LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of May 5, 1994 No. 1051-XII

About guarantees of the voting rights of citizens

Article 1. Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan have the right to participate in administration of society and state as it is direct, and through the representatives. This right is performed by means of participation of citizens in referenda, election of the president of the Republic of Uzbekistan and representative bodies of the power.

Article 2. The voting rights of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan affirmed by the Constitution, this Law and other legal acts are under protection of the state.

Article 3. Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan irrespective of origin, social and property status, racial and national identity, floor, education, language, the relation to religion, sort and nature of occupations have equal suffrage.

Article 4. Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan have the right to choose and be elected.

The citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who reached 18 years have to choose the right. Each citizen voter has one voice.

The citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan not more young than thirty five years who is fluent in state language and constantly living in the territory of Uzbekistan at least ten years just before elections has rights to be the elected President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who reached by the election day of twenty five years and constantly living in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan at least five years have rights to be elected to Legislative house of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who reached by the election day of twenty five years, constantly living in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan at least five years and the Republics Karakappakstan and representative bodies of the government chosen in the Jokargi Kenes on places have rights to be elected to the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The citizens of the Republic 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 to local representative bodies the authorities of the republic Uzbekistan.

Article 5. Direct or indirect restriction of the voting rights of citizens except for of the requirements established by legal acts for elections is not allowed.

Article 6. Irrespective of the place of their stay, the right to participate directly in referenda, election of the president of the Republic of Uzbekistan and representative bodies of the power is guaranteed to voters.

Article 7. Voters have right to liberty of declaration of will and the mystery of vote. Precinct election commissions, organizing vote in specially allocated rooms, provide to citizens possibility of free and secret declaration of will.

Control of declaration of will of voters is not allowed.

Article 8. The citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who reached by day or in the election day of 18 years, constantly or temporarily living in the territory of the respective polling precinct have the right to be included in the electoral register.

Each voter can be included only in one electoral register.

Article 9. Opportunity to study beforehand the electoral register in the precinct election commission is provided to voters.

Article 10. The voter has the right to declare to the precinct election commission mistake or inaccuracy in the electoral register. Within twenty four hours the precinct election commission shall check the statement and either eliminate error, or issue to the applicant the certificate of motivated variation of the statement.

Article 11. The voter who for any reasons is timely not included in the electoral register based on the identity document, nationality and the residence, joins the precinct election commission in the list.

Article 12. Voters have the propaganda right for or against the decisions which are brought up for national vote, candidates for president of the Republic of Uzbekistan and candidates for representative bodies of the power.

The right to perform the public activity in the form of meetings, meetings and demonstrations according to the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan is guaranteed to voters.

Article 13. For carrying out election meetings public authorities shall provide to voters the equipped rooms, required reference and information materials. About time and the venue of meetings and meetings it is reported to voters beforehand.

Article 14. All election campaign is under construction on the basis of wide publicity. Each voter has the right during the electoral process to look for, receive and distribute information concerning formation of constituencies and sites, structure of the electoral commissions, the location and working hours of the commissions, results of registration of candidates, vote and elections.

Decisions of the relevant electoral commissions on formation of constituencies and sites, structure of the electoral commissions, and also on results of registration of candidates, vote and elections are published in seal.

Article 15. Voters have the right to acquaintance with the program of future activities of the political parties and certain candidates participating in elections.

Article 16. The citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan having the voting rights, not being members of any political party, candidates or their authorized representatives can consist members of the electoral commissions.

Article 17. In ballot day the right to replace the damaged ballot with new is guaranteed to voters. Replacement of the ballot is performed by the respective precinct election commission.

Article 18. The voters who do not have opportunity in the election day to be in the place of the residence, have the right to vote beforehand.

The respective precinct election commission upon the demand of voters issues the electoral lists of the established form with indication of the relevant data on candidates. Voters can leave the completed electoral list in the closed envelope to one of members of the precinct election commission.

Article 19. The voters who do not have opportunity to arrive to the room for vote for health reasons or for other reasons have the right to address with the corresponding request to the precinct election commission which shall organize vote in the place of stay of these voters.

Article 20. Judicial protection of its voting rights, possibility of appeal in court of illegal actions of the electoral commissions, state bodies, officials, public associations is guaranteed to each citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 21. Hindrance by violence, deception, threats or other way to implementation by citizens of the right to choose and be elected, to participate in referendum, to carry on election propaganda, and also forgery of documents, obviously wrong counting of votes, assumption of other violations of the laws on referendum, about presidential elections, about elections to representative bodies of the power attract responsibility according to the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

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