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Voter Education
VE001
Information campaigns performed by
Question: Who conducts information campaigns for national elections (informing where, when and how to register and/or vote)?
Answer(s):
c . Local/County Electoral Management Bodies
Comments: 1) The precinct election commission shall:
1) inform the public about the address and telephone numbers of respective precinct election commission, working hours, ballot date and venue and on voters, referendum participants included in the list;
2) ensure access of voters and referendum participants to the list of voters, referendum participants for familiarization and verification;
3) accept and consider applications on errors and inaccuracies in the list of voters, referendum participants, address the issue of making appropriate changes in them;
4) accept applications from voters on voting at the polling address;
5) verify the list of voters, referendum participants on the respective territory;
6) oversee compliance with the rules of displaying propaganda and campaign materials on the precinct territory;
7) organize voting at the polling station on the day of the election, referendum;
8) count the votes and identify the ballot returns at the polling station;
9) ensure transfer of documents related to preparation and conduct of elections, referenda to a higher ranking election commission or the archive office;
10) consider applications and complaints related to violation of the electoral legislation within its competence and take decisions on them;
11) when needed hire employees on labor contract basis to perform activities related to preparation and conduct of elections, referenda;
12) ensure safety of material values and property;
13) submit a financial report on the budget funds allocated and spent to prepare and conduct elections, referenda;
14) execute other authorities under the present Law and electoral legislation.
Source: Constitutional Law No 68 of 2011 (amended 2020) “On elections of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and deputies of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic”: https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/a1/KYRG_Const%20Laww%20on%20Elections%20of%20President%20and%20MPs.pdf
Constitutional Law on Referendum in Kyrgyz Republic 2016 (amended in 2019): https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/d2/KYRG_Const%20Law%20on%20Referendum.pdf
Verified: 2025/05/07
VE002
Frequency of voter education programs
Question: At the national level, how often are voter education programs conducted?
Answer:
b . Election time only
Comments:
Source: Constitutional Law on Referendum in Kyrgyz Republic 2016 (amended in 2019), art. 6: https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/d2/KYRG_Const%20Law%20on%20Referendum.pdf
Verified: 2025/05/07
VE003
National civic education
Question: Is there a national civic education campaign (rights and responsibilities of citizens)?
Answer(s):
b . Yes, conducted by the National Electoral Management Body h . Yes, conducted by NGOs/ Civic Organizations
Comments: In 2021, the Central Election Commission established the Center for Civic Education and Electoral Technologies. The main tasks of the Center are to help strengthen the democratic foundations, increase the legal and political culture of elections, trust in the institutions of governance and activate citizens and civil society to participate in the life and development of the country.
Source: https://www.undp.org/kyrgyzstan/press-releases/center-civic-education-and-electoral-technologies-opened-central-election-commission
Verified: 2025/05/08
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