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Article 19
 

Territorial and Precinct Election Commissions Formation Procedure


1. A territorial, precinct election commission shall be formed for a two year term. One half of its members shall be political parties’ representatives and one half includes representatives of local self-governments.
2. A territorial, precinct election commission must not include more than one representative of each political party.
3. Where the term of powers of a territorial, precinct election commission expires during the election campaign of the President, Jogorku Kenesh deputies, local council deputies, local self-government executives, referendum campaign, the term of its powers shall be extended till the end of the election , referendum campaign.
4. A territorial election commission shall be formed by the Central Election Commission and be composed of at least eleven members from representatives of political parties and reserve members of a respective territorial election commission under Para one and two of the present Article.
5. A precinct election commission shall be formed by territorial election commission and be composed of at least seven members from representatives of political parties and reserve members of a respective precinct election commission under Para one and two of the present Article.
6. A higher ranking election commission shall approve members of the election commission out of nominated candidates.
7. A reserve of territorial, precinct election commission shall be formed for a five-year period from representatives of local self-government representative bodies and be composed of no less than the approved number of members of a respective election commission. The Regulation on the reserve formation and maintenance procedure shall be approved by the Central Election Commission Resolution.
8. If a political party nominates more than the approved number of members of territorial election commission then the higher ranking election commission shall make drawing. Representatives of political party not elected to a respective election commission shall form a reserve of political party to fill a vacancy in case of preterm termination of term of powers of a member of election commission representing a political party.
9. The number of precinct election commission members shall be identified by the Central Election Commission proceeding from the number of electors of a respective election district:



1) from 0 up to 500 electors – no less than seven precinct election commission members;
2) from 501 up to 1200 electors – no less than nine precinct election commission members;
3) more than 1201 electors – no less than eleven precinct election commission members.
10. The Chairman of a higher ranking election commission shall call the first meeting of a respective election commission no later than three days after its formation.


11. Election and early dismissal of a Chairman and Secretary of an election commission are made according to the order established for the election and dismissal of the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, as provided for in this Law.
12. The vacant positions of Chairman and Secretary shall be filled according to the election procedure.
13. Members, list, borders and addresses of territorial, precinct election commissions shall be published by a higher ranking election commission in mass media no later than three calendar days from the day of their formation and approval, and placed at the official website of Central Election Commission.
14. The term of powers of territorial, precinct election commission shall start from the day of its first meeting and terminate after the first legally qualified meeting of new members of territorial, precinct election commission.
15. In case a territorial, precinct election commission member withdrawal, the vacant position shall be filled no later than three days after his/her withdrawal under Para one and two of the present Article from the reserve members and reserve representatives of political parties according to order of priority determined through drawing procedure when forming the respective election commission.
16. Where political parties have failed to nominate the required number of representatives to a respective election commission then additional election commission members shall be taken out of the reserve of respective election commission by members of representative local self-government bodies.
Formation procedure and operation of precinct election commissions outside the Kyrgyz Republic shall be identified by the Central Election Commission.