§ Article 66(untitled)

Verifying the identity of an elector, registering electors

1. Identification document for an elector shall be considered to be an identification

 card, a biometric passport, a non-biometric passport, a temporary document,

 replacing the passport or the identification card, issued by the authorised body,

 an identification document of the elector who is in a penitentiary institution,

 whereas for military servants — the military service certificate or the military

 service record book, where they register (vote) in the list of electors drawn up by

 the military unit. During elections of local self-government bodies, the

 identification document for the elector not holding citizenship shall be

 considered to be one of the documents established by the decision of the Central

 Electoral Commission as prescribed by Article 51 of this Code.

2. An elector shall participate in voting in person; proxy voting shall be prohibited.

 Each elector shall approach the specialist and submit an identification document.

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 Where an elector has submitted a passport, or an identification card, the

 specialist shall verify the identity of the elector through the image available in the

 submitted document and shall insert the submitted document in the technical

 equipment.

 Where an elector has submitted a temporary document replacing the passport or
 the identification card, or the equipment fails to read the submitted identification
 document, or during elections of local self-government bodies the elector has
 submitted an identification document established for the elector not holding
 citizenship, the specialist shall insert, through keyboard, in the technical
 equipment the number of the passport, or the identification card, or the
 identification document of the elector not holding citizenship, indicated in the
 submitted document.

 Where an elector has submitted an identification document of another person,
 the specialist shall inform thereon to the chairperson of the commission. In such
 a case, the chairperson of the commission shall invite to the voting room police
 officers, who undertake measures prescribed by law.

 Expiry of the validity period of the identification document of an elector shall not
 be a ground for not admitting him or her to voting, except for the case where it
 becomes clear from the information available in the technical equipment that the
 elector has another valid identification document.

3. Where an elector is registered in the list of electors of the given precinct and has
 submitted, as an identification document, an identification card, a biometric
 passport or a non-biometric passport issued after 1 January 2008 and has not
 participated in the voting up to that moment with any identification document,
 the image of that elector, the record number of the elector in the list of electoral
 precinct and a green sign shall appear on the screen.

4. Where an elector is registered in the list of electors of the given precinct and has

 submitted, as an identification document, a non-biometric passport issued after

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 1 January 2008 and has not participated in the voting up to that moment with

 any identification document, the record number of the elector in the list of the

 electoral precinct and a green sign shall appear on the screen without the image

 of the elector. Where during elections of local self-government bodies an elector

 is registered in the list of electors of the given precinct and has submitted, as an

 identification document, an identification document for an elector not holding

 citizenship and has not participated in the voting up to that moment with an

 identification document, the record number of an elector in the list of the

 electoral precinct and a green light shall appear on the screen without the image

 of the elector.

5. Where an elector is not registered in the list of electors of the given electoral

 precinct, a yellow sign shall appear, and where relevant information is available

 in the technical equipment, also the number of the electoral precinct in the list

 whereof the given elector is included.

 In the case referred to in this part the elector shall be asked to leave the voting

 room.

6. Where an elector has already participated in the voting with his or her

 identification document, a red sign shall appear on the screen, the specialist shall

 inform thereon to the chairperson of the commission. In such a case, the

 chairperson of the commission shall invite to the voting room police officers, who

 undertake measures prescribed by law.

7. In case when a green sign appears on the screen, the elector shall insert the

 fingerprint of forefinger of his or her right hand. In case of impossibility thereof,

 the fingerprint shall be inserted by the following order: forefinger of the left

 hand, middle finger of the right hand, middle finger of the left hand, ring finger

 of the right hand, ring finger of the left hand, little figure of the right hand, little

 figure of the left hand, thumb of the right hand, thumb of the left hand. In case

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 of impossibility to insert the fingerprint the step to insert fingerprint is omitted.

 Thereafter, the technical equipment shall print the record number of an elector

 in the list of electors, surname, name, the number of the identification document,

 the record number of the voting pass, whereas, if available in the digital database,

 also the voting pass containing the photograph of the elector. The Central Electoral

 Commission may prescribe requirements for additional data to appear on the screen

 and additional data to be printed on the voting pass.

8. The specialist shall return the printed voting pass together with the identification

 document of the elector to the elector, after which the elector shall approach to

 the relevant member of the commission carrying out registration of electors. The

 member of the commission carrying out registration of electors shall take from

 the elector the voting pass, find in the list of electors the line of the elector, the

 elector shall sign next to his or her data in the column envisaged for the

 signature of the elector and shall put his or her individual seal in the relevant

 column, after which put his or her individual seal on the voting pass and pass it

 on to the elector.

9. Registration of electors shall be carried out without technical equipment in the

 following cases:

 (1) voting with the list of electors registered in the military unit;

 (2) voting in a penitentiary institution;

 (3) voting through a mobile ballot box;

 (4) voting with a supplementary list being drawn up on the voting day;

 (5) voting in case the technical equipment fails or is not available.

10. In case of registering electors without the use of technical equipment, the

 relevant member of the commission shall verify the identity of the elector, find

 the data of the elector in the list of electors (in case of voting with the

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 supplementary list of electors being drawn up on the voting day — shall fill in

 the name, patronymic, surname), fill in the number of the identification

 document of the elector, after which the elector shall sign next to his or her

 name, the member of the commission shall put his or her own individual seal

 next to the signature. Where the elector is not able to sign the list of electors on

 his or her own, he or she shall have the right to seek the help of another citizen,

 except for members of the electoral commission.

 After being registered as prescribed by part 10 of this Article in cases provided

 for by points 1 and 4 of part 9 of this Article, the specialist shall insert in the

 technical equipment the list in which the elector is included, the number of the

 elector in the relevant list, after which the elector shall insert his or her

 fingerprint. After these actions, the technical equipment prints a voting pass

 which contains the list in which the elector is included, the number of the elector

 in the relevant list and the record number of the voting pass. The specialist shall

 transfer the pass to the elector.

 In the cases provided for by points 2, 3 and 5 of part 9 of this Article, the

 relevant member of the commission shall fill in the numbered pass, indicating

 there on the list in which the elector is included, the record number of the

 elector in the list, seal the voting pass with his or her individual seal and pass it

 to the elector.

11. Form of a numbered pass shall be established by the Central Electoral

 Commission.

 (Article 66 supplemented, amended by HO-119-N of 30 June 2016,
 supplemented by HO-158-N of 20 October 2016)

 (Amendments to Article 66 shall be applied upon entry into force of Law
 HO-158-N of 20 October 2016, starting from the first round of election of
 the National Assembly)

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 Article 67. Voting

1. Immediately after having received the voting pass, the elector shall approach the

 commission member responsible for handing out ballot papers and ballot

 envelopes and present the voting pass.

2. During elections of the National Assembly, a commission member responsible for

 handing out ballot papers and ballot envelopes shall hand out to the elector one

 ballot paper and one ballot envelope for each political party running in elections.

 The elector may not refuse to accept all the ballot papers.

 During elections of Councils of Elders of Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, as well as

 head of community and member of council of elders, a commission member

 responsible for handing out ballot papers and ballot envelopes shall hand out to

 the elector one ballot paper and one ballot envelope (and in case several votes

 are held simultaneously — ballot papers and ballot envelopes).

 The elector shall proceed to the voting booth to vote.

3. During elections of the National Assembly, the elector shall choose one of the

 political parties running in elections through placing the ballot paper of that

 political party in the ballot envelope. In case of electing any of the candidates in

 the district electoral list, the elector shall put — on the 2nd page of the ballot

 paper of the political party he or she has chosen — a uniform mark, as

 prescribed by the Central Electoral Commission, in the tick box next to the name

 of the candidate he or she is voting for. The ballot paper shall be placed in the

 ballot envelope without folding. Unused ballot papers shall be dropped in a

 separate box installed in the voting booth.

4. During elections of Councils of Elders of Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, the elector

 shall, as prescribed by the Central Electoral Commission, put a uniform mark in

 the tick box next to the name of the political party he or she is voting for and

 shall place the ballot paper in the voting envelope.

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5. During the election of head of community and member of council of elders, the

 elector shall, as prescribed by the Central Electoral Commission, put a uniform

 mark in the tick box next to the name of the candidate he or she is voting for. In

 case 1 candidate is voted on, the elector shall mark next to the word “for” if he

 or she will vote for the candidate: next to the word “against” if he or she will vote

 against the candidate. In case several votings are held simultaneously, the elector

 shall place each ballot paper in the relevant envelope.

6. It shall be prohibited to enquire, in any manner, about the vote of the elector.

7. Immediately after voting, the elector shall approach the member posting self-

 adhesive stamps at the ballot box and responsible for the ballot box and shall

 hand over the voting pass thereto. The commission member shall check the pass,

 may also, on his or her own initiative or upon request of another member of the

 commission or a proxy, verify the identification document of the elector.

 The commission member shall, without taking the ballot envelope from the

 elector, post a self-adhesive stamp on the ballot paper through the cut of the

 ballot envelope, after which shall open the slot of the ballot box and enable the

 elector to drop the ballot envelope in the ballot box.

 Where the elector fails to submit a voting pass, the member posting self-adhesive

 stamps and responsible for the ballot box shall inform the chairperson of the

 precinct electoral commission, who shall take the ballot envelope from the

 elector, immediately cancel it, without verifying the content of the envelope.

8. Where during the voting, self-adhesive stamps allocated to the member posting

 self-adhesive stamps and responsible for the ballot box have exhausted, the

 chairperson of the precinct electoral commission shall hand over to him or her

 the next set of new self-adhesive stamps, after receiving the voting passes

 therefrom. Voting passes shall be counted, and the number shall be recorded in

 the registration book of the precinct electoral commission.

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 The member posting self-adhesive stamps and responsible for the ballot box —

 at the end of his or her shift as well as at the end of the voting — shall hand over

 the unused self-adhesive stamps and the voting passes received from electors to

 the chairperson of the commission. Voting passes and the unused self-adhesive

 stamps shall be counted, and the numbers shall be recorded in the registration

 book of the precinct electoral commission.

9. The elector who is unable to fill in the ballot paper on his or her own, shall have
 the right to invite, after having notified the chairperson of the electoral
 commission, another person into the voting booth, who must not be a member of
 electoral commission, proxy, observer, mass media representatives, visitor.
 The person shall have the right to assist only one elector who is unable to fill in
 the ballot paper on his or her own. Except for the mentioned case, the presence
 of another person in the voting booth while filling in the ballot paper shall be
 prohibited. The data of the person assisting the elector unable to fill in the ballot
 paper on his or her own shall be entered in the registration book of the precinct
 electoral commission.

10. If the elector finds that he or she has filled in the ballot paper incorrectly or has
 damaged it, he or she may apply to the chairperson of the commission to receive
 a new ballot paper. Upon the assignment of the chairperson of commission, a
 new ballot paper shall be allocated to the elector (in case of elections of the
 National Assembly — one ballot paper of each political party running in
 elections).Incorrectly filled-in (damaged) ballot paper (ballot papers) shall be
 immediately cancelled.

11. The elector shall not have the right to announce in the polling station the way he
 or she has voted.

12. After the voting, the elector shall immediately leave the voting room.

13. During the voting, the candidate, the candidate included in the electoral list of a
 political party running in elections shall be prohibited from staying at the polling

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 station or in the area up to 50 metres radius adjacent to a polling station, except
 for the case of participation in the voting.

14. Where the commission member, the proxy or the observer finds that cases of

 violations of the voting procedure have taken place in the voting process as

 provided for by this Code, he or she shall have the right to demand that his or

 her position be recorded in the registration book of the precinct electoral

 commission.

 CHAPTER 12

 PROCEDURE FOR SUMMARISATION AND TABULATION
 OF VOTING RESULTS, DETERMINATION OF INACCURACIES AND
 SUMMARISATION OF ELECTION RESULTS