SESSION OF THE CENTRAL ELECTION COMMITTEE
Support A1+!Authorities use the elections of local government institutions to collect taxes . It became known today at the session of the Central Electoral Commission.
”Orinats Yerkir” party representative Artashes Avoyan announced Internal Affairs Departments in Vanadzor and Gugark demand the candidates for commune head and leaders’ membership to pay water and land taxes in return for residence place references . Such demand is illegal. Commission Chair Artak Sahradyan confirmed the news saying he had informed Internal Affairs Deputy Minister Hovhannes Varyan about the illegality.
As to the session, the Commission approved the regulations of the divisional election committee. Order for giving free of charge territories for pre-election campaign was set. Under it, the candidates make tender to the heads of local government institutions not later than 5 days earlier the measures arranged by themselves . If the territories mentioned in the tenders coincide a commune head must offer a tender-maker another territory like that or the given territory another time. In such cases the candidate having tendered earlier is shown preference to.
