Armenia

Population Statistics

3,056,382

Total Population

458,457

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

22 September 2010

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia (2016)

Updated: January 2017
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Constitution of the Republic of Armenia (2016)

Updated: January 2017
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How to Communicate with People with Disabilities

Updated: October 2021
This video was developed with the support of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Helsinki Citizens Assembly, and Open Society Foundations Armenia.  A ...
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Conducting a Polling Station Accessibility Audit in Armenia

Conducting a Polling Station Accessibility Audit in Armenia

Updated: August 2020
In August 2020, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Armenia, "Agate" Rights Defence Center for Women with Disabilities NGO and Republic of Armenia Central Electoral Commission collaborated to survey ...
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Inclusive Velvet Revolution

Inclusive Velvet Revolution

Updated: August 2018
In 2018, Agate Rights Defense Center for Women with Disabilities designed a two-page brief on inclusion during the "Velvet Revolution" that took place in Armenia. The full document is available ...
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The Political Participation of Armenian Women with Disabilities: Barriers and Recommendations

The Political Participation of Armenian Women with Disabilities: Barriers and Recommendations

Updated: August 2018
In August 2018, Agate Rights Defense Center for Women with Disabilities, with the support of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and the United States Agency for International Development ...
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Barriers to Political Participation of Women with Disabilities

Barriers to Political Participation of Women with Disabilities

Updated: August 2018
In 2018, Agate Rights Defense Center for Women with Disabilities, a disabled people's organization (DPO) led by women in Armenia, posted an image that includes information on barriers faced by ...
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Voters with disabilities

Voters with disabilities

Updated: January 2016
This Armenian video from 2007 helps to demonstrate the challenges for voters with disabilities in accessing polling stations. It was produced by two Armenian DPOs (including the Disabled Center for ...
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An Equal Society is a Healthy Society

An Equal Society is a Healthy Society

Updated: March 2015
Translation: "An equal society is a healthy society."   Produced by the Armenian Electoral Commission and supported by USAID and IFES, the poster encourages Armenian citizens to promote an equal ...
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Tactile ballot guide

Tactile ballot guide

Updated: December 2014
A voter in Armenia demonstrates how they are able to read the Braille on the tactile ballot guide to mark their vote on the ballot below.
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