Yeah, it would look subversive on the part the developer. Not a good career move in the best of circumstances, which these are clearly not. I could definitely see this happening with the developer's best intentions, and not as part of a rigging conspiracy.
None of that is to say that Azerbaijan's democracy isn't largely fake or that the elections are not, in fact, rigged; it's just that this particular mistake may not an expression of it.
I hope you realize the problems inherent in having the ruling government vet any part of the election software before the election. Makes the whole thing seem less than "independent."
None of that is to say that Azerbaijan's democracy isn't largely fake or that the elections are not, in fact, rigged; it's just that this particular mistake may not an expression of it.