Regarding the Municipal Elections to be held on December 23, 2019, the distribution of ballot papers to Constituency Election Commissions (Con.ECs) started.

During the event which took place at the Press of the Milli Majlis and attended by the members, colleagues of the Secretariat of the Central Election Commission, as well as Con.EC chairpersons and secretaries, the representatives of international and foreign organizations, mass media and different election stakeholders were provided with free access to the process. The media representatives were thoroughly informed on the legal requirements for the preparation and deliver of ballot papers, all the stages were broadcasted by the mass media broadly to ensure transparency and meanwhile, the questions interesting to the journalists were replied to at the event.

Today – on December 11, 2019, ballot papers are planned to be handed over to 24 election constituencies in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and other regions, until December 16, 2019 to all Con.ECs of the country. The protection of the process of transfer, preserve and distribution of the ballot papers prepared in high safety conditions provided by the Special State Security Service is ensured by the relevant institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It should be noted that after the text, format, number and preparation rules of ballot papers in the Municipal Elections have been approved by the Central Election Commission within the timeframe defined by the legislation, the ballot papers started to be printed from November 30, 2019 and 5020287 (five million two thousand two hundreds and eighty seven) ballot papers were printed by the Commission decision. Pursuant to the Election Code, after the ballot papers have been issued to Con.ECs, they will be provided to PECs by Con.ECs at least 3 days prior to the Election Day.

Media and Public Relations Department
CEC Secretariat