LILIT VARAGYAN

Applicant at the Chair of Constitutional Law

of the Faculty of Law of Yerevan State University,

Lawyer of the Legal Department

of the Central Electoral Commission

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59546/18290744-2025.4-6-20

Annotation.

The article examines the current issues of administration and administrative proceedings carried out in precinct electoral commissions. Substantiations are provided to show that precinct electoral commissions also serve as bodies conducting administration and administrative proceedings, and that these proceedings carried out in precinct electoral commissions are carried out with the peculiarities characteristic of the functions of precinct electoral commissions.

Within the framework of the article, the role of precinct electoral commissions in a three-tier system of electoral commissions is studied. The status of the latter as both a state and an administrative body is clarified based on the research and views of various scholars. Shortcomings in the electoral legislation in this context are identified, and corresponding solutions are proposed. The article addresses the principles of activities of the electoral commissions, the powers of the precinct electoral commissions, the procedure for appointing their members, the criteria presented to commission members, and the shortcomings in the legislation, while also proposing mechanisms for their solution.

In order to study the advantages and disadvantages of the above-mentioned peculiarities, comprehensive research is conducted on the relationship between administrative proceedings and administration carried out in precinct electoral commissions. The analysis of the results of the conducted research reflected positions and presented proposals for possible amendments to the electoral legislation related to the mentioned issue, with the aim of resolving existing issues and providing reasonable clarification.

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