3.11 Any restriction of the right to vote of the citizens of the Republic of Armenia, with the exception of cases prescribed by law is forbidden and is prosecuted by law.

4.1 The elections of local self-governing bodies are prepared and conducted in the manner prescribed by this law.

4.2 The elections of local self-governing bodies are prepared and carried out by the Central (CEC), regional (REC), Yerevan City, Community (CoEC) and Precinct (PEC) Electoral Commissions.

4.3 Yerevan City Electoral Commission exercises same the powers prescribed for Regional Electoral Commissions.

4.4 Expenses for organizing and conducting the elections are provided from a united fund created under the management of Central Electoral Commission (CEC), which is formed from state allocations, voluntary contributions of individual persons and legal entities, as well as from the electoral deposits account.

4.5 Enterprises and organizations shall provide to state Electoral Commissions the necessary office space and furniture and are obliged to lend practical assistance within their means to the process of preparation and conducting the elections.

4.6 Decisions by Electoral Commissions, adopted within their jurisdiction, are subject to mandatory implementation by all state bodies, enterprises, organizations and individual citizens.

5.1 Each candidate for leader of the community and members of the community council has the right to establish a candidate fund himself/herself or through an authorized person, for organizing pre-election campaigning, and formed through contributions by individual persons and legal entities, but not to exceed a limit of 4,000 drams for each individual person and 40,000 drams for each legal entity.

5.2 If elected community leader, the member of community council, or upon receiving more than 15 percent of valid votes cast, a candidate has the right to transfer the funds remaining to the party (parties) which nominated him/her or to charity. The electoral deposit of the latter will also be returned.

5.3 If a candidate receives less than 15 percent of valid votes cast, the funds remaining, as well as the electoral deposit are transferred to state budget.

6.1 The Electoral Commissions, in the manner prescribed by Central Electoral Commission, inform the public of their membership, location, working hours as well as on all activities for preparing, conducting and summarizing the results of elections.

6.2 Representatives of mass media, the public, foreign observers, and the proxies have the right to be present at sessions of the Electoral Commissions and also during the whole process of voting.

6.3 The Electoral Commissions provide equal conditions for the presence of proxies, accredited foreign observers and the representatives of mass media.

6.4 The proxies, accredited foreign observers, and representatives of mass media have the right to get acquainted with the decisions and protocols of the Electoral Commissions and make extracts.

7.1 The Electoral Commissions are comprised of citizens of the Republic of Armenia who have the right to vote.

7.2 The CEC and RECs are formed based on nominations by factions represented in National Assembly.

7.3 The CoECs and PECs are formed based on nominations by the members of respective REC.

7.4 Members of an Electoral Commission cannot be laid off from their permanent employment by the management or be subjected to administrative penalty in a legal form during the function of the Electoral Commission without agreement of a superior Electoral Commission, and members of the Central Electoral Commission without agreement of the Central Electoral Commission.

7.5 Members of Central and Regional Electoral Commissions cannot be drafted into military service or sent for military training during the function of Electoral Commission.

7.6 Information on the membership of Electoral Commissions is published in the manner prescribed by the Central Electoral Commission.

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