THE CONDUCT OF FAIR ELECTION IS JEOPARDIZES

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07:31 pm | April 16, 2009

Politics

"The conduct of free and fair election of Yerevan’s Elder’s Council
is jeopardizes," signals the Armenian Center for Parliamentarism.

The Centre says the Central Election Commission has enabled all
Armenian voters to participate in the polls.

Contrary to the RoA legislation, the CEC has decided that factual
residence in Yerevan City and one-year registration are not compulsory
conditions for enfranchise. The Centre notes that the constitutional
breach has aroused concern among the "Supreme Council-Deputy Club"’
NGO and the Armenian National Congress pre-election alliance. The
latter has already appealed to the court.

None of the six parties submitting electoral lists to the CEC has
reacted to the breach. The ARF Dashnaktsutyun has even named a
candidate for the Mayor having no registration in Yerevan.

Article 2 of the Electoral Code says: "All RoA citizens having
attained the age of 18 are eligible to vote. All those having at
least one-year registration and residing in the given commune can
participate in the election to a self-government body."

The law also covers citizens who have no RA citizenship but are
eligible to vote.