Central Electoral Commission of Armenia

1. The Central Electoral Committee of the Republic of Armenia of the President of Armenia
2. Urban and Regional Electoral Commissions of the President Elections of the Republic of Armenia
3. Precinct Electoral Commissions of the President Elections of the Republic of Armenia

   Structure

CEC President

• He supervises the ongoing process of work done by the committee
• He carries out authorial jobs stated by the code and regulations of the Republic of Armenia.\
• His straight subordinates are Deputy CEC President and CEC President Secretary and he is responsible for hiring or firing them

  Deputy CEC President

• She is responsible for the preparation of letters, applications, messages and other written formed documents constructed by the Head of the Committee
• She is also responsible for carrying out the recommendations and delegated tasks of the Head of the Committee

  CEC Secretary

• He facilitates the regular activities of the CEC, including sessions, ensuring transparency, and accountability.
• He is responsible for the proper management and archiving of the electoral documents as per RA legislation.
• He coordinates the training and workshops conducted by the CEC for territorial electoral commissioners, observers, and other stakeholders.
• He is responsible for the partnership with international organizations.
• He coordinates the work of the CEC's Oversight and Audit Service.

  Other Members

• Georgi Martirosyan
• Silva Markosyan
• Nune Hovhannisyan
• Seyran Shahsuvaryan

  Formation

• a higher education in the field of law and 3 years of professional work experience in his field in at least the past 5 years
• an academic degree in law and 3 years of professional work experience in his field in at least the past 5 years
• a higher education and 5 years of work experience in the public services in the state bodies in at least the past 10 years, or
• a higher education and 3 years of work experience in the current electoral commission in at least the past 5 years.

Obligations

• supervises the preparation and conduct of elections for the use of funds allocated from the state budget.
• adopts its rules of procedure and lower electoral commissions.
• organizes and carries out professional courses for the control process of the elections, sets the rules and regulations for the organization and the qualification of the courses.
• controls the implementation of the uniform application of
• sets the ballots, voting records and other documents, their completion and maintenance of the electoral commissions with the necessary election documents.
• sets the required forms of the election ballots of the candidates, political parties
• makes decisions within its authority which are to be obliged throughout the country.
• eliminates invalid, void or invalidate commissions decisions contrary to the Electoral Code, except for the National Assembly elections, MP, mayor or council members elected to the district election commission decisions.
• listens to election commissions and state authorities in the preparation and conduct of elections.
• accreditation by the mass media, and observers.
• organizes the presidential candidates' biographic data.
• record the National Assembly deputies elected by proportional representation, deputies to the National Assembly Deputy;
• appoints Armenia's National Assembly and call for new elections.
• makes decisions set by the Electoral Code and makes decisions about electoral process which do not collude with the Electoral Code.
• during all national elections, publishes a training manual for precinct election commission members, proxies and observers.
• sets out the procedure for drawing the electoral commissions.
• approve the sample ballot box.
• exercise control over the financial activities of political parties.
• may be required by law to establish institutions.
• perform other duties prescribed by the Electoral Code.

Committee

1. Local electoral committee is in charge of defining the three members of local electoral commission who will sign all the sheets with the names of electors and the election ballots as well with the draw that takes place the day before the elections.
2. The president and the secretary of local electoral committee are not participating in a draw that defines the distribution of functions among the members of the Commission.
3. By the reserved authorization of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia and the Code of laws the committee is in charge of ensuring the realization of its duties according to the Constitution and the Code of laws.
4. The committee should organize and manage the whole process of the elections, preparation and the calculation of the ballots.
5. The committee should manage and spend the budgeted money for the preparation and the process of elections.
6. The committee should research, observe and promulgate the decisions made by the committee.
7. The committee should provide the necessary documents concerned to the organizing and processing elections.
8. The structure of the committee is based on the structural departments and divisions and sub departments as well.
9. The committee is run by the president and the vice president of the committee
10. The head of the committee is the president of the commission