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ARMENIA - Electoral Code

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Article 13

Accessibility of lists of electors

1.The list of electors of the Republic of Armenia, except for thecases provided for by this Code, shallbe open to the public.

The lists of electors having participated in the voting, except for the signed lists of electors, being drawn up in a military unit, penitentiary institution and places of confinement of arrestees, shall be published as prescribed by this Code.

2. During elections of the National Assembly, the councils of elders of communities in which elections are held through the proportional electoral system, the authorised body shall post the initial list of electors by electoral precincts 40 days before the voting day, in case of early elections — 20 days before the voting day, whereas the final list of electors, by electoral precincts — 7 days before the voting day (including in case of early elections) on the Internet, at the following address: www.police.am. The lists of electors posted on the Internet by electoral precincts must have a download feature.

3.The person possessing the premises of the polling station shall — 40 days before the voting day, whereas in case of early elections — 20 days before the voting day — post the list of electors in the polling station, in a place visible to all.

4.The chairperson of a precinct electoral commission shall — 2 days before the voting day — post a carbon copy of the list of electors, including the supplementary list of persons undergoing inpatient treatment, at the polling station, in a place visible to all. These lists shall remain posted in the polling station until the 7th day following the voting.

5.Lists of electors registered in a military unit shall — 10 days before the voting day — be posted at a military unit in a place visible to military servants.

6. .During elections of the National Assembly, signed lists of electors having participated in voting shall be published on the website of the Commission in the manner and within the time limit prescribed by Article 73 of this Code, which shall be maintained until the expiry of the time limit prescribed by this Code for summarisation of the voting results, whereas in case of challenging the decision of the electoral commission through judicial procedure — until the entry into force of the judicial act.

Signed lists of electors having participated in voting shall be deposited in the State Archive of the Republic of Armenia for maintenance in the manner prescribed.