Procedure for formation of TEC

1. TEC shall comprise of 7 members. TEC shall be formed for a 6-year period. The CEC shall appoint the members of TEC until the termination of the powers of the TEC.

2. The number of representatives of every sex in a TEC shall not be less than 2.

3. A citizen of the Republic of Armenia having the right of suffrage may apply for being included in the composition of TECs, if he or she does not carry out public political activities and has:

(1) higher legal education and at least 2 years of professional work record within the last 5 years;
(2) scientific degree in law and at least 1 year of professional work record within the last 4 years;
(3) higher education and at least 3 years of work record within the last 6 years in state or local self-government bodies or state non-commercial organisations within public service or community service respectively, or in a managerial position; or
(4) higher education, and at least 2 years of professional experience within the last 5 years in a standing election commission or at least 2 years of work record in the staff of the commission.

4. For selecting candidates for members of TECs, the CEC shall disseminate, through the mass media, an announcement on the deadlines for submission of applications by citizens and the requirements pertaining to the member of TEC. The form of the application and the list of required documents shall be established by the CEC.

5. Citizens who submit, within the prescribed deadline, an application to the CEC for being included in the composition of TECs and who meet the requirements prescribed by part 3 of this Article, may be appointed as member of TECs.

6. Where the gender equality standard prescribed by part 2 of this Article is not violated, the CEC, being unanimous, may:

(1) appoint the entire composition of a TEC;
(2) appoint the composition of a TEC partly; or
(3) cut down the list of the candidates under consideration.

7. In the cases provided for by points 2 and 3 of part 6 of this Article, the CEC shall elect the nonformed part of the composition of TEC in preferential voting as prescribed by Article 143 of this Code.

8. Where the number of citizens having submitted applications for being included in the composition of TEC is not sufficient for the formation of the commission, and for complying with the gender equality standard, vacant positions for members of commission shall be filled by the CEC from among the persons having completed the professional courses on holding elections and having been awarded qualification certificates.

9. Where powers of a member of TEC are early terminated or terminate, the vacant position shall be filled by the CEC within a 21-day period in accordance with the procedure prescribed by this Article for the formation of TEC.

10. The decision of the CEC on appointing members of TECs shall be adopted no later than 14 days before the date of termination of powers of the TEC.

11. The day and time of the 1st session of TEC shall be prescribed by the CEC. The 1st session of TEC shall — until the chairperson of the commission is elected — be held by an elder member of the commission. The formed TEC shall assume its powers at 12:00 on the day of termination of powers of the operating TEC.

12. Chairpersons of TECs, deputy chairpersons of commissions and secretaries of commissions shall be elected by the relevant commissions from among their members in accordance with the procedure prescribed for election of the deputy chairperson and secretary of the CEC.