Monday, May 4 2020 13:11

ArmInfo. In Armenia, there is a need to reform the Electoral Code of the country. The Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Armenia Tigran  Mukuchyan stated this at a meeting of the Committee on State Legal  Affairs of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on May 4,  presenting the results of the Committee's activities in 2018-2019.  

According to Tigran Mukuchyan, in order to streamline the issue with  the voter lists, it is necessary to make adjustments to the  methodology for compiling the lists, and for this it is important to  amend the current Electoral Code. At present, the head of the CEC  continued, all citizens of the country who have reached 18 years of  age have the right to vote. But the legislation does not regulate  issues related to the prolonged absence of citizens from the  republic, and even more so, with their death. Often there are  situations in which a citizen, is abroad or has passed away but the  authorities did not possess this information. In order to change the  established tradition of compiling voter lists, it is necessary to  revise the methodology and make appropriate changes to the EC.

Tigran Mukuchyan also noted that in 2,000 polling stations in  Armenia, 1,500 cameras were installed to monitor the election process  in each particular polling station online. Thus, 92% of all polling  stations are covered. The head of the Central Election Commission  noted that it is impossible to provide all the polls with cameras  because of their remoteness. But this problem can be solved by  filming, which can be carried out by proxies and representatives of  observer missions. In total, about 19 thousand people participate in  the election process, of which 14 thousand take part in the work of  election commissions, and 4 thousand serve cameras.