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Article 14
 

Procedure for submitting applications on elimination of inaccuracies in the lists of electors, considering the applications and for eliminating inaccuracies in the lists of electors


1. Everyone shall have the right to submit — no later than 10 days before the voting day — an application to the authorised body on elimination of inaccuracies (including those not relating to the persona of the applicant) in the lists of electors. Within 5 days following the receipt of an application but no later than 7 days before the voting day, the authorised body shall, in case there are grounds prescribed by this Code, eliminate inaccuracies in the list of electors, 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 voting day, as well as on the voting 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 electors being drawn up on the voting 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 electors of that electoral precinct;
(2) persons having submitted to the authorised body, in the manner and within the time limits 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 electors shall be delivered within such time limits which enable the elector to participate in the voting. In case of delivering a decision on including in the supplementary list of electors being drawn up on the voting day, the authorised body shall provide a statement of information.


The form of the statement of information of the authorised body on being included in the supplementary list of electors, being drawn up on the voting day and to be submitted to the precinct electoral commission, shall be established by the Central Electoral Commission. Additions to the list of electors — based on the statement of information of the authorised body on being included in the supplementary list of electors, being drawn up on the voting day — shall be made by the precinct electoral commission on the voting day, through drawing up a supplementary list as prescribed by Article 15 of this Code.


3. Disputes on eliminating inaccuracies in the lists of electors 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 inaccuracies in the lists of electors in the course of 3 days after the receipt of the complaint (application), whereas on the voting day and within 3 days preceding it — within the time limits enabling the elector to participate in the voting. In case the complaint (application) is satisfied on the voting 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 electors, being drawn up on the voting day. The act on eliminating inaccuracies in the lists of electors shall be executed by the authorised body. On the voting day, based on the act on being included in the list of electors, the data of the elector shall, as prescribed by Article 15 of this Code, be included by the precinct electoral commission in the supplementary list of electors, being drawn up on the voting day.


The courts shall send the carbon copy of the civil act on including electors in the list of electors to the authorised body for making relevant changes to the Register of Electors as well.


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


(Article 14 edited by HO119-N of 30 June 2016)