Absentee Voting
I’ve heard on the grapevine — well, actually from a very significant individual involved in the electoral process here — that attempts will be made to resolve the issue of absentee voting for the presidential election early next year. In the recent parliamentary election, the right to vote for Armenian citizens living or working abroad was actually taken away.
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Interestingly, this issue has also been raised with regards to the question of the restriction on dual citizenship being lifted in the November 2005 referendum to amend the Constitution although the issue of voting rights for ethnic Armenians in the Diaspora still remains unclear to me. However, some consider that such a development would have a significant impact on the conduct and outcome of future elections in Armenia.
The full post is here.
