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.

Article 2. The electoral system

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.

Article 3. Electoral rights

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.

Article 4. The right to nominate candidates for presidency of the Republic

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.

Article 5. The basis for preparation and conduct of the elections

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.

Article 6. The fund of the candidate for the President of the Republic

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.

6.2 Each candidate for President of the Republic has the right to establish a campaign fund himself/herself or through an authorized person, for the organization of pre-election campaigning, and it is formed from voluntary contributions of individual persons and legal entities (except for state and local self-governing bodies, state enterprises and organizations, enterprises with state participation), not to exceed a limit of 100,000 drams for each physical entity and 1,000,000 drams for each legal entity.

6.3 The bank account of a campaign fund is opened in the same bank where the bank account is opened for the united fund created under the management of the Central Electoral Commission.

6.4 Not later than two months after the elections, the candidates must submit to the Central Electoral Commission declarations of the expenditures paid from the funds available in their campaign accounts. This declaration is published in the press.

6.5 If elected President of the Republic, or upon receiving more than five percent of valid votes cast, the electoral deposit of the mentioned candidates is returned, and the funds remaining in their campaign accounts are transferred, upon the decision of the candidate, to the party (parties) which nominated him/her or to charity, within two months after the official publication of the results of the elections. After two months the funds remaining in the campaign accounts of the candidates are transferred to the state budget.

6.6 If a candidate for President of the Republic receives less than five percent of valid votes cast, the funds remaining [in the account], as well as the electoral deposit, are transferred to the state budget.

6.7 In case the elections are recognized as invalid, the electoral deposits of the candidates are returned, and the funds remaining in campaign accounts after the elections are frozen until the registration of candidates for new elections. Candidates registered again for new elections can use the funds remaining in their campaign accounts established for the previous election.

6.8 If a candidate does not register for the new election, then the funds remaining in their campaign account are transferred to the state budget.

Article 7. Public information dissemination during preparation and conduct
of the elections for President of the Republic

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

7.2 Representatives of mass media, accredited foreign observers, and [candidate] proxies have the right to be present at sessions of the Electoral Commissions as well as during the whole process of the voting.

7.3 The Electoral Commissions must ensure equal conditions for the presence of representatives of mass media, accredited foreign observers and proxies of the candidates.

7.4 Proxies of candidates, accredited foreign observers and representatives of mass media have the right to acquaint themselves with the decisions and protocols of the Electoral Commissions and make extracts.