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Voter Turnout Database
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Parliamentary
Voter Turnout
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Parliamentary
Total vote
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Parliamentary
Registration
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Parliamentary
VAP Turnout
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Parliamentary
Voting age population
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Parliamentary
Population
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Parliamentary
Invalid votes
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Parliamentary
Compulsory voting
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Presidential
Voter Turnout
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Presidential
Total vote
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Presidential
Registration
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Presidential
VAP Turnout
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Presidential
Voting age population
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Presidential
Population
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Presidential
Invalid votes
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Presidential
Compulsory voting
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| Armenia | 2021 | 49.4 % | 1,281,997.0 | 2,595,512.0 | 54.4 % | 2,355,287.0 | 3,011,609.0 | 0.4 % | No | ||||||||
| 2018 | 48.6 % | 1,261,105.0 | 2,593,140.0 | 53.4 % | 2,362,422.0 | 3,038,217.0 | 0.4 % | No | |||||||||
| 2017 | 60.9 % | 1,577,323.0 | 2,588,590.0 | 66.7 % | 2,363,767.0 | 3,045,191.0 | 0.4 % | No | |||||||||
| 2013 | 60.2 % | 1,521,703.0 | 2,528,773.0 | 74.2 % | 2,050,655.0 | 3,064,267.0 | 3.4 % | No | |||||||||
| 2012 | 62.9 % | 1,572,858.0 | 2,501,597.0 | 69.7 % | 2,257,586.0 | 2,970,495.0 | 3.4 % | No | |||||||||
| 2008 | 69.8 % | 1,668,464.0 | 2,390,000.0 | 77.2 % | 2,161,558.0 | 3,229,900.0 | 2.2 % | No | |||||||||
| 2007 | 60.0 % | 1,391,540.0 | 2,319,722.0 | 65.2 % | 2,136,013.0 | 2,976,372.0 | 2.7 % | No | |||||||||
| 2003 | 55.2 % | 1,232,627.0 | 2,233,757.0 | 60.7 % | 2,032,289.0 | 3,339,099.0 | 2.8 % | No | 68.4 % | 1,595,438.0 | 2,331,507.0 | 78.5 % | 2,032,289.0 | 3,339,099.0 | 2.0 % | No | |
| 1999 | 51.7 % | 1,137,133.0 | 2,198,544.0 | 45.5 % | 2,500,788.0 | 3,738,582.0 | 5.8 % | No | |||||||||
| 1998 | 63.5 % | 1,456,109.0 | 2,293,636.0 | 61.2 % | 2,377,830.0 | 3,658,200.0 | 2.6 % | No | |||||||||
| 1996 | 60.3 % | 1,333,204.0 | 2,210,189.0 | 56.4 % | 2,366,000.0 | 3,640,000.0 | 4.4 % | No | |||||||||
| 1995 | 53.9 % | 1,183,573.0 | 2,195,283.0 | 50.6 % | 2,338,700.0 | 3,598,000.0 | No | ||||||||||
| Country | Year |
Electoral System Design Database
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Electoral system family
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Electoral system for national legislature
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Number of tiers
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Legislative size (directly elected)
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Legislative size (voting members)
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Electoral system for the president
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| Armenia | 2021 | PR | List PR | 1.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | Not applicable |
| 2018 | PR | List PR | 1.0 | 132.0 | 132.0 | Not applicable | |
| 2017 | PR | List PR | 1.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | Not applicable | |
| 2012 | Mixed | Parallel | 2.0 | 131.0 | 131.0 | TRS | |
| 2007 | Mixed | Parallel | 2.0 | 131.0 | 131.0 | TRS | |
| 2003 | Mixed | Parallel | 2.0 | 131.0 | 131.0 | TRS | |
| 1999 | Mixed | Parallel | 2.0 | 131.0 | 131.0 | TRS | |
| 1995 | Mixed | Parallel | 2.0 | 190.0 | 190.0 | TRS | |
| Country | Armenia | |
| General Legal provisions | for mandatory referendums at national level | Yes |
| for optional referendums at national level | Yes | |
| for citizens’ initiatives at national level | Yes | |
| for agenda initiatives at national level | Yes | |
| for recall at national level | No | |
| for direct democracy at the regional level | No | |
| for direct democracy at the local level | Optional referendum Citizens’ initiative |
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| basis for direct democracy at the national level | Constitutional Specific laws/legislation |
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| basis for administrative requirements at the national level | Specific laws/legislation | |
| GeneralWho administers direct democracy mechanisms at the national level? | Independent electoral commission | |
| GeneralFirst referendum/initiative held | 1991 | |
| GeneralHas there been a national referendum since 1980? | Yes | |
| Referendum Issues | in relation to which referendums are mandatory at the national level | Constitutional amendments Issues related to the accession to supranational international organizations Issues related to territorial changes |
| in relation to which referendums are optional at the national level | Constitutional amendments Any issue of national importance, except those excluded |
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| excluded from being the subject of referendums at the national level | Constitutional amendments Adoption of international treaties National sovereignty, national self-determination Devolution Civil service Taxes and public expenditure commitments Amnesty and pardon |
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| of sub-national referendums regulated at the national level | None | |
| Who can initiate an optional referendum at the national level? | Legislative majority Registered electors |
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| Who drafts the referendum question? | Not specified by legislation | |
| Who decides on the final form of the ballot text? | Not specified by legislation | |
| Quorum requirements for a referendum to be valid | Mandatory referendum – approval quorum Optional referendum – approval quorum |
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| Requirements for a referendum to pass | Mandatory referendum – simple majority Optional referendum – simple majority |
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| Are referendum results binding? | Mandatory referendum – always Optional referendum – always |
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| Initiative Issues | that can be proposed by citizens using the initiative process at the national level | Citizens’ initiatives – constitutional amendments Citizens’ initiatives – legislative proposals Agenda initiatives – constitutional amendments Agenda initiatives – legislative proposals |
| excluded from being the subject of an initiative at the national level | Constitutional amendments Adoption of international treaties National sovereignty, national self-determination Devolution Civil service Taxes and public expenditure commitments Amnesty and pardon |
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| Who may propose the registration of an initiative? | Citizens’ initiative – registered committee Agenda initiative – registered committee |
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| Materials to accompany an application for registration | Full proposed text | |
| Who determines the title of an initiative? | Not specified by legislation | |
| What disqualifies a proposed title of an initiative? | Not specified by legislation | |
| Who is responsible for checking the legality of initiatives? | Constitutional Court | |
| At which stage legality check is conducted? | After its submission but before the registration of an initiative | |
| Who decides the final ballot text when the initiative is put to a vote? | Not specified by legislation | |
| When does voting take place once an initiative is qualified for ballot? | Within a certain time limit | |
| Signature collection | How many signatures are required to start the formal decision making stage of a direct democracy mechanism? | Citizens’ Initiative – fixed number Agenda Initiative – fixed number |
| What is the deadline for collecting required number of signatures? | Citizens’ Initiative – fixed time period Agenda Initiative – not speficied |
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| Restrictions in relation to the individuals who can sign the proposal | Citizens’ Initiative – signatories must be registered Agenda Initiative – signatories must be registered |
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| Where can proposals be signed? | Anywhere Electronically |
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| What information must signatories provide when signing the proposal? | Identity or voting card number | |
| Restrictions in relation to | Not specified by legislation | |
| What forms of checks are undertaken to verify signatures? | Not specified by legislation | |
| Who checks the signatures? | Agency responsible for the administration of direct democracy mechanisms |
Challenges to election results. Legislative | |
| Who may file a complaint? | Candidate/ Party Representative Political Party EMB Proxy |
| Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery | 3 days |
| Maximum complaint time since announcement of election results | 1 day |
| What remedies are available in the first instance? | Total recount of results Partial recount of results Annulment of results / Cancellation of elections Re-run the election |
| Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes | Constitutional Court/Council |
| Requirement to hold a hearing in the last instance | Yes |
| Requirement to issue reasoned decision in the last instance | Yes |
| What remedies are available in the last instance? | Annulment of results / Cancellation of elections Re-run the election Correction of the results |
| Number of levels of adjudication | 2 |
| Maximum adjudication time for the full EDR process (days) | 45 days for Majoritarian component and 32 days for PR component |
Challenges to election results. Presidential | |
| Who may file a complaint? | Candidate/ Party Representative Political Party EMB |
| Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery | 3 days |
| Maximum complaint time since announcement of election results | 1 day |
| What remedies are available in the first instance? | Total recount of results Partial recount of results Annulment of results / Cancellation of elections |
| Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes | Constitutional Court/Council |
| Requirement to hold a hearing in the last instance Requirement to issue reasoned decision in the last instance | Yes Yes |
| What remedies are available in the last instance? | Annulment of results / Cancellation of elections Re-run the election |
| Number of levels of adjudication | 2 |
| Maximum adjudication time for the full EDR process (days) | 20 days |