THE LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
ON THE ELECTION OF
The deputies to the National Assembly are elected in a secret ballot by the citizens of the
Republic of Armenia entitled to vote, based on the free implementation of the right for
general equal direct elections.
Members of the government can not be elected to the National Assembly. Judges,
employees of the Prosecution Office and the State Directorate of National Security,
servicemen of the Interior Ministry and the Armed Forces cannot be deputies or be
nominated for election.
The elections to the National Assembly are carried out based on the majoritarian and
proportional representation systems.
150 deputies of the National Assembly are elected by the majoritarian system, one
National Assembly deputy from each voting district.
The citizens of the Republic of Armenia who became 18 years of age prior to the day of
the elections and have resided in the Republic of Armenia for at least one year prior to the
day of the elections have the right to vote.
The citizens of the Republic of Armenia who became 25 years of age prior to the day of
the elections and have permanently resided in the Republic of Armenia for at least three
years prior to the day of the elections have the right to be elected.
Persons recognized as incompetent by a court of law, citizens in confinement by a legal
court verdict and citizens wanted in a criminal investigation do not take part in the
elections. Neither do persons detained under criminal charges, who were denied
registration by a decision of the Central electoral committee or the Supreme Court in the
manner prescribed by this law.
Each elector has a right of one vote in a single ballot district and a right of one vote in the
multiballot district comprising the whole territory of the republic.
Each citizen entitled to be elected can run in only one majoritarian district and only one
list.
Any restriction of the right of the citizens of the Republic of Armenia to vote is forbidden,
except in cases provided by law.
The right to nominate candidates for deputies to the National Assembly belongs to the
voters in constituent districts and to public-political organizations or coalitions of these
registered prior to the nomination-submitting deadline defined by this law.
Each public-political organization or a coalition of them has the right to propose only one
list of candidates for deputies to the National Assembly.
The preparation and implementation of the elections is ensured by the central, district and
precinct electoral committees in accordance with this law.
The organizational expenses of the elections are covered from a united fund created under
the management of the Central electoral committee. The fund is formed by state
allocations as well as voluntary contributions of enterprises, public organizations and
individual citizens. The amount of the state allocation for the organization of the elections
is authorized by the National Assembly.
Candidates for deputies to the National Assembly participating in the elections by the
majoritarian system and public-political organizations participating in the elections by the
proportional system have the right to use their own funds as well as funds generated
through donations and fundraisers in their pre-election publicity campaigns.
The funds used in the campaign of each candidate can not exceed the minimum [monthly]
salary in the republic by a factor of more than five hundred. Candidates and
public-political organizations submit disclosures of their campaign expenses to the Central
electoral committee in a manner prescribed by the latter.
DEPUTIES TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
CHAPTER 1
to the National Assembly and its composition
CHAPTER 2
Article 5.
The the bases of preparing and carrying out the elections