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Baku/26.07.22/Turan: 832 new polling stations have been set up in Azerbaijan on the territory of 103 electoral districts. This was announced on July 26 at a CEC meeting by the deputy chairman of the structure Rovzat Gasymov.
Thus, the total number of polling stations in the country has increased to 6,274.
Note that the creation of new polling stations is explained by the fact that from 50 to 1500 voters must be registered in each of them. If the number of voters exceeds 1,500, it is necessary to change the location of polling stations and create new polling stations.
Also, the meeting decided to set up a commission to determine the boundaries of electoral districts. The commission included 6 CEC members, representatives of the State Property Service, the Center for Municipalities under the Ministry of Justice and the Executive Power of Baku.
It ought to be noted that the "adjustment" of district boundaries is essential to ensure standards of equal representation of territories in the Parliament.-05B06-
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