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CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION MADE 7 DECISIONS

Politics

Today Central Election Commission made 7 decisions within an hour . It approved models for certificates of both the elected heads and members of communes.

National Democratic Union representative Edigaryan demanded to note in the certificates the term there are valid by . He was reminded that term for period of office of a commune head is provided for both Armenian Constitution and Election Law Code . Nevertheless, his demand was satisfied.

Dashnaktsutyun representative Hamlet Abrahamyan reported on making the lists of electorate in the communes and keeping order. Lists are made and kept by commune heads. They are reviewed twice a year. 60 days before each election Passport Departments of Foreign Affairs Ministry, Military Registration and Enlistment Offices and Undertaker's Offices introduce Commune heads the lists of those on the books, taken off the books, at the military service and dead.

Under the new Election Law Code, it is prohibited to appeal to the Court 2 days before the elections or the election day if the name is not found in the election list . The voter is to make sure if his or her name is in the list and try to protect suffrage.
The innovation will prevent falsifications which were supported by the Court. Courts used to grant suffrage to the voters but the polling districts were not noted in the document. If wish one could elect for many times . But it's an infringement of suffrage.

Artak Sahradyan, the Chair of Central Election Commission is sure commune heads will be more responsible for the lists as they themselves are interested in .

Elections of local government institutions are drawing on. Central Election Commission approved the control mechanism for making and keeping the lists. Election district commissions check accuracy of % 5 of the lists of the given polling districts.