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Article 9
 

Compilation and Maintenance of Voter Lists

 

1. The Republic of Armenia Voter List shall be compiled and maintained by Police of the Republic of Armenia under the auspices of the Government of the Republic of Armenia (hereinafter, “the Authorized Agency”) that registers citizens by their place of residence.

2. The Voter List shall be a continuously maintained document, and the Authorized Agency shall be responsible for its compliance with the requirements of this Code.

3. The Authorized Agency shall compile and maintain the Republic of Armenia Voter List by marzes and communities as a single list, i.e. the Republic of Armenia Voter Register (National Voter Register).

4. Community leaders, heads of respective units of the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Defense and heads of civil acts registration authorities and detention facilities shall submit to the Authorized Agency information necessary for the compilation and maintenance of the Voter List.

5. In cases and in accordance with procedures set out in this Code, voter lists shall also be compiled by heads of detention facilities and commanders of the Republic of Armenia military units.

6. Twice a year (once in July and once in January) the Authorized Agency shall check the Republic of Armenia Voter Register and submit it in electronic form, broken down by communities and marzes (regions), and, in case of national elections, also by precincts, at least 41 days in advance of the voting day, to the Central Electoral Commission for posting on the website of the Central Electoral Commission. The Republic of Armenia Voter Register is a permanent and integral part of the website of the Central Electoral Commission, which shall contain lists of voters broken down by marzes and communities and, in cases stipulated by this Code, also by precincts, provided that such lists shall meet the requirements of Article 11(2) of this Code regarding voter lists.