L A W S
ELECTORAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Adopted by the National
Assembly of the Republic of Armenia,
on February 5, 1999
Third Reading
P A R T T W O
Section four: ELECTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
REPUBLIC
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
BALLOTS: SUMMARIZATION OF THE ELECTION RESULTS
Article 82: Ballots
1. Family names of candidates in alphabetical order, first names, and the name of the
nominating party, and in the case of nomination by civil initiative – the words
“civil initiative”, are entered onto the ballot for the elections of the
President of the Republic.
2. The ballots for the elections of the President of the Republic are printed and
prepared by the order of the Central Electoral Commission.
The Central Electoral Commissions hands out the ballots through Regional Electoral
Commissions to Precinct Electoral Commissions on the day prior to voting.
3. Ballots are allocated in the amount of five per cent more than the number of the
voters in the precinct voter list.
Article 83: Summarization of the Election Results
1. The Central Electoral Commission, based on the results of summarization protocols of
elections in regions, in the procedure established by Article 60 of this Code summarizes
the election results, and within the time frame established in point three of Article 63
takes one of the following decisions:
1). on the election of the President of the Republic;
2). on conducting the second round of voting;
3). on recognizing the election as invalid and on the non-election of President;
4). on recognizing the election as not held and on the non-election of President.
2. The disputes over the decision of the Central Electoral Commission on the results of
the elections of the President of the Republic can be appealed to the Constitutional Court
of the Republic of Armenia not later than within seven days after the official
announcement of the results.
Article 84: The Decision of the Central Electoral Commission on the Election
of the President of the Republic
1. The Central Electoral Commission adopts a decision on electing the President of the
Republic the candidate, who has received more than half of the votes cast for candidates.
2. In the event of one candidate running, he/she is considered as elected, if he/she
has received more than half of the votes cast.
Article 85: The Decision of the Central Electoral Commission on Conducting
the Second Round for the Elections of the President of the Republic
1. If more than two candidates were running, and none of them has received the required
number of votes, on the fourteenth day after voting the second round of the election is
conducted, with the two candidates having received more votes to be running in it.
2. The candidate, who has received more votes in the second round, is considered as
elected.
3. In the event of one candidate running, he/she is considered as elected, if he/she
has received more than half of the votes cast.
Article 86: The Decision of the Central Electoral Commission on Recognizing
the Election of the President of the Republic as Invalid
The election of the President of the Republic is recognized as invalid, at any stage,
if:
1). the amount of inaccuracies influencing the number of votes cast for the candidate
has significant impact on election results, i.e. it is impossible to restore the actual
election results and determine the elected candidate;
2). such violations of this Code have taken place
during the preparation and conduct of the elections, which could have influenced the
result of the election.
Article 87: The Decision of the Central Electoral
Commission on Recognizing the Election of the President of the Republic as Not Held
The election of the President of the Republic is recognized as not held, if:
1). the only candidate running has not received the required number of votes to be
elected;
2). The elected candidate has died before the summarization of the election results.
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