Armenia_Additional

Franchise Age: 18
Compulsory Vote: Not compulsory
Eligibility Exception: mental illness, criminal conviction, allegiance to a foreign State
Registration Type: Automatic registration
Registration Basis: Residence requirement

Nameof EMB: Central Electoral Commission
Independent EMB: Yes
EMBNominations: One Member by Each Party or Alliance, One Member by President of Republic, One Member by Decision of the Parliamentary Group, One Judge from ten Cassation Couty appointed by the Cassation Court - The composition of the Central Electoral Commission shall be approved by a decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia on the basis of nominations
EMBTenure: 6 Years
Who Runs Election: Election Management Body
Nameof Elect Enforcement Body: Constitutional Court

Restrictto Candidacy: have the right to vote, be over 25 years old, not hold the citizenship of another state, and have been an Armenian citizen for the previous five years with a permanent residence in the country during this period.
Debate Mandatory Number: Not mandatory
Campaign Length Average: 14
Debate Mandatory Number: Not mandatory
Official Media Campaign: OSCE Report 2018: The media environment is diverse and the freedom of expression, guaranteed by the Constitution, was respected. Television is the primary source of political information, and the use of online media and social networks is significant. The ODIHR EOM media monitoring showed that the broadcasters made a visible effort to cover all electoral contestants, contributing to the diversity of information available for voters to make an informed choice. Many private outlets appear to be strongly associated with political parties, with some demonstrating clear preference. The public television provided a reasonably balanced coverage. Positively, a number of media, including the public television, organized genuine debates, bringing together candidates from all the contestants.
Opinion Polls Embargo: Embargo on election day only

Elect System Main Election: Mixed
Main Election Type: Parliamentary
Referenda_Law: The draft submitted to a referendum shall be considered to have been passed if it receives more than fifty percent of the votes, but not less than one fourth of the number of registered voters. Source: Law on Referendum of the Republic of Armenia (2001), art. 35 (2), 36: (*) (2013); Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, art. 113: (*) (2013).
Referenda_Binding: Always Binding
Voting Machine: None
Vote IDRequired: ID check compulsory
Polling Card: No polling card
National Holiday Elect Day: Never
Districting Source: EMB
Districting Flexibility: Central Electoral Committee of the Republic of Armenia of the President of Armenia, Urban and Regional Electoral Commissions of the President Elections of the Republic of Armenia, Precinct Electoral Commissions of the President Elections of the Republic of Armenia - three-tier election administration: the CEC, 56 TECs (coinciding with 56 parliamentary constituencies) and approximately 1,865 PECs
Frequency Districting Change: 4

Average Voterby Polling Station: 1231
Maximum Ratio: 2000
Normal Opening Time Poll Station: 08:00
Normal Closing Time Poll Station: 2000
Numberof Booths Per Station: One booth per 750 voters
Booths Layout: Fill Out Ballot Privately' - Electoral Code
Numberof Ballot Boxesper Station: More than one ballot box may be used, procedures defined by the Central Electoral Commission
Polling Station Numbers: 1865
Listof Polling Station Buildings: The Head of the community shall be responsible for designating the location of a polling station and the polling room, as well as for furnishing the polling room. A polling station may not be located within the premises occupied by military educational institutions, military units and health care institutions.
Choiceof Polling Station Buildings: Head of the Community'
Decision For Opening Time Variations: Electoral Code
Accessibility Requirement: OSCE Report 2003: Should focus on accessibility for disabled
Numberof Ballot Boxesper Station: More than one ballot box may be used, procedures defined by the Central Electoral Commission
Ballot Box Transparency: Transparent
Box Feeding System: Voter
Vote Receipt: No receipt
Count Locallyor Centrally: locally
Manualor Automatic Count: manual

Ballot Type: Paper
Singleor Multi Paper Ballot: Single
Max Numberof Votesper Ballot: 2
Ballot Paper Type Description: Individual ballot papers of same sizes shall be printed for each political party running in elections of the National Assembly. The ballot paper of each political party running in elections must, on its left and right sides, have a marking in black, symmetrical to the vertical axis aligned with the number of that political party so that it enables to identify from the side view of the bundle the availability of a ballot paper of another political party in that bundle.
Ballot Paper Type Photo Upload: YES
Ballot Paper Size: Article 59 - The ballot envelope shall be made from opaque paper. The sample and sizes of the ballot envelope shall be established by the Central Electoral Commission in such a way as it enables the self-adhesive stamp to be posted on the ballot paper in the envelope.
Ballot Colour: All must be same colour
Denominationof Candor Parties: Full name
Candidor Parties Information: Special Places' 'conveniently accessible for voters'
Orderof Candidatesor Parties: alphabetical

Provision First Time Voters: Council of Europe: The awareness raising project part of the Long-term Electoral Assistance Program (The series of election simulation games, so called mock elections, was launched within a First-time voters awareness)
Provision Linguistic Ethnic Minorites: Bilingual Website
Provision Blind Voters: Website of EMB for visually impaired
Over Representation Vuln Group: electoral law requires that four seats for ethnic minorities (one Russians, Yezidis, Assyrians and Kurds each) are allocated in the National Assembly

Transparency Initiative: For the April 2017 national assembly elections, Armenia used electronic voting machines and live video feeds of polling stations to avoid vote rigging.