67.8. If the observer's registration period has passed, the precinct committee will not accept the request to employ or
register an observer.
67.9. The departmental committee shall receive the request, scrutinize it, and issue an observer's card at least five days
before the date of voting.
/ In this section, the word "from two" was changed to "from five" by the law dated June 16, 2023, and it will be
enforced from January 1, 2024./
67.10. If an observer interferes in the work of the precinct committee by using illegal means, such as demanding rights
not specified in the law, using force, intimidation, or spreading false information, the head of the precinct committee
shall cancel the observer's registration and expel him from the polling station.
67.11. If the observer is removed from the register, the person who appointed the observer has no right to appoint
another person in his place.
67.12. Depending on the capacity of the polling station, if all observers cannot observe the polling station at the same
time, the precinct committee will provide observers with the opportunity to observe in turn.
67.13. A non-governmental organization that has a charter with the goal of involving citizens in the management of
state affairs and does not operate under the auspices of a political party has the right to observe and externally monitor
election activities.
67.14. The General Election Committee shall approve the procedures for regulating activities specified in Article 67.13
of this Law.
67.15. Unless otherwise specified in this law, the general procedure for election observation shall be followed in
relation to the observation of the process of obtaining votes from citizens in foreign countries.
/This section was added by the law dated June 16, 2023 and will be enforced from January 1, 2024./
67.16. The person authorized to appoint observers may appoint up to two observers for the process of obtaining
opinions from citizens in foreign countries.
/This section was added by the law dated June 16, 2023 and will be enforced from January 1, 2024./
67.17. If the person authorized to appoint an observer appoints an observer for the process of taking votes from voters
in a foreign country, he shall submit his request to the Central Commission at least seven days before the date of voting
abroad.
/This section was added by the law dated June 16, 2023 and will be enforced from January 1, 2024./
67.18. The Central Commission will send the information of the observer appointed to observe the polling process from
citizens in foreign countries to the relevant branch commission, and the observer will register with the branch
commission before the day of voting abroad and get an observer's card.
/This section was added by the law dated June 16, 2023 and will be enforced from January 1, 2024./
67.19. It is forbidden to ask the voter about his vote after voting.
/This section was added by the law dated June 16, 2023 and will be enforced from January 1, 2024./
Article 68. Rights of observers
68.1. The observer shall observe only externally whether the process of taking votes, counting, and making results is
carried out in accordance with the laws and regulations.
68.2. The observer shall have the following rights:
68.2.1. review the sealed state of ballot papers and expenditure report;
68.2.2. observe voting activities;
68.2.3. review whether the voting booth, portable sealed ballot box, vote counting device, ballot box and polling place
are prepared in accordance with the law;
68.2.4. inform the precinct committee if there is a violation in the voting process and ask for correction;
68.2.5. to document the election process using sound and video recording equipment without interfering with the
voter's right to vote secretly and the normal operation of the election committee;
68.2.6. get relevant information from the member of the section committee;
68.2.7. issue observation reports based on real numbers and facts;
68.2.8. to get the result sheet from the vote counting device;
68.2.9. to obtain photo information of the ballot paper copied in electronic form;
68.2.10. review the list and notes specified in Article 65.11 of this law, compare the list with the voters' list.
68.3. The right of an observer begins with obtaining an observer's card and ends with the announcement of the voting
results in accordance with this law.
68.4. In accordance with this law, a non-governmental organization registered with the General Election Committee has
the right to review and conduct external monitoring of the election expenditure reports of candidates, parties, and
coalitions, as well as related documents.
/This section was added by the law dated June 16, 2023 and will be enforced from January 1, 2024./
Article 69. Ensuring normal operation of vote counting equipment on the day of voting
69.1. The IT center, working group, IT team and stewards are responsible for the normal operation of the voting
equipment.
/In this section, the term "Counting votes on the day of election voting" was changed to "Counting votes" by the law
dated June 16, 2023, and will be enforced from January 1, 2024./
69.2. The member of the information technology team and the steward shall be public administration and public service
employees and have received a certificate from the Information Technology Center under the General Election
Committee. A member of the information and technology team and a steward shall be at a distance of at least four
meters from the voting and counting equipment and monitor the normal operation of the equipment.