New regulations are being introduced in the election code to improve the voting process. These regulations state that preliminary and final voter lists will now be posted on the official websites of the Central Election Commission and the Internal Affairs Ministry. The voter lists will include important information such as the voter’s name, birth date, residential address, polling station details, and the location of the polling station. This move aims to reduce the use of paper-based information letters and improve the efficiency of distributing voter information.

During the meeting of the Standing Committee on Human Rights, the State Minister for State-Legal Affairs, Armenuhi Ghazaryan, presented these new regulations for discussion. The HAK (Civil Contract) also proposed further suggestions to enhance certain provisions in the regulations, allowing voters to easily access information about their polling station. Initial instructions have already been made available on the CEC’s official website.

Armenuhi Ghazaryan explained that these regulations have been in effect since 2006. Previously, voter lists were sent via mail, but this method proved to be unreliable and costly. In the last mayoral election in Yerevan, approximately 270 million AMD was spent to send out information letters to 827,000 voters. Considering the current technological advancements and the ability to convey information digitally, the cost of future parliamentary elections could exceed 800 million AMD, which puts unnecessary strain on the state budget.

During the discussion, the Chairperson of the Committee, Vladimir Vardanyan, expressed his positive evaluation of the proposed changes. These new regulations aim to modernize the voting process, reduce costs, and ensure that voters have easy access to necessary information.