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Article 14
 

Procedure for submitting applications on elimination of inaccuracy in the lists of voters, considering the applications and for eliminating inaccuracy in the lists of voters


1. Everyone shall have the right to submit — no later than 10 days before the Election Day — an application to the authorised body on elimination of inaccuracy (including those not relating to the persona of the applicant) in the lists of voters. Within 5 days following the receipt of an application but no later than 7 days before the Election Day, the authorised body shall, in case there are grounds prescribed by this Code, eliminate inaccuracy in the list of voters, informing the applicant thereon in writing. Where the application does not relate to the persona of the applicant, the authorised body shall, in case the application is satisfied, notify thereon through azdarar.am website.


2. During 5 days preceding the Election Day, as well as on the Election Day until the end of the voting, the following persons shall have the right to submit an application to the authorised body to include them in the supplementary list of voters being drawn up on the Election Day:


(1) persons registered at the address included in the description of the relevant electoral precinct, but who have been left out of the list of voters of that electoral precinct;


(2) persons having submitted to the authorised body, in the manner and within the deadlines prescribed by this Code, an application on being temporarily included in the list of the relevant electoral precinct, where the application has not been rejected, however they have not been included in the relevant list.
Decisions concerning applications to be included in the lists of voters shall be delivered within such deadlines which enable the voter to participate in the voting. In case of delivering a decision on including in the supplementary list of voters being drawn up on the Election Day, the authorised body shall provide a statement of information.
The form of a certificate of the authorised body on being included in the supplementary list of voters, being drawn up on the Election Day and to be submitted to the PEC, shall be established by the CEC. Additions to the list of voters — based on a certificate of the authorised body on being included in the supplementary list of voters, being drawn up on the Election Day — shall be made by the PEC on the Election Day, through drawing up a supplementary list as prescribed by Article 15 of this Code.


3. Disputes on eliminating inaccuracy in the lists of voters and making an addition to the list shall be settled by superior authorities or through judicial procedure, as prescribed by the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On fundamentals of administrative action and administrative proceedings” or the Administrative Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia. The superior authorised body or the court shall deliver the act on eliminating inaccuracy in the lists of voters in the course of 3 days after the receipt of the complaint (application), whereas on the Election Day and within 3 days preceding it — within the deadlines enabling the voter to participate in the voting. In case the complaint (application) is satisfied on the Election Day and within 3 days preceding it, the superior authorised body shall provide the applicant with a statement of information on being included in the supplementary list of voters, being drawn up on the Election Day. The act on eliminating inaccuracy in the lists of voters shall be executed by the authorised body. On the Election Day, based on the act on being included in the list of voters, the data of the voter shall, as prescribed by Article 15 of this Code, be included by the PEC in the supplementary list of voters, being drawn up on the Election Day.
The courts shall send the carbon copy of the civil act on including voters in the list of voters to the authorised body for making relevant changes to the Register of Voters as well.


4. Election commissions shall not have the right to make, on their own initiative, any change —whether a correction or an addition — to the lists of voters including to the supplementary lists).