III. DISCUSSION OF THE DRAFT NATIONAL ELECTIONS LAW AND THE DRAFT ELECTION COMMISSIONS LAW

B. Limitation on Electoral Rights

Article 3 of the draft national elections law sets forth the right of suffrage for citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic. Article 3(4) abrogates the passive right of suffrage of a citizen whose “conviction has not been dropped or redeemed pursuant the procedures established by the law”. Under this provision, the passive right of suffrage is denied based on any conviction, regardless of the nature of the underlying crime, where the conviction has not been “dropped” or “redeemed”.