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"The Court takes note of the Venice Commission’s Code of Good Practices in Electoral Matters, which stresses that military servicemen should preferably vote in ordinary polling stations and notes that safeguards should be put in place to prevent “the risk of superior officers imposing or ordering certain political choices”. The Court agrees that such a risk cannot be taken lightly. "

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CoE (ECHR): Case of Karimov v. Azerbaijan, para. 39

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Case of Karimov v. Azerbaijan

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Methods to facilitate voting may include making special provision for members of the military to vote.
Provisions on the rights of active duty military personnel to vote should be carefully written to avoid abuse and potential disenfranchisement of voters.