AS OF APRIL 18, 2 MLN 318 THOUSAND CITIZENS INCLUDED IN PRELIMINARY ELECTORAL ROLLS

Noyan Tapan
Apr 19 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, NOYAN TAPAN. As of April 18, 2 mln 318 thousand
493 citizens are included in the preliminary electoral rolls of
parliamentary elections. Reporting this at the April 19 meeting
with journalists, Colonel Alvina Zakarian, Head of Passport and Visa
Department of RA Police, also said that two weaks ago this number was
more by 10 thousand 254 and was reduced as a result of correction of
electoral rolls.

In A. Zakarian’s words, 41 electoral districts, 1916 polling stations
will operate in Armenia.

It was also mentioned that during one weak the hot line operating
in the department in connection with incorrect data in electoral
rolls received 77 signals, due to which they made the necessary
corrections. In A. Zakarian’s words, corrections are also made on
the basis of publications in press.

She said that they also studied and set going the large application
of Orinats Yerkir Party Chairman Artur Baghdasarian. In A. Zakarian’s
words, incorrect data among those mentioned by the applicant were few,
as A. Baghdasarian used not the preliminary electoral rolls published
on April 2, but the lists of electors of referendum on constitutional
amendments. A. Zakarian also said that A. Baghdasarian sent a new
list of incorrect data two days ago.

A. Zakarian also said that the so-called "not existing buildings"
in electoral rolls are indeed mentioned by the old names of renamed
streets. So, the department applied to Yerevan Mayor and RA Territorial
Government Ministry asking to give electoral commissions the old and
new names of renamed streets.