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Agency brief

Period: 06 Apr 2020 – 04 Sept 2021 · Submissions: 6

Executive summary

Model-generated

The batch consists of two public inquiries regarding the scheduling and timing of national referendums. Because the Central Electoral Commission's mandate is strictly administrative and operational rather than political, these inquiries represent an information gap regarding how referendums are initiated and scheduled under Armenian law. No immediate operational action is required beyond monitoring and potentially publishing clear public-facing information on the legal process of calling a referendum.

Urgency signals

No urgency signals this period.

Focus areas

Model-generated

A request can support more than one focus area, so supporting counts do not sum to the submission total.

  1. Supporting count not computable

    Citizens are asking about the timing of potential referendums, reflecting a lack of public clarity on how and when these votes are scheduled.

    • · Publish a plain-language explanation on the CEC portal detailing how referendums are legally initiated and scheduled · Within 90 days
    • · Monitor public inquiries regarding referendum scheduling to determine if further communication is required · Within 90 days
Systemic patterns
  • Information gap on referendum initiation procedures

    Citizens direct questions about referendum scheduling to executive and electoral bodies, suggesting a general lack of public understanding that the CEC does not unilaterally set referendum dates but rather administers them once legally triggered.

Coordination needs

  • Office of the Prime Minister · MANDATE_BOUNDARY

    Inquiries are co-routed to the PMO, as citizens address the Prime Minister directly regarding political decisions to hold referendums.

  • National Assembly · MANDATE_BOUNDARY

    Referendum initiation and legislative triggers involve the National Assembly, which is co-routed on inquiries regarding constitutional or unification referendums.

What not to overweight

The political substance of the unification referendum inquiry should not be addressed by the CEC, as it falls entirely outside the commission's administrative mandate.