Submitting and Receiving Electoral Documents in Electoral Commissions
1. All electoral documents submitted to and received by Electoral Commissions shall be logged in registers and signed by the persons submitting and receiving them; a receipt shall be provided.
2. For preparation and conduct of elections, electoral commission shall be supplied with ballots, forms, other documents, stationary and other materials; chairmen of appropriate electoral commissions shall be responsible for their receipt, transportation and storage.
3. Once election results are summarized and appropriate protocols are prepared, all electoral documents shall be immediately transported from Precinct Electoral Commissions to the appropriate Territorial Electoral Commissions, accompanied by the Precinct Electoral Commission Chairman or Deputy Chairman.
4. Territorial Electoral Commissions shall submit all electoral documents, except documents related to local self-government elections, to the Central Electoral Commission, once the election results are finalized. The Central Electoral Commission shall store the documents and, two months after the official announcement of election results (or after reaching the final decision, in case of a court dispute), shall deposit in the Armenian State Archives to be kept in accordance with the established procedures.
5. Within two months after official announcement of local self-government election results (or after reaching the final decision, in case of a court dispute), Territorial Electoral Commissions shall deposit them in the Armenian State Archives to be kept in accordance with the established procedures.
