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Article 7
 

Central Election Commission Authorities


1. The Central Election Commission shall:


1) oversee the implementation of the electoral legislation;
2) issue resolutions, instructions, regulations and other documents and oversee their implementation within the scope of its authorities;
3) establish and organize an integrated system of voter and referendum participant registration;
4) consider and approve the layout and borders of polling stations and districts as advised by territorial election commissions;
5) publish in mass media the approved polling stations and districts specifying their borders and addresses not later than 5 calendar days from the day of their approval;
6) form and approve members of the territorial election commissions and publish their membership lists in mass media;
7) select and maintain a reserve for the corresponding lower ranking election commissions;
8) coordinate the activity of lower ranking election commissions, including formation, maintenance, update and verification of lists of voters, referendum participants;
9) provide legal, organizational, methodological and technical assistance to lower ranking election commissions;
10) arrange preparation and conduct of elections, referenda in the cases and under the procedures stipulated by electoral legislation;
11) develop and approve a preliminary estimate of expenditures to prepare and conduct elections and referenda;
12) undertake measures to arrange financing of preparation and conducting of elections and referenda, allocate the funds disbursed from the budget to financially support the preparation and conduct of elections, referenda, oversee the earmarked use of such funds;
13) establish a special fund and determine the procedures for its use;
14) establish forms of financial reporting for lower ranking election commissions, candidates and political parties;
15) establish forms, degree of protection, procedure of drafting and approve the text of election documents;
16) ensure election documents printing and their delivery to lower ranking election commissions;
17) identify deadlines, procedures of storing and transfer of election documents to the archive office;
18) develop and approve standard requirements for technological equipment (boards, boxes, booths, etc.) and oversee their compliance;
19) register candidates for the post of President, lists of candidates for the Jogorku Kenesh deputies, their representatives and initiative groups, issue IDs of standard pattern;
20) make conditions for disabled persons for secret voting;
21) carry out accreditation of international observers, foreign and local mass media;
22) coordinate the activity of the state authorities and local self-governance authorities on issues related to preparation and conduct of elections and referenda;
23) inform electors, referendum participants on the status of election campaign, referendum campaign, electoral legislation and performance of election commissions;
24) summarize the results of referenda, elections of the President, Jogorku Kenesh deputies, local council deputies, heads of executive authorities of local self-governments of respective territories in cases and according to the procedures stipulated by the electoral legislation and ensure their official publication in mass media;
25) register the elected Presidential candidates, elected candidates for Jogorku Kenesh deputies and award them a lapel badge and ID of a standard pattern;
26) consider complaints against decisions, actions (inactions) of election commissions and their members, conduct inspections and issue appropriate resolutions within the deadlines established by the electoral legislation;
27) post at its official website information on the results of voting as far as the information arrives;
28) study the practice of preparation and conduct of elections, referenda and submit proposals to the Jogorku Kenesh on the electoral legislation improvement;
29) develop training and information programs and conduct regular training of election commission members, reserve members and other election process actors;
29-1) elect and early dismiss Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission;
30) perform other authorities in accordance with the legislation.


2. The Central Election Commission shall be entitled to:


1) request information on the Kyrgyz Republic citizens registration and record keeping from respective state authorities, local self-governance authorities, state and municipal institutions and enterprises;
2) impose administrative penalties in the cases and according to the procedures established by the law;
3) apply to the law enforcement authorities with the proposal to conduct an appropriate inspection and prevent violations of the present Law and electoral legislation;
4) cancel the registration of a candidate, list of candidates, initiative group in the cases and according to the procedures established by the electoral legislation;
5) cancel decisions of election commissions in case of their incompliance with the electoral legislation;
6) recall accreditation of international observers and mass media;
7) employ contract workers (specialists) based on labor agreements to perform activities related to preparation and conduct of elections, referenda, their remuneration shall be identified in the expenditure estimate of the Central Election Commission;
8) conduct international cooperation.


3. The Central Election Commission shall bear responsibility for non-performance or improper performance of its authorities in accordance with the legislation.