Joint Opinion on the Draft Amendments to the Electoral Code of Armenia

These comments follow the previous work by the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR on the Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia. This analysis is specifically based on the two most recent recommendations and the draft law amending the Electoral Code, namely: • Joint Recommendations on the Electoral Law and the Electoral Administration in Armenia by OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission from 17 December 2003, CDL-AD(2003)021 (further referred to as Joint Recommendations); • Additional Considerations on the Electoral Law and Electoral Administration in Armenia based on the roundtable on electoral reform held in Yerevan between 24/27 February 2004 by Michael Krennerich, Owen Masters and Jessie Pilgrim (Additional Considerations); • Draft Law on Amending and Supplementing the Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia, submitted by Mr Torossian, version of 21 July 2004 (CDL(2004)074).