Image by Arzu Geybullayeva Over six million eligible voters were expected to turn out at the polls to elect Azerbaijan’s new lawmakers in a snap parliamentary election on September 1st. The turnout fell far shy of half the population (37.27 percent). The country does not have any laws or regulations on a minimum voter turnout requirement. Documentation of violations throughout the day by independent observers and journalists showed these elections were largely staged and filled with fraud, just as elections in the past have been. According to the preliminary results announced by the Central El…