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Article 45
 

Cooperation between Electoral Commissions and Law Enforcement Authorities

 

National and regional bodies of the Republic of Armenia Police, their services and divisions shall make sure that elections proceed in a natural fashion and that electoral commissions’ work is unimpeded; at the commissions’ request, they shall support the commission in order to establish due order during election-related events, as well as to provide security during transportation of electoral documents from Precinct Electoral Commissions to Territorial Electoral Commission. The vehicle transporting electoral documents may be escorted by proxies, international and local observers, and representatives of the mass media, in their own vehicles.

Upon discovering any violations of the Electoral Code, the member (members) of the electoral commission shall be required to report them to the appropriate authorities within five days.

Violations of this Article’s provisions shall be prosecuted in accordance with the law.