Universal suffrage

1. Citizens of the Republic of Armenia having attained the age of 18 as of the day of election (hereinafter referred to as “the voting day”) shall have the right to elect during the elections of the National Assembly.

2. During the elections of local self-government bodies the right to elect shall be reserved to the following persons, having attained the age of 18 as of the voting day and registered in the Population Register of the community where the elections are being held:

(1) citizens of the Republic of Armenia registered for at least 6 months before the voting day;
(2) citizens of the Republic of Armenia having no registration for at least 6 months before the voting day who have been registered in that community by virtue of discharge from compulsory fixed-term military service or of release from serving punishment in the form of imprisonment;
(3) persons not holding citizenship of the Republic of Armenia but registered for at least one year before the voting day (hereinafter referred to as “the elector not holding citizenship”).

3. During the elections of local self-government bodies, the rights and responsibilities prescribed by this Code for citizens of the Republic of Armenia shall also extend to persons having the right to elect during the elections of local self-government bodies.

4. Persons lacking active legal capacity as declared by a civil judgment of a court having entered into force, as well as persons sentenced by a criminal judgment having entered into force and serving a punishment for grave and particularly grave offences, committed intentionally, do not have the right to elect.