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Voter Registration

Armenia Armenia

VR001

Voting age
Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: c. 18
Comments: Citizens of the Republic of Armenia that have attained the age of 18 on the day of the voting shall have the right to vote in the Republic of Armenia.
Source: Electoral Code of 26 May 2011, art. 2 (1): http://res.elections.am/images/doc/_ecode.pdf (2013).
Verified: 2015/12/01
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VR002

Other voting requirements
Question:Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s): a. Citizenship
Comments: Citizens of the Republic of Armenia, having attained the age of eighteen as of the day of voting, shall have the right to vote in the Republic of Armenia. Persons not holding the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia shall have the right to vote at local self-government elections in case of being, prior to the voting day, registered for at least six months in the population register of the community where elections are held. Citizens who are not registered in the Republic of Armenia, may not participate in the voting at elections of local self-government bodies and elections to the National Assembly under the majoritarian electoral system. Citizens not registered in the Republic of Armenia shall participate in the voting at national elections in case of being included in a supplementary list of electors as prescribed by the Electoral Code of Armenia.
Source: Constitution of the Republic of Armenia (2005), art. 30: http://res.elections.am/images/doc/consist_eng.pdf (2013); Electoral Code of 26 May 2011, art. 2 (1, 4, 5): http://res.elections.am/images/doc/_ecode.pdf (2013).
Verified: 2015/12/01
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VR004

Authority responsible for voter registration
Question:Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer: a. Central Government Department (specify)
Comments: The Voter Register of the Republic of Armenia shall be maintained and the list of voters compiled by the public administration body authorized by the Government of the Republic of Armenia (hereinafter referred to as “the Authorized Body”) maintaining the State Population Register. The Authorized Body shall be responsible for compiling and maintaining the Voter Register and the list of voters.
Source: Electoral Code of 26 May 2011, art. 7 (2): http://res.elections.am/images/doc/_ecode.pdf (2013).
Verified: 2015/12/01
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VR008

Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question:Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer: b. No
Comments: Citizens of the Republic of Armenia included in the State Population Register of the Republic of Armenia, registered in a community of the Republic of Armenia and having the right of suffrage shall be included in the Register of Electors of the Republic of Armenia. Citizens having no registration in the Republic of Armenia as well as persons not holding the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia but having the right to vote at elections of self-government bodies, shall not be included in the Register of Electors of the Republic of Armenia, which does not restrict their right to be included in the list of electors.
Source: Electoral Code of 26 May 2011, art. 7 (1): http://res.elections.am/images/doc/_ecode.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2015/12/01
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