§ Article 21(untitled)

Procedure for using a campaign poster, printed campaign and
 other materials during election campaign

1. Candidates, political parties running in elections shall have the right to
 disseminate campaign posters, printed campaign and other materials in an
 unimpeded manner.

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2. Campaign posters, printed campaign and other materials visible to the public
 may only be posted:

 (1) at the places designated specifically for this purpose, on paid billboards, on
 election campaign offices;

 (2) on or inside buildings, structures (except for buildings under the ownership
 of the State and the community, general education schools, block of flats or
 subdivided buildings, public catering or trading facilities), means of
 transport (except for public transport and taxi) belonging to or under the
 possession of natural persons upon their consent. Campaign posters,
 printed campaign and other materials on block of flats or subdivided
 buildings may only be posted on premises (including on the balcony,
 windows, etc.) under the ownership of the natural person or on paid
 billboards fixed to the external walls thereof.

 Campaign posters, printed campaign and other materials may be posted or used
 without restrictions during holding of campaign assemblies, meetings with
 electors and other election related events — at the places of holding such events.
 Campaign posters, printed campaign and other materials posted during such
 events shall be removed by the relevant candidate, political party running in
 elections after the event is over.

 Natural persons having the right to carry out electoral campaign may carry

 campaign materials with them without restrictions.

3. The head of community shall be obliged to — 10 days before starting the election

 campaign — designate free places for posting a campaign poster, printed

 campaign and other materials in the territory of the community (except for

 general education schools), establishing such conditions which shall ensure equal

 opportunities (equal surface area) to candidates for head of community and

 member of council of elders, political parties running in elections. This power

 shall be considered as a mandatory power for the head of community.

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4. In case of a community with 10 000 or more electors, the head of community

 shall submit to the Central Electoral Commission the decision on designating free

 places for posting campaign posters, printed campaign and other materials

 within a 3-day period following the adoption of such decision.

5. Organisations disposing outdoor billboards shall — in case of placing campaign

 posters, other printed campaign materials during the period of the election

 campaign — ensure non-discriminatory and impartial conditions to candidates

 for head of community and member of council of elders, political parties running

 in elections.

6. For the purpose of providing the political parties running in elections with
 billboards with the surface area exceeding 5 square metres during the elections
 of the National Assembly and the Council of Elders of Yerevan, organisations
 disposing outdoor billboards shall — within a 21-day period after calling elections —
 submit information to the Central Electoral Commission on the quantity, surface
 areas, locations and rental charges for billboards being provided during the
 period of election campaign to political parties running in elections. Information
 shall be provided in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Central
 Electoral Commission. Billboards not included in the list submitted to the Central
 Electoral Commission may not later be provided to political parties running in
 elections. The Central Electoral Commission shall post this information on the
 website of the Commission. Political parties running in elections shall — within
 the time limits prescribed by this Code for submitting documents for registration
 of electoral lists of political parties running in elections — submit requests to the
 Central Electoral Commission for placing a campaign poster, other printed
 campaign materials on these billboards in the form prescribed by the Central
 Electoral Commission. Based on this information, the right to post a campaign
 poster, other printed campaign materials on outdoor billboards shall be
 distributed among political parties running in elections upon the decision of the

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 Central Electoral Commission. Based on the decision of the Central Electoral
 Commission, the political party running in elections shall conclude a contract
 with an organisation disposing outdoor billboards for posting a campaign poster,
 other printed campaign material. Where no contract is concluded by the political
 party running in elections within a 3-day period after entry into force of the
 decision of the Central Electoral Commission, the disposer of the billboard shall
 be free to conclude another contract for using this billboard for other purposes.
 During elections of the National Assembly and the Council of Elders of Yerevan
 the campaign poster with a surface area exceeding 5 square metres may only be
 posted on an outdoor billboard distributed beforehand by the Central Electoral
 Commission.

 Posted campaign posters, printed campaign and other materials may remain in
 their places on the voting day and the day preceding it.

7. Tearing off, scratching, as well as making notes on or damaging in any other way
 campaign posters, printed campaign and other materials shall be prohibited.

8. After receiving the decision of the electoral commission, the head of the
 community, heads of organisations disposing outdoor billboards shall ensure that
 a campaign poster, printed campaign and other materials of candidates, political
 parties running in elections whose registration has been revoked or declared
 invalid are removed.

 In case of failure to remove within a 3-day period the campaign posters, printed
 campaign and other materials by candidates, political parties running in elections
 whose registration has been revoked or declared invalid, they shall be removed by the
 head of community. The head of community may claim from the candidates, political
 parties running in elections whose registration has been revoked or declared invalid
 compensation for the expenses incurred by him or her.

9. A campaign poster, printed campaign and other materials posted in violation of
 the provisions of this Article shall be removed by the head of community, if

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 necessary with the help of the Police. This function shall be considered as a
 delegated power of the head of community.

 During the period of conducting election campaign the posters, printed and
 other materials with a surface area exceeding 5 square metres recognised by the
 Central Electoral Commission or district electoral commission as being associated
 with election campaign must be removed in the communities where elections are
 conducted, and in which these candidates, political parties are running. Posters,
 printed and other materials with a surface area up to 5 square metres
 recognised as being associated with the election campaign, as well as posters,
 printed and other materials with a surface area exceeding 5 square metres
 deemed as being associated with the election campaign during the elections of
 the local self-government bodies must be removed, where the expenses of the
 given posters, printed and other materials are not included in a campaign fund
 as prescribed.

10. Printed campaign materials must include information on the client, printing
 organisation and the print run.

11. Dissemination of anonymous printed campaign materials shall be prohibited. In
 case of detecting printed campaign materials which is anonymous or not
 prepared by the relevant candidate, political party running in elections, the
 informed electoral commission shall apply to competent authorities to stop the
 unlawful actions.