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HERITAGE PROPOSES TO APPEAL ARMENIAN CITIZENS' VOTING RESTRICTIONS ABROAD
PanARMENIAN.Net
August 29, 2012 - 17:43 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage opposition party's parliamentary group
head Ruben Hakobyan filed a note to Armenia's human rights defender
Karen Andreasyan proposing to appeal in Constitutional Court Article
60 of Electoral Code as unconstitutional.
Heritage noted that under Article 30 of the Constitution, each
Armenian citizen of legal age has right to elect and be elected;
whereas under Article 60 of Electoral Code, diplomats and their family
members outside of Armenia on the polling day have the right to vote,
in contrast to other RA citizens abroad, the party's press service
reported.
According to Heritage, Article 60 of Electoral Code bans other RA
citizens from exercising their constitutional right.
PanARMENIAN.Net
August 29, 2012 - 17:43 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage opposition party's parliamentary group
head Ruben Hakobyan filed a note to Armenia's human rights defender
Karen Andreasyan proposing to appeal in Constitutional Court Article
60 of Electoral Code as unconstitutional.
Heritage noted that under Article 30 of the Constitution, each
Armenian citizen of legal age has right to elect and be elected;
whereas under Article 60 of Electoral Code, diplomats and their family
members outside of Armenia on the polling day have the right to vote,
in contrast to other RA citizens abroad, the party's press service
reported.
According to Heritage, Article 60 of Electoral Code bans other RA
citizens from exercising their constitutional right.