1.1 Elections for President of the Republic are conducted based on the free implementation of the right to general, equal, direct elections by secret ballot.

1.2 The President of the Republic is elected by the citizens of the Republic of Armenia for a five year term.

1.3 No one can be elected and serve as President of the Republic more than two consecutive terms.

2.1 During the elections for President of the Republic, the whole territory of the Republic is considered as one majoritarian electoral district.

2.2 For the conducting of the elections for President of the Republic, the territory of the Republic is divided into regional, Yerevan city and community electoral districts.

2.3 The territory of each community will be divided into electoral precincts with consecutive numeration.

2.4 Electoral precincts are organized also in Republic of Armenia diplomatic representation offices.

2.5 In each electoral precinct, the number of voters cannot exceed three thousand.

2.6 If the number of voters in a community is less than one thousand, then it is established as a single precinct. In the event that more than one settlement is included in a single community, the Regional Electoral Commission can establish precincts with different numbers of voters.

3.1 Citizens of the Republic of Armenia, who are 18 years of age prior to the day of the elections, have the right to vote for President of the Republic.

3.2 Citizens of the Republic of Armenia, who are 35 years of age prior to the day of the elections and have permanently resided in the Republic of Armenia for 10 years prior to the day of the elections and have the right to vote, have the right to be elected as the President of the Republic.

3.3 Citizens recognized as incompetent by a court of law or citizens convicted by a legal court verdict cannot vote for nor be elected president.

3.4 Elections for President of the Republic are conducted by citizens directly through the free expression of their will. Each elector has the right of one vote.

3.5 The electoral rights of persons in detention are suspended, until released from detention.

3.6 Any restriction of the right of citizens of the Republic of Armenia to vote is forbidden, except in cases prescribed by Law, and is prosecuted by Law.

4.1 The parties (public-political organizations), party blocs, and Republic of Armenia citizens who have the right to vote have the right to nominate candidates for President of the Republic in the manner prescribed by this law.

5.1 Elections for President of the Republic are prepared and conducted according to the Constitution and in the manner prescribed by this law.

5.2 Elections for President of the Republic are prepared and conducted by Central, Regional, Yerevan City, Community and Precinct Electoral Commissions. The Yerevan City Electoral Commission exercises the same powers prescribed for Regional Electoral Commissions.

5.3 Expenses for organizing and conducting the elections are covered by a united fund created under the management of Central Electoral Commission (CEC), formed by state allocations, voluntary contributions of individual persons and legal entities, and also by the candidate electoral deposits.

5.4 State bodies and the local self-governing bodies, state enterprises and organizations shall provide Electoral Commissions the necessary office space and furniture and are obliged to lend practical assistance in the process of preparing and conducting the elections.

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

6.1 Candidates for President of the Republic have the right to use their own financial resources to conduct pre-election campaigning as well as the funds accumulated in his/her campaign account.

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