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By Nigar Abbasova

Preparatory campaign held in connection with the forthcoming constitutional referendum, will be partially completed on August 12, in accordance with the planned schedule, approved by the Central Election Commission (CEC).

The CEC will complete a number of events connected with the referendum including definition of requirements connected with the order of issuance and the number of voting certificates, direction of the certificates to the district electoral committees and further to divisional election committees, as well as publishing of a list of polling stations and the information about their location and telephone numbers.

Moreover, the committee will start the issue of voting certificates, which will last till September 1, 2016.

Expert panel as well as working group under the CEC will be established to investigate complaints connected with the violation of electoral right.

Earlier, CEC started printing process of voting bulletins and published a list of media outlets that will allocate free airtime and column space for campaigns on the eve of the nationwide vote.

Amendments are proposed to 29 articles of the Constitution. The Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan concluded that the changes proposed by President Ilham Aliyev are in line with the requirements of the Constitution of the Republic.

The referendum is scheduled for September 26, 2016. Final results of the Referendum will be announced till October 21.

The last time changes to the Constitution were made seven years ago, following Constitutional referendum held in 2009.

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Nigar Abbasova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @nigyar_abbasova

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