Approved by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of June 25, 2019, No. ZRU-544
This Code governs the relations connected with preparation and elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, deputies of Legislative house of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan (further - Legislative house), members of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan (further - the Senate), deputies regional, district and city Kengasha of People's Deputies (further - local Kengasha), and establishes the guarantees providing free declaration of will of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The legislation on elections consists of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, of this Code and other acts of the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Elections in the Republic of Uzbekistan are held on the basis of general, equal, direct suffrage in case of secret vote.
Elections are held openly and publicly.
Election of the president of the Republic of Uzbekistan, deputies of Legislative house and deputies local Kengasha is general.
The citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan (further - citizens) who reached till the election day or by the election day of eighteen years have to choose the right
.Citizens, irrespective of floor, racial and national identity, language, the relation to religion, social origin, beliefs, social standing, education, sort and nature of occupations, have equal suffrage.
Each citizen participating in elections has one voice.
The citizens recognized by court incapacitated and also persons containing in places of detention according to the court verdict cannot be elected.
The citizens recognized by court incapacitated and also persons containing in places of detention according to the court verdict for the committed heavy and especially serious crimes can be deprived of the right of participation in elections only according to the law and on the basis of the judgment. In any other cases direct or indirect restriction of the voting rights of citizens is not allowed
.The president of the Republic of Uzbekistan, deputies of Legislative house, deputies local Kengasha are elected citizens directly.
Vote on elections is free and secret. Control of declaration of will of voters is not allowed.
The mystery of vote is provided with creation of the corresponding conditions excluding possibility of any control of declaration of will of the voter.
Preparation and elections are performed by the electoral commissions openly and publicly.
The electoral commissions inform citizens on the work, on formation of constituencies, sites, on structure of the electoral commissions, their location and operating time, acquaint with electoral registers, the list of the political parties participating in elections, report data on candidates for president of the Republic of Uzbekistan, deputies of Legislative house, deputies local Kengasha, and also about results of vote and elections.
Mass media light the course of preparation and elections.
Meetings of the electoral commissions are held openly. Decisions of the electoral commissions are published in mass media or will be promulgated according to the procedure, established by this Code.
On all actions for preparation and elections, and also in rooms for vote in the election day and in case of counting of votes have the right to participate observers from the political parties which proposed candidates for president of the Republic of Uzbekistan, deputies of Legislative house, deputies local Kengasha, self-government institutions of citizens, representatives of mass media, observers from other states, the international organizations.
During all effective period of state of emergency imposed in all territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan or in its certain area, elections are not held.
In case of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan all territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the single constituency.
For elections of deputies of Legislative house seventy five territorial single-candidate constituencies is formed.
Single-candidate constituencies on elections of deputies of Legislative house are formed by Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan (further - Central Election Commission) on representation of the Jokargi Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Kengashy People's Deputies of areas and the city of Tashkent once in five years.
For elections to Legislative house on the basis of the candidate list, pushed by political parties in deputies of Legislative house (further - the list of batch), all territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the single constituency.
Borders of single-candidate constituencies are determined by elections of deputies of Legislative house taking into account the administrative-territorial device of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, areas and the city of Tashkent, as a rule, with equal number of voters in all territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
For elections in local Kengasha constituencies in the equal number of deputy places in regional, Tashkent city, district (city) Kengasha of People's Deputies are formed.
In the elections held in Legislative house and local Kengasha on the single-candidate constituency one deputy from each constituency is elected.
The number of constituencies for elections to regional Kengash of People's Deputies of again formed area is determined by the Senate, and number of constituencies for elections in district, city Kengash of People's Deputies of again formed area, the city is established by the corresponding regional, Tashkent city Kengash of People's Deputies taking into account requirements of article 88 of this Code.
Constituencies at elections in regional Kengash of People's Deputies of again formed area are formed by Central Election Commission on representation of the Senate, and constituencies at elections in district, city Kengash of People's Deputies of again formed area, the city - the relevant territorial election commission of area and city of Tashkent (further - territorial election commission) on the corresponding regional, Tashkent city Kengash's representation People's Deputies.
Single-candidate constituencies at elections in local Kengasha are formed corresponding territorial, district, by City Elections Commission, as a rule, with equal number of voters once in five years. Borders of constituencies are determined taking into account the administrative-territorial device of area, areas and the cities.
In case of formation of single-candidate constituencies the most acceptable deviation of number of voters in constituencies, as a rule, shall not exceed ten percent.
Lists of single-candidate constituencies with indication of their borders, number of voters and the locations of the electoral commissions are published by the relevant electoral commission at least in seventy days prior to elections.
The polling precincts are formed for the term of five years by territorial election commissions on representation of khokimiyats of areas and cities. In necessary cases the polling precincts can be transformed, changed or abolished borders of the operating polling precincts on representation of khokimiyats of areas and cities.
The polling precincts are formed taking into account borders of areas, the cities, areas in the cities for the purpose of creation of the maximum conveniences to voters.
The polling precincts can be formed under diplomatic and other representations of the Republic of Uzbekistan in foreign states, in military units, sanatoria, rest houses, in hospitals and other stationary medical institutions, in the locations of the citizens located in the remote and hard to reach areas, also in places of detention and imprisonment during preparation and elections. These polling precincts are included into constituencies in the place of their stay. Borders of the polling precincts shall not cross borders of other constituencies.
In military units the polling precincts are formed on representation of commanders of parts or army connections, in places of detention and imprisonment the polling precincts - on representation of chiefs of these organizations and bodies by territorial election commissions.
For elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and deputies of Legislative house on the single constituency on the basis of the list of batch by Central Election Commission on representation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan the polling precincts under diplomatic and other representations of the Republic of Uzbekistan in foreign states can be formed. The issue of attachment formed outside the polling precinct of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the corresponding territory is resolved by Central Election Commission.
The polling precincts are formed at least in sixty days prior to elections, as a rule, with number at least twenty voters and no more than three thousand voters. In military units, under diplomatic and other representations of the Republic of Uzbekistan in foreign states, and also in the locations of the citizens located in the remote and hard to reach areas in places of detention and imprisonment the polling precincts are formed in the same time, and in exceptional cases - not later than seven days before elections.
The number of the polling precincts cannot be less number of districts.
The territorial election commission establishes numbering of the polling precincts and will organize the notification of voters about borders of each site with indication of phone numbers, the location of the respective precinct election commission and the room for vote.
The polling precincts are single for election of the president of the Republic of Uzbekistan, deputies of Legislative house and deputies local Kengasha.
Are a part of the system of the electoral commissions:
Central Election Commission;
territorial election commissions;
district and City Elections Commissions;
district electoral commissions on elections regional and Tashkent city Kengasha of People's Deputies (further - district electoral commissions);
precinct election commissions
.The electoral commissions and their members perform the activities irrespective of any state bodies, public associations and officials.
Intervention in activities of the electoral commissions is not allowed and involves responsibility according to the law.
The electoral commissions and their members in the activities are guided by the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, this Code and other legal acts.
Consideration of questions and decision making are performed by the electoral commission jointly.
The electoral commissions perform the activities openly and publicly.
At meetings of the electoral commission there can be representatives of political parties, mass media, observers from self-government institutions of citizens, other states, the international organizations.
The electoral commissions take necessary measures for providing to candidates, political parties of equal conditions for holding the election campaign, equitable distribution of the budgetary funds allocated for preparation and elections, honesty of vote and summing up elections.
The Central Election Commission is formed by chambers of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan as a part of nine members and performs activities on permanent basis. One member of Central Election Commission is the representative of the Republic of Karakalpakstan
.Members of Central Election Commission are elected by Legislative house and the Senate according to the recommendation of the Jokargi Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional and Tashkent city Kengasha People's Deputies.
The chairman of Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan is elected for five-year term from among her members on representation of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on commission session. The same person cannot be elected the chairman of Central Election Commission more than two terms in a row
.The vice-chairman and the secretary of Central Election Commission are elected from among her members on commission session.
The member of Central Election Commission has the corresponding certificate.
The certificate of the chairman of Central Election Commission and his deputy is signed by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the certificate of other members of Central Election Commission is signed by the Speaker of Legislative house and the Chairman of the Senate.
The citizen who reached twenty five years, having, as a rule, the higher education, the work experience in the organization and elections holding authority among the public and which is constantly living in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan at least five last years can be the member of Central Election Commission.
The citizens having the outstanding or not removed criminal record for the committed heavy or especially serious crimes, the military personnel of Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the staff of Service of state security of the Republic of Uzbekistan, other militarized divisions, professional attendants of the religious organizations and associations cannot be members of Central Election Commission.
The member of Central Election Commission cannot be the member of other electoral commission or political party.
The member of Central Election Commission registered by the candidate for president of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the candidate of Legislative house and local Kengash, the alternate member of the Senate, the authorized representative is considered disposed from structure of the commission.
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