§ Article 43(untitled)

Procedure for formation of district electoral commission

1. District electoral commission shall comprise of 7 members. District electoral
 commission shall be formed for a 6-year period. The Central Electoral
 Commission shall appoint the members of district electoral commission until the
 termination of the powers of the district electoral commission.

2. The number of representatives of each sex in a district electoral commission shall
 not be less than 2.

3. A citizen of the Republic of Armenia having the right of suffrage may apply for
 being included in the composition of district electoral commissions, if he or she
 does not carry out public political activities and has:

 (1) higher legal education and at least 2 years of professional work record
 within the last 5 years;

 (2) scientific degree in law and at least 1 year of professional work record
 within the last 4 years;

 (3) higher education and at least 3 years of work record within the last 6 years
 in state or local self-government bodies or state non-commercial
 organisations within public service or community service respectively, or in
 a managerial position; or

 (4) higher education, and at least 2 years of professional experience within the
 last 5 years in a standing electoral commission or at least 2 years of work
 record in the staff of the commission.

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4. For selecting candidates for members of district electoral commissions, the

 Central Electoral Commission shall disseminate, through the mass media, an

 announcement on the time limits for submission of applications by citizens and

 the requirements pertaining to the member of district electoral commission.

 The form of the application and the list of required documents shall be

 established by the Central Electoral Commission.

5. Citizens who submit, within the prescribed time limit, an application to the

 Central Electoral Commission for being included in the composition of district

 electoral commissions and who meet the requirements prescribed by part 3 of

 this Article, may be appointed as member of district electoral commissions.

6. Where the gender equality standard prescribed by part 2 of this Article is not

 violated, the Central Electoral Commission, being unanimous, may:

 (1) appoint the entire composition of a district electoral commission;

 (2) appoint the composition of a district electoral commission partly; or

 (3) cut down the list of the candidates under consideration.

7. In the cases provided for by points 2 and 3 of part 6 of this Article, the Central

 Electoral Commission shall elect the non-formed part of the composition of

 district electoral commission in preferential voting as prescribed by Article 143 of

 this Code.

8. Where the number of citizens having submitted applications for being included

 in the composition of district electoral commission is not sufficient for the

 formation of the commission, and for complying with the gender equality

 standard, vacant positions for members of commission shall be filled by the

 Central Electoral Commission from among the persons having completed the

 professional courses on holding elections and having been awarded qualification

 certificates.

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9. Where powers of a member of district electoral commission are early terminated

 or terminate, the vacant position shall be filled by the Central Electoral

 Commission within a 21-day period in accordance with the procedure prescribed

 by this Article for the formation of district electoral commission.

10. The decision of the Central Electoral Commission on appointing members of

 district electoral commissions shall be adopted no later than 14 days before the

 date of termination of powers of the district electoral commission.

11. The day and time of the 1st sitting of district electoral commission shall be

 prescribed by the Central Electoral Commission. The 1st sitting of district

 electoral commission shall — until the chairperson of the commission is elected — be

 held by an elder member of the commission. The formed district electoral

 commission shall assume its powers at 12:00 on the day of termination of powers

 of the operating district electoral commission.

12. Chairpersons of district electoral commissions, deputy chairpersons of

 commissions and secretaries of commissions shall be elected by the relevant

 commissions from among their members in accordance with the procedure

 prescribed for election of the deputy chairperson and secretary of the Central

 Electoral Commission.