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Article 47
 

Specifics of administrative proceedings in the Central Electoral Commission and district electoral commission


1. Administrative proceedings in the Central Electoral Commission and the district electoral commission shall be carried out in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On fundamentals of administrative action and administrative proceedings”, and according to the specifics and time limits prescribed by this Code.


2. The applicant or the complainant (hereinafter referred to as “the applicant”) shall be notified of the consideration of his or her application or complaint (hereinafter referred to as “the application”) at the Central Electoral Commission through placing information on the date and time of the consideration of the application on the website of the Commission. Where there are any means of electronic communication indicated in the application — i.e. phone number, electronic mail (hereinafter referred to as “electronic means of communications”) — the applicant shall be notified through such means as well, also where possible by sending a short text message.


An applicant shall be deemed notified of the consideration of the application at the district electoral commission, where a notice on the date and time of the consideration of application is posted at a place visible to all in the commission, and where a phone number is indicated in the application, the applicant shall be notified also through that means, also where possible by sending a short text message.


3. Participants of the proceedings may not challenge the composition or a member of the electoral commission carrying the administrative proceedings, neither the member of the electoral commission carrying out the administrative proceedings shall have the right to recuse himself or herself.


4. During the election period, taking into consideration the workload, the participants of administrative proceedings shall be introduced to the materials of the proceedings — before the sitting convened within the scope of the proceedings concerned — at the electoral commission carrying out the proceedings. Brief minutes of the sitting shall be taken.


5. The administrative act adopted by the Central Electoral Commission shall enter into force upon publication thereof at the sitting. The administrative act adopted by the Central Electoral Commission shall be posted on the website of the Commission within the time limits prescribed by part 2 of Article 8 of this Code.


6. The administrative act adopted by district electoral commission shall enter into force upon publication thereof at the sitting. The administrative act adopted by district electoral commission shall be posted at a place visible to all in the commission within 24 hours after adoption of the act.


7. Within a 3-day period after adoption of the administrative act of the electoral commission, it shall be forwarded to the participants of the administrative proceedings attaching the delivery receipt to the case, where the participants of the proceedings have not received that act in the commission. Where the application is submitted jointly by more than one applicant, the adopted administrative act shall be forwarded to the 1st applicant indicated in the application.


8. The administrative proceedings shall not be suspended during the period of elections.