LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of May 5, 1994 No. 1050-XII

About elections in regional, district and city Kengasha of People's Deputies

I. General provisions

Article 1. Basic principles of elections

Elections in regional, district and city Kengasha of People's Deputies are carried out on territorial single-candidate constituencies on multi-party basis for a period of five years.

Deputies regional, district and city of People's Deputies are elected by Kengasha on the basis of general, equal and direct suffrage in case of secret vote.

Article 2. Universal adult suffrage

Elections of deputies in regional, district and city Kengasha of People's Deputies are general. The citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who reached by the election day of eighteen years have to choose the right. The citizens of Uzbekistan who reached by the election day of twenty one years and constantly living in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan at least five years have rights to be elected.

Cannot be elected and the citizens recognized by court incapacitated and also persons containing in places of detention according to the court verdict do not participate in elections.

Article 3. Equal suffrage

Each citizen - the voter has one voice.

Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan irrespective of floor, racial and national identity, language, the relation to religion, social origin, beliefs, personal and social standing, education, sort and nature of occupations have equal suffrage.

Article 4. Direct suffrage

Deputies regional, district and city Kengasha of People's Deputies are elected citizens directly.

Article 5. Secret vote

Vote on elections of deputies in regional, district and city Kengasha of People's Deputies is free and secret. Control of declaration of will voting is not allowed.

Article 6. Publicity by preparation and elections

Preparation and elections in regional, district and city Kengasha People's Deputies 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, on results of vote and elections.

Mass media of the Republic of Uzbekistan light the course of preparation and elections.

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 on one observer from political parties, self-government institutions of the citizens who proposed candidates, representatives of mass media, observers from other states, the international organizations and movements. Their powers shall be supported by the relevant documents.

The interested organizations declare the observers in district electoral commissions at least in fifteen days prior to elections.

District electoral commission within five days after receipt of the statement from the interested organization issues for the observer the mandate which sample is established corresponding regional, district, by City Elections Commission.

Observers have the right:

be present at meetings on promotion of candidates, meetings district and precinct election commissions;

be present at the polling precinct and watch the course of preparatory work, placement and sealing of the ballot boxes for vote, issue to citizens of ballots;

be present at counting of votes and creation of protocols of the precinct election commission;

request and receive the copies of documents on election results certified by the relevant electoral commission;

report about the observations in higher electoral commission if the weight of evidence suggests that on the polling precinct violations of this Law were allowed.

It is forbidden to observers:

is in cabin or in the room for secret vote when the voter does the marks in the ballot;

exert impact on voters, spread any propaganda materials or literature;

ask voters for whom they voted or to give any help to voters when entering marks into the ballot;

interfere with activities of the precinct election commission, including when sealing the ballot boxes, their opening, counting of votes.

II. Constituencies and the polling precincts

Article 7. Formation of constituencies

For elections of deputies territorial constituencies are formed:

in regional and Tashkent city Kengasha of People's Deputies no more than sixty constituencies;

in district and city Kengasha of People's Deputies - no more than thirty constituencies.

One deputy of the corresponding Kengash of People's Deputies is elected from each constituency.

Within the regulations established by this Law, number of constituencies for elections in regional district and city Kengash of People's Deputies is established by the corresponding Kengash of People's Deputies, proceeding from population, voters, the territory and other local conditions.

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