THE LAW OF THE
REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
ON THE ELECTIONS OF THE LOCAL
SELF-GOVERNING BODIES


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1) the total number of voters based on the lists of voters;
2) the number of registered voters based on signatures;
3) the number of valid ballots present in the ballot box;
4) the number of ballots recognized as invalid or not corresponding to the approved specimen;
5) the number of votes given in favor of each candidate;
6) the number of votes given against all candidates;
7) the total number of votes given in favor of candidates;
8) the measure of incorrectness influencing the number of votes given in favor of each candidate.

37.6 The protocol is signed by the members of the committee present on the session and is stamped by the committee chairman.

37.7 Refusal to sign a protocol summarizing the results of the elections by committee member is registered by the committee and adjoined to the protocol summarizing the results of the elections.

37.8 The Community Electoral Commission determines and registers the challengers for the mandates for each electoral district based on the data registered in the protocol.

37.9 The challengers for mandate are considered the candidates received the plurality of the votes in the given electoral district (but not exceeding the number of mandates reserved for the given electoral district), on election of which the incorrectness in the count of votes has n o influence. If the number of candidates received the plurality of the votes exceeds the number of mandates because of the equality of the received votes, then a radon selection procedure is implemented in the manner prescribed by Central electoral committee between the candidates received the minimal equal votes for the determination of the challengers of mandates.

37.10 If in the process of preparation and implement ation of the elections such violation of the general, direct and equal right to vote or the violation of secret ballot were taken place, which might affect the results of elections, then no challengers for mandates are registered for the given electoral district.

37.11 If the number of challengers for the mandates in the com munity exceeds by 50 per cent the number of the members of community council for th e given community prescribed by Article 2 of this law, then the Community Electoral Commission passes a decision on recognizing the elections of the community council as taken place and on forming of the community council. In this case the challengers for the mandates are recognized as members of the community council.

37.12 If the number of challengers for mandates for the community is not exceeding 50 per cent of the number of members of the community council prescribed by Article 2 of this law, then the Community Electoral Commission passes a decision on recognizing the elections as void and on conducting by-elections in those electoral districts where as a result of elections the number of the challenger of mandates is not exceeding 50 per cent of the number of mandates prescribed for those districts.

37.13 The decision is signed by all members of the committee, present on the session and stamped by the chairman of the commission.

37.14 Refusal to sign the protocol by a committee member is registered by the committee and adjoined to the protocol summarizing the results of the elections.

37.15 Upon the request of the candidate's proxy or accredited foreign observer they are given the copy of the protocol summarizing the results of the elections certified by the signature of the committee chairman or the committee secretary and the committee stamp.

Article 38. Summarizing the results of elections for community council after re-voting

38.1 After re-voting the Community Electoral Commission compiles a protocol summarizing the results of the elections of the members of community council in the manner prescribed by Article 37 of this law for each voting district where re-voting was conducted, determines and registers the challengers for the mandates.

38.2 If after re-voting the number of the challengers for the mandates in the community exceeds by 50 per cent the number of members of community council for the given community prescribed by Article 2 of this law, then the Community Electoral Commission passes a decision on recognizing the elections of the community council as taken place and on forming of the community council. In this case the challengers for the mandates are recognized as members of the community council.

38.3 In opposite case the Community Electoral Commission passes a decision on recognizing the elections of the members of the community council in the community as not taken place and on conducting of new elections.

38.4 The decision is signed by all members of the committee, present on the session and stamped by the chairman of the commission.

38.5 Refusal to sign the protocol by a committee member is registered by the committee and adjoined to the protocol summarizing the results of the elections.

38.6 Upon the request of the candidate's proxy or accredited foreign observer they are given the copy of the protocol summarizing the results of the elections certified by the signature of the committee chairman or the committee secretary and the committee stamp.

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