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 O N E
Section one: GENERAL
PROVISIONS
CHAPTER SIX
PROXIES, OBSERVERS AND REPREZENTATIVES OF MASS MEDIA
Article 27: The Status of the
Proxy
1. After the registration the candidates and parties, for the
protection of their interests in their relationship with the electoral commissions, state
and local self-governing bodies, organizations and mass media can have proxies. Only
citizens of the Republic of Armenia that have the right to vote can become proxies.
2. After the registration of candidates and party lists, sealed certificates are given
to the proxies, based on the submitted, but no more than three times the number of
precincts. Certificates are issued within five days after the request has been submitted.
The relevant commission states the candidate’s first name, last name, and the name of
the party, on the certificate. The candidate or the party leader fills out the
certificates and allocates them to the proxies.
3. The Central Electoral Commission establishes the procedure for the registration of
the proxies. The candidate or his/her authorized representative, the party leaders can at
any time recall their proxies and appoint the new ones, informing of it the relevant
electoral commission, in writing.
4. Members of the Constitutional Court, judges, employees of the Ministry of Internal
Affairs and National Security, Ministry of Defense, Prosecutor's office, Tax Inspection
and Customs Department, Social Insurance (services) agents, the military, the clergymen,
members of electoral commissions, heads of the state-owned means of mass media and foreign
citizens cannot become proxies.
Article 28: The Right of the Observation Mission
1. During the election the following have the right of observation mission:
1). international organizations,
2). representatives of foreign countries,
3). those organizations of the Republic of Armenia and of foreign countries, whose
charter provisions include issues of democracy and protection of human rights and who do
not support the candidates or parties
2. The Central Electoral Commission establishes the procedure for performing the
observation mission.
Article 29: Accreditation of Observers
1. The organizations and persons mentioned in Article 28 of this Code can perform
observation after having been accredited with the Central Electoral Commission.
2. Requests for accreditation are presented to the Central Electoral Commission
starting from the day of assignment of elections, but not later than ten days prior to the
day of voting.
3. The Central Electoral Commission submits the credentials for performing of
observation to the relevant organization not later than seven days after the request has
been received.
4. If the large number of the organizations that have applied for observation can
create technical difficulties for voting and vote count at the precinct centers, then the
priority is given to those organizations, that guarantee the conduct of observation on all
the territory of the Republic of Armenia.
5. In case if the observers, after having been accredited, support any candidate or
party, the Central Electoral Commission has the right to deprive the relevant organization
of the observation rights.
Article 30: Rights, Responsibilities and Guarantees of Activity of
Proxies, Domestic and International Observers (Hereinafter Observers), and the
Representatives of Mass Media
1. Proxies, Observers, and the Representatives of Mass Media have the right to:
1). be present at the sessions of electoral commissions, and during the voting –
at the precinct center;
2). get familiarized, without impediments, with the electoral documents, ballot
specimens, decisions of electoral commissions, protocols of the sessions, to receive their
copies and to make excerpts;
3). appeal the decisions, actions or inaction of electoral commissions.
2. Proxies, observers, and the representatives of mass media have no right to intervene
in the work of electoral commissions.
3. One proxy of each candidate and party, running in National Assembly proportional
elections, can attend, with an advisory vote, the session of the electoral commission, and
during the voting.
4. On the day of voting proxies and observers monitor the work of electoral commission.
To that end they can present their remarks and proposals to the Chairman of the
Commission, who then takes appropriate measures.
5. No restriction of the rights of proxies, observers, and representatives of mass
media is allowed.
6. Proxies, observers, and representatives of mass media cannot be subjected to
liability for their opinion expressed on the course of elections and summarized results.
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