Web cameras to be installed in 1,000 polling stations in Azerbaijan
By Gunay Hasanova
Webcams will be installed in 1,000 polling stations in Azerbaijan to monitor the referendum to be held on September 26, 2016.
The decision was taken at a meeting of Central Election Commission (CEC) under the chairmanship of Mazahir Panahov).
Initially, the protocol was approved by the Commission meeting held on September 10, 2016.
In order to keep track from the beginning to the end of the election process at the polling stations based on the principle of full coverage of the territory of the country, with the exception of the occupied territories, it was decided to install web cameras at 1,000 polling areas in 119 electoral districts.
The current issues were also reviewed at the meeting.
September 26, 2016, was set as the date for the referendum on proposed changes to the constitution of Azerbaijan.
The Electoral Code of Azerbaijan indicates that the day of the popular vote should be non-working.
In a bill recently sent to the Constitutional Court, President Ilham Aliyev proposed amendments to 29 Articles of Azerbaijan’s current constitution. The changes envisage the extension of the presidential term from five to seven years, the establishment of the first vice-president and vice-president positions in the country as well as the cancellation of minimum age limit for presidential candidates, dissolution of parliament by the president.
The Central Election Commission (CEC) has so far registered 846 observers for the upcoming referendum. The district polling stations have registered 37,429 observers.
Final results of the Referendum will be announced until October 21.
The last time changes to the Constitution were made seven years ago, following Constitutional referendum held in 2009.
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