§ Article 141(untitled)

Summarisation of results of elections of the Councils of Elders of
 Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor

1. The Central Electoral Commission shall, in the manner and within the time limit

 prescribed by Article 75 of this Code, summarise the results of election of the

 Council of Elders of Yerevan and adopt any of the following decisions:

 (1) on the Council of Elders of Yerevan being elected;

 (2) on calling a repeat voting in separate electoral precincts;

 (3) on declaring elections of the Council of Elders of Yerevan invalid and on
 calling a repeat voting for the elections of the Council of Elders;

 (4) on declaring elections of the Council of Elders of Yerevan invalid and on
 calling new election.

2. The district electoral commission shall, as prescribed by Article 74 of this Code,
 summarise the results of elections of the Councils of Elders of Gyumri, Vanadzor
 on the 7th day after the voting day and adopt any of the following decisions:

 (1) on the Councils of Elders of Gyumri, Vanadzor being elected;

 (2) on calling a repeat voting in separate electoral precincts;

 (3) on declaring elections of the Councils of Elders of Gyumri, Vanadzor invalid
 and on calling a repeat voting for the elections of the councils of elders;

 (4) on declaring elections of the Councils of Elders of Gyumri, Vanadzor invalid
 and on calling new election.

3. Mandates of the members of council of elders shall be distributed among the
 electoral lists of those political parties (alliances of political parties) that have

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 received 6 per cent, in case of a political party, and 8 per cent, in case of an
 alliance of political parties, of ballot papers with affirmative vote out of the sum
 of the total number of ballot papers with affirmative vote and the number of
 inaccuracies.

 Where less than 3 political parties (alliances of political parties) have received at
 least 6 (8) percent of ballot papers with affirmative vote out of the sum of the
 total number of ballot papers with affirmative vote and the number of
 inaccuracies, 3 the political parties and alliances of political parties having
 received the maximum number of ballot papers with affirmative vote shall
 participate in the distribution of mandates.

4. Mandates of the members of the council of elders shall be distributed among the

 electoral lists of political parties (alliances of political parties) in proportion with

 the number of ballot papers cast in favour of each of them. The number of

 mandates available for each electoral list shall be calculated as follows: the

 number of ballot papers with affirmative vote cast in favour of each electoral list shall

 be multiplied by the number of mandates available for electoral lists, the product shall

 be divided by the total number of ballot papers with affirmative vote cast in favour of

 the electoral lists participating in the distribution of mandates, and the integer

 numbers shall be parted which shall be the numbers of mandates available for the

 electoral list of each political party (alliance of political parties).

 The remaining mandates shall be distributed among electoral lists by the

 sequence of value of remainders, by the principle of one mandate to each. In case the

 values of remainders are equal, the contested mandate shall be given to the electoral

 list with the highest number of ballot papers with affirmative vote cast in favour,

 whereas in the event of a tie the mandate shall be given by drawing of lots.

5. Where, as a result of the distribution of mandates as prescribed by part 4 of this
 Article, any of the political parties (alliances of political parties) receives more
 than 40 per cent of the seats but not the absolute majority, the absolute majority

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 of the seats shall be provided to that political party (alliance of political parties).
 Where 2 political parties (alliance of political parties) receive more than 40 per
 cent of the seats but not the absolute majority, the absolute majority of the seats
 shall be provided to the political party (alliance of political parties) having
 received the highest number of mandates. The remaining mandates shall be
 distributed among the electoral lists of other political parties (alliances of political
 parties) having obtained the right to participate in the distribution of mandates.

6. A candidate, whose record number in the electoral list is smaller than or equal to
 the number of mandates available for that electoral list, shall be elected from the
 electoral list.

 Where as a result of it, the mandates of the political party (alliance of political
 parties) are distributed among representatives of the same sex, the mandate of
 the last one elected by the sequential order in the list shall be given to the
 candidate under the smallest number from the unrepresented sex in the
 electoral list, if any.

 The Central Electoral Commission shall draw up a protocol on candidates elected
 as members of the Council of Elders of Yerevan, whereas the protocol on
 candidates elected as members of the Councils of Elders in Gyumri, Vanadzor
 shall be drawn up by the relevant district electoral commission.

 The protocol on candidates elected as members of the Council of Elders of
 Yerevan shall, within a 5-day period, be forwarded to the Prime Minister, and
 the protocol on candidates elected as members of the Councils of Elders of
 Gyumri and Vanadzor — to the relevant marz governors (regional governors).

7. Where the number of candidates included in the electoral list of a political party
 (alliance of political parties) is smaller than the number of mandates available as
 a result of distribution of mandates, these mandates shall remain vacant.

8. The mandate of a member of council of elders — who has waived the mandate
 or who has been elected and whose powers have been early terminated — shall

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 be given to the next candidate in sequence of the electoral list of that political
 party (alliance of political parties) upon a protocol of the relevant electoral
 commission, within a 1-week period after notifying the commission thereon, and
 where as a result of it, the number of representatives of any sex in the given
 faction falls below and results in less than 25 per cent, it shall be given to the
 next candidate of less represented sex in the electoral list of that political party
 (alliance of political parties), if any.

 Where there is no other candidate in the electoral list, the mandate shall remain

 vacant.

9. Applications for recusal or waiver of the mandate submitted by persons included

 in the electoral list of a political party (alliance of political parties) shall be

 certified by a notary, or the person shall confirm such application at the sitting of

 the electoral commission.

 In case of submitting an application for recusal, the name, surname of the citizen

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

 Commission.