§ Article 137(untitled)

Rights, responsibilities, guarantees for activities of candidates
 for member of the Councils of Elders of Yerevan, Gyumri and
 Vanadzor

1. Employees of state and local self-government bodies and state officials, who are

 candidates, except for the officials holding political and discretionary positions,

 shall be exempt by virtue of law from fulfilling their official responsibilities from

 the day the election campaign officially starts until the voting day, as prescribed

 by this Code. The absence from work of such candidates within this period of

 time shall be considered valid without preservation of remuneration.

2. A political party shall have the right to submit an application for recusal no later

 than 10 days before the voting day, by 18:00.

 A candidate shall have the right to withdraw his or her candidacy no later than

 10 days before the voting day, by 18:00, as well as after the voting day.

 The name, surname of a citizen included in the electoral list of a political party

 shall be removed from the list as prescribed by the Central Electoral

 Commission. The application for recusal of a candidate shall be certified by a

 notary, or the candidate shall approve his or her application for recusal at the

 sitting of the electoral commission.

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 ELECTION CAMPAIGN DURING ELECTIONS OF THE COUNCILS
 OF ELDERS OF YEREVAN, GYUMRI AND VANADZOR