FORMATION OF ARMENIA’S NATIONAL ELECTION REGISTER ENSURES TRANSPARENCY OF ELECTION PROCESS
Arka News Agency, Armenia
March 6 2007
YEREVAN, March 5. /ARKA – Novosti-Armenia/. The formation of Armenia’s
national election register ensures the transparency of the election
process, Chairman of Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC)
Garegin Azarian told journalists.
He pointed out that compiling and correcting the register of voters
has been transferred to the police and the department for visas and
registration in 2005.
Currently the register of voters is posted at the website of CEC and
is accessible to party members and voters, Azarian said pointing out
that Armenia is the only country in the region having such a register
on the Internet.
Any citizen can check the register online and apply to the respective
agencies to correct any inaccuracy he comes across in the list,
Azarian said.
He also pointed that under support of the U.S. Government and IFES a
new period of the register check-ups is to start soon. In particular,
Voters Lists Advisory Committees are to contribute to the adjustment
of the lists.
Armenia’s Police held a presentation of the National Election Register
created with assistance of the International Foundation of Elections
Systems (IFES). The Register is to support holding the elections in
line with the international standards and establishing dialogue with
the civil society.
The Register consists of the central and 60 local registers. The
central register receives information about residents and non-residents
of Armenia from different ministries and agencies.
The parliamentary elections are to be held in Armenia on May 12.