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Article 111
 

Rights, Responsibilities and Guarantees for Activity of the Candidates for National Assembly Deputies

1. Those candidates, who are employees of the state and local self-governing bodies of the Republic of Armenia, are released from the performance of their official duties, from the time of registration until the official announcement of the election results.

2. The candidates are released from call-ups, military service and military training until the official announcement of the election results.

3. The period of time of candidate’s running in elections is considered as continuation of his/her professional career.

4. Candidates have the right to withdraw their candidature not later than 10 days prior to the voting day. In the event of the withdrawal of the candidacy the electoral deposit and the means left in the pre-election fund are transferred to the state budget.

5. Parties have the right to withdraw their party lists, as well as withdraw any candidacy registered in the lists by the decision of the permanently functioning body of the party (by the decision ratified by the permanently functioning bodies of the alliance member parties), not later than 10 days prior to the voting day. That decision is immediately submitted to the Central Electoral Commission. It is forbidden to make any changes in the party electoral lists after the voting is completed.

6. Candidates nominated to the National Assembly under majoritarian and proportional system can be arrested, subjected to administrative or criminal liability by court order, solely upon the consent of the Central Electoral Commission. The Central Electoral Commission makes a decision on the above-mentioned issue by at least two-thirds vote of the total number of the members of the commission.

(Amend. of July 31, 2002 LA-406-P)