According to Article 4 of the Election Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek citizens who have reached the age of 18 have the right to participate in elections.
According to Article 55 of the Election Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, an elector who is unable to independently fill out the ballot may, at their discretion, invite another person into the voting booth or room for secret voting; however, members of the election commission, observers, and representatives of public information media are excluded from this.
According to Article 25 of the Election Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, members of election commissions cannot be members of other election commissions, members of political parties, governors, heads of district and city administrations, representatives of prosecutorial bodies, judicial officials, close relatives of candidates, or their authorized representatives.
According to Articles 27-28 of the Election Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, election commissions are required to include information such as surname, first name, patronymic, date of birth, and residential address of each voter in the voter lists.
The absence of a nomination does not deprive citizens of their right to participate in elections.
The resolution No. 969 dated October 25, 2019, approved by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, the Council of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, and the deputies of the regional, district, and city councils, specifies the procedure for organizing and conducting preparations for elections, as well as the utilization of funds, in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Central Election Commission.
Elections are conducted openly and fairly. The role of international observers (IOs) is crucial, and their accreditation process involves submitting applications to the Central Election Commission.
Accreditation of international observers by the Central Election Commission is not based on a list but rather carried out according to legal requirements.
Yes, they participate. For your information: citizens detained in places of deprivation of liberty by court order for committing serious and particularly serious crimes do not participate in elections.
If such persons are not listed, citizens may participate in voting by confirming their eligibility through documents.
Participating in the vote counting process is one of the observers' rights. The decision to exercise or not exercise this right is made independently by them.
If there are grounds to consider that the requirements of election legislation and international norms have been violated at the polling station, the observer may inform the members of the polling station election commission about their observations without interfering with their work and may also report to higher election commissions.
The polling station election commission considers complaints (applications) received during the voting and vote counting process. Before drawing up the protocol on the vote counting results, the commission determines whether there are any objections or complaints regarding its activities, reviews any objections or complaints received by the commission, and makes a decision.
Observers may file a complaint with the administrative court against the decisions of the election commissions within five days after these decisions are made.
No additions were made to the ballot paper. However, the requirement to include the candidate's current position (type of occupation) and place of work on the ballot paper has been removed from the Election Code.
