1. A three-tier system of electoral commissions shall be established in the Republic of Armenia for the purpose of organizing and conducting elections: the Central Electoral Commission, Territorial Electoral Commissions and Precinct Electoral Commissions.
2. One Territorial Electoral Commission shall be formed for each electoral district. The location of Territorial Electoral Commissions shall be determined by the Central Electoral Commission, through its decision on forming electoral districts for National Assembly elections under majoritarian system.
3. If the territory of a community lies in more than one electoral district, then the Central Electoral Commission shall determine which Territorial Electoral Commission would have the authority to organize and conduct elections to local self-government bodies in that community, at least 65 days before the voting day. The electoral district of that particular commission shall include the biggest number of voters in that community.
4. If a district includes communities from different marzes, then the Territorial Electoral Commission shall organize and conduct elections to local self-government bodies only in the communities of the marz where the Territorial Electoral Commission is located.
5. Elections to local self-government bodies in communities located in another marz shall be organized and conducted by the Territorial Electoral Commission in that marz, which is nearest to those communities.
51. If the electoral district comprises communities of more than one marz, the Territorial Electoral Commission of such district shall, during the Presidential Elections, exercise its authorities only in those communities, which belong to the marz in which this Territorial Electoral Commission is located.
52. During Presidential Elections, the Territorial Electoral Commission located in the district closest to the communities of this district located in another marz, shall exercise the authorities prescribed by this Code.
53. The Territorial Electoral Commissions referred to in points 5 and 52 shall be determined by the Central Electoral Commission at least 65 days before the voting day.
6. State and local self-government bodies shall provide Territorial Electoral Commissions with office space free of charge and support them to ensure their normal operation.
