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 three: VOTING
SUMMARIZATION OF THE VOTING RESULTS
CHAPTER TEN
ORGANIZATION OF THE VOTING
Article 46: The Venue and
Time of the Voting
The voting is held at the precinct centers from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. The citizens
that are in the voting rooms at 8:00 p.m. but have not voted yet, have the right to vote.
Article 47: The Room for Voting
1. The voting is held in a room furnished for that purpose on the basis of one room per
one precinct.
2. The room for voting shall be as spacious building as possible and meet the following
requirements:
1). Enable the simultaneous normal work of all the members of the electoral commission,
proxies, and observers, during the whole process of voting;
2). Enable all the members of electoral commission, proxies, and observers to have
within their sight the voting booths, the ballot box, as well as the entrance and exit of
the voting booths, and the area between them and the ballot box.
3. The furnishing of the room for voting ends at least 24 hours prior to the beginning
of the voting.
Article 48: Voting Booths (Rooms)
1. Voting booth (Room – hereinafter, voting booth) shall be furnished in a way, so
that the citizens can fill in the ballots privately from the persons present at the
precinct center.
2. A table shall be installed in the voting booth with a pen on it. The voting booth
shall have sufficiently lighting.
3. Booths are furnished for voting, at least one booth or one room for each 750 voters.
4. Voting booths shall be situated in the area between the tables for handing out the
ballots and the ballot box.
Article 49: Ballots, Ballot Box, and Seals of Electoral Commissions
1. The Central Electoral Commission approves the specimens of ballots, ballot boxes and
seals of the electoral commissions. During the voting each citizen gets equal number of
ballots.
2. In the event of holding different elections simultaneously the ballots are prepared
in a manner, so that they obviously differ from each other.
3. The Central Electoral Commission establishes the form of the ballot and the text on
it. The ballots shall be printed on non- transparent paper.
4. The family name, first name and party affiliation (names of parties and alliances)
are mentioned on the ballot in the alphabetical order.
5. Each ballot shall contain a note on the procedure for marking the ballot.
6. The line "against all" shall be written after the candidates (names of
parties) in the ballot, with a rectangle on the right, for making the mark.
7. Ballots are prepared not early than ten days and not later than three days prior to
the voting.
8. The seals of electoral commissions are prepared by the order of the Central
Electoral Commission, according to the specimen approved by the Central Electoral
Commission.
9. The seals of Precinct Electoral Commissions shall have four-digit numbers.
10. The Central Electoral Commission wraps the seals of Precinct Electoral Commissions
in non-transparent parcels, seals them without making any marks on them, and not earlier
than five days and not later than three days prior to the day of voting hands them out to
Regional Electoral Commissions, counting solely the number of the seals given away, on the
principle of one precinct – one seal.
11. The parcels are numbered and sealed in the Regional Electoral Commission. On the
day prior to the day of voting, the Regional Electoral Commission gives the parcels to the
Chairmen of Precinct Electoral Commissions, one packed seal to each.
12. Within 15 days after the day of voting, Chairmen of the Precinct and Regional
Electoral Commissions, return the seals, according to the procedure established by the
Central Electoral Commission.
Article 50: Preparation for Voting
1. The Precinct Electoral Commissions are in charge of preparing the voting.
2. The Chairman of the Precinct Electoral Commission shall ensure the implementation of
the requirements envisaged by this Code during the voting, and to establish a good order
at the precinct center.
3. Tables for registration of voters, handing out ballot to voters, sealing the
ballots, and for the conduct of oversight on the ballot, shall be installed at precinct
centers.
4. The ballot box is installed in a place visible for the persons authorized to be
present at the precinct.
5. The Precinct Electoral Commission shall install a signboard at the precinct center
or at the entrance of the precinct center, with ballots specimen filled in.
6. On the day of voting, the electoral lists of the parties nominated for the National
Assembly proportional elections, shall be displayed in a visible place at the precinct.
Article 51: Organization of Voting in Diplomatic and Consular Missions
Citizens of the Republic of Armenia who have the right to vote, that live or are in the
foreign countries, can participate in the elections of the President of the Republic, the
National Assembly proportional elections, at the diplomatic and consular missions of the
Republic of Armenia. Seven days prior to the day of voting, the Central Electoral
Commission forwards through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the diplomatic and consular
missions of the Republic of Armenia, data on the registered candidates for the
President of the Republic and electoral lists of the parties registered for the National
Assembly proportional elections, the specimens of ballots, electoral and other documents.
The head of the diplomatic or consular mission ensures the preparation of ballots, in
conformity with the requirements of this code. The head of the diplomatic or consular
mission of the Republic of Armenia, according to the procedure established by this
code and the Central Electoral Commission, prepares, organizes and conducts the elections,
summarizes the voting results, compiles a protocol, and forwards without delay that
information officially to the Central Electoral Commission. That protocol, together with
the electoral documentation is sealed and forwarded by a special pouch to the Central
Electoral Commission.
Article 52: Organization of Voting for Arrested and Detained Citizens
1. The arrested citizens participate in elections at the precinct organized at the
place of their registration. The procedure for participation in the elections of arrested
citizens is established by the Central Electoral Commission.
2. The heads of the institutions that have the authority to keep detainees, prepare,
organize and conduct elections in the procedure established by this Code and the Central
Electoral Commission.
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