Election of Deputies to the National Assembly

CHAPTER 6, PROXIES OF THE CANDIDATES FOR DEPUTIES, PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGNING

Article 24. Proxies

To represent the interests of the candidates for deputies and public-political organizations in the respective electoral committees the district electoral committees, upon presentation by the candidates for deputies and public-political organiza tions, register not more than three proxies for each electoral precinct, who are issued certificates.

The proxies have the right to represent the interests of the candidate for deputy in the relations with state and public bodies, to be present unhampered at all functions of the respective electoral committee.

Not more than two proxies from each candidate for deputy or public-political organization may be present concurrently at a function of the district electoral committee.

The registration of a proxy (proxies) is invalidated and a new proxy (proxies) is registered by the district electoral committee based on an application by the candidate for deputy or a public-political organization.
A proxy can not be included in the electoral committee.

Article 25. Pre-election campaigning

The citizens of the Republic of Armenia have the right of free and diversified discussion of the political, business and personal characteristics of a candidate for deputy, as well as the right to freely campaign through meetings, rallies and the mass media.

The candidates for deputies and their proxies, public-political organiza tions have the right to organize meetings with the voters.

The electoral committees and respective state bodies must ensure the equal opportunity to use:

1) for the public-political organiza tions participating in the elections by the proportional system the republican state-owned mass-media outlets;

2) for the candidates for deputies participating in the elections by the majoritarian system the local state-owned mass-media outlets. The Central Electoral Commission ensures the possibility of the gratuitous use by the public-political organiza tions and private candidates participating in the elections of the respective state-owned mass-media within the limits of the united elections fund.

Each public-political organiza tion and private candidate participating in the elections may also use the respective state-owned mass-media on a paid basis on their own expense but not to exceed the double of what the Central Electoral Commission has defined as the gratuitous limit.

During the pre-election campaign it is forbidden for the candidates for deputies either in person or through other persons, private, state enterprises or organizations to allocate funds, food, other goods or gifts to the voters using any pretext. In case any of the above-mentioned facts is confirmed to have happened, the Central Electoral Commission may declare the registration of the candidate void.

On the day of voting it is forbidden to campaign, have rallies, or for people to congregate in the vicinity of the ballot buildings.

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