Voting with paper ballot boxes
"Six hundred and twenty-nine candidates stand for Yerevan's Elder's quorum. No application has been rejected. No violation of the Electoral Code has been registered so far," CEC Chairman Garegin Azaryan told a press conference on May 4. He showed the new paper ballot boxes which "are cheaper and more profitable".
"Once we paid 8000 drams for a wooden ballot box while a paper ballot box costs 1000 drams. Besides, paper boxes are easy to transport and will be placed on tables."
Starting from May 4 all officials including the Mayor should act within the law. Mass media are free to decide which event and campaign to cover in order to keep the equilibrium.
Asked about Republican candidate Gagik Beglaryan's proponents' drive for signatures and the so-called "100-percent lists", the CEC Chairman said: "If I stood for a mayor, I would behave in the same way to clarify my potential voters. I see no violation here as no lists can bind voters. Only the God and the voter know who he is going to vote for," noted Garegin Azaryan.
Mr. Azaryan advised avoiding "carousel voting."
It is possible to avoid any type of election fraud. Even in case of taking election bribes, the voter should know that there is no one in the booth to control him.
