards to the Con.EC based on the act and inform the Con.EC about this in written form by excluding the voter from the voters list as well.
In the case of the voter card is spoilt or lost, then the citizen can get a new one pursuant to this Instruction by applying to the PEC in the written form. In this case, relevant notes should be taken in registers.
Providing citizens with voter cards shall be commenced not later than 10 days after the specification of voter lists at any way. But relevant commissions shall take the realization of opportunities to include voters in voters list by commissions as a basis. The voter who could not get the card because of valid reasons, can obtain the voter card within remaining period including the voting day.
According to the decision of the relevant commission, the voter included in the voters list shall be immediately provided with the voting card by his/her request.
In the case of the voter card is spoilt, then an act shall be compiled by the Con.EC that indicates the reason of spoil. The spoilt card shall be provided to Central Election Commission together with this act.
After the voter cards are distributed and when necessary, the Con.EC can get new cards by applying to Central Election Commission.
The voter card shall be in the format and text defined by Central Election Commission, completed by the Con.EC and sealed by its stamp. Otherwise, it should be considered invalid.
The voter card shall be numbered by indicating number of the relevant constituency, precinct and voter card (001-001-0001). After getting the voter card, the voter shall sign in the register of the precinct. The register book (prepared based on the sample pursuant to Appendice # 3 made to Instruction) shall be approved by being sealed by the stamp of the Con.EC.
The PEC shall carry responsibility for providing voters with voter cards.