J. Election commissions
Election administration is currently regulated by a separate Law “On Election Commissions to Conduct Elections and Referenda in the Kyrgyz Republic”. The draft law repeals this law and incorporates the majority of its provisions as Articles 13-34. As noted by the OSCE/ODIHR in its election observation reports, the problems observed in the election administration have resulted primarily due to implementation failures and not the law itself. Most of the recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission have been for increased transparency, training, and good faith implementation of existing legal provisions. However, there are areas of the draft law that should be improved.