Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Armenia
| Կենտրոնական ընտրական հանձնաժողով Kentronakan yntrakan handznazhogho |
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The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of the Republic of Armenia (Armenian: ՀՀ Կենտրոնական ընտրական հանձնաժողով) organizes elections and referendums of Armenia. It controls the whole electoral process, counts and publicizes results. Before the formation of the Republic of Armenia in 1991, the Central Electoral Commission activities were carried out by the Soviet Socialist Armenian law about the Election of People's Deputies. According to the law adopted in August 2011 concerning organizing and conducting presidential elections of Republic of Armenia, there should be three levels of electoral commissions:
The Central Electoral Commission has 7 members since June 2011, who are appointed by suggestions of President of Armenia, Ombudsman, president of Appellate court and president of control chamber. Members are assigned for six years with a few exceptions. Republic of Armenia is divided into 41 districts and 13 of them are located in Yerevan.
The President of CEC is Tigran Mukuchyan.
Deputy CEC President is Laura Galstyan
CEC President Secretary is Armen Smbatyan
1. The Central Electoral Commission has seven members. The members of the Central Electoral Commission are appointed by the President of the Human Rights Defender, Chairman of the Court of Appeals of the Republic of Armenia and the Chairman of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia. The members of the Commission are appointed for a period of 6 years.
2. Three members of the Central Electoral Commission are appointed by the proposal of the Human Rights Defender, two by the proposal of the Chairman of the Court of Appeals, two by the proposal of the Chairman of the Chamber of Advocates. The members proposed by the Chairman of the Court of Appeals and the Chairman of the Chamber of Advocates must be representatives of different sexes and at least one out of the two members proposed by each Chairman should have an education or an academic degree in the field of law.
3. An Armenian citizen can be eligible to be selected as a member of the Central Electoral Commission who is not involved in social and political activities and has:
4. The Head of the Central Electoral Commission, the Deputy Head of the Central Electoral Commission and the Secretary of the Central Electoral Commission should be elected by the Commission from among its members:
5. The details of the member candidates of the Central Electoral Commission are presented to the Staff of the President of the Republic not earlier than 30 days and not later than 20 days before the voting till 6 pm. The member candidates are informed about the day of the job expiry of the current commission member by the Head of the Central Electoral Commission not earlier than 50 days before the job expiry day.
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