38. Is there a ban on vote buying?

88.4. Candidates, registered candidates, political parties, blocs of political parties, referendum campaign groups, their agents, and other persons and organizations who participate directly in a pre-election campaign shall be prohibited from :

88.4.1. giving money, gifts and other valuable items (excepting badges, stickers, posters and campaign materials with other nominal value) to voters, except for purposes of performing of administrative duties;

88.4.2. rewarding voters who perform administrative duties, or promising voters a reward, on the basis of election results;

88.4.3. selling goods at a discount or providing goods (except for printed materials) free of charge;

88.4.4. providing free or discounted services;

88.4.5. influencing voters during the pre-election campaign by promising them securities, money and other goods and services based on grounds that contradict legislation.

Source: Article 88.4, Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2003 (amended 2017)

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