Territorial and Precinct Election Commission Member’s Status

1. The territorial, precinct election commission members cannot be:

1) deputy of the Jogorku Kenesh, local council deputy;
2) official of state authorities and local self-governments;
3) judge, officer of law enforcement and fiscal body, military officer;
4) candidate, representative of candidate or political party;
5) person holding citizenship of other state;
6) individual whose previous conviction has not been overturned or annulled pursuant to the procedures established by the law;
7) other election commission member.

2. A spouse or close relatives shall not be elected members of the same territorial, precinct election commission.
3. A territorial, precinct election commission member shall execute their authorities while staying in service of their main job.
4. A territorial, precinct election commission member shall for the period of preparation, conduct of an elections, referenda be discharged from his/her main job.
5. For the period of preparation and conduct of elections, referenda a territorial election commission member shall be paid a remuneration from the funds allocated for conduct of elections and referenda in the twenty times amount of the specified rate approved as of the day of elections and referenda.A member of territorial, precinct election commission temporarily discharged from his/her main job for the period of preparation and conduct of elections, referenda shall be provided an average earnings at his/her main job (regardless of ownership form).
6. Chairman and secretary of territorial election commission shall be paid a remuneration in the thirty times amount of the specified rate approved by the legislation.
For the period of conduct of elections, referenda Chairman and secretary of precinct election commission shall be paid a remuneration from the funds allocated for conduct of elections and referenda in the twenty five times amount of the specified rate approved by the legislation.
7. A territorial, precinct election commission member may not be persecuted for his/her opinion or proposal made on a certain issue. Pressure exerted on a territorial, precinct election commission member for the purpose of preventing him/her from executing his/her authorities and official duties or making decisions in someone’s favor, violent acts, insults, as well as slander and distribution of distorted information on his/her execution of the authorities and official duties shall entail responsibility under the law.
8. Within the period of an elections, referenda conduct and for 6 months upon the end of elections, referenda, a territorial, precinct election commission member may not be dismissed from main job on the administration’s (employer’s) initiative or be transferred to another job without his/her consent.

9. A territorial, precinct election commission member shall:

1) be in advance notified about meetings;
2) make proposals on issues within the authorities of a respective election commission;
3) be eligible to request a vote on any issues within the authority of territorial, precinct election commission and addressed at its meetings;
4) be eligible to familiarize himself/herself with the documents and materials of a respective and lower ranking election commissions and receive their copies (except for the list of voters, ballot papers) and request certification of such copies;
5) be entitled to appeal against actions (inactions) of the election commission to the respective higher ranking election commission;
6) be entitled to check the presented voter’s, referendum participant’s ID, and whether the ballot paper was appropriately issued
7) not be entitled to abstain from voting at the meeting.
10. A territorial, precinct election commission member shall be dismissed prior to the expiration of his/her powers on the decision of a higher ranking election commission in cases of:
1) submission of a resignation application;
2) leaving the Kyrgyz Republic for permanent residence;
3) withdrawal from citizenship or loss of citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic as well as acquisition of citizenship of another state, or of a residence permit confirming the right for permanent residence at the territory of foreign country
4) court conviction with regard to him/her becoming res judicata;
5) recognition by a court decision having become res judicata, that he/she is incapable, with limited capabilities, deceased or announcing him/her a missing person;
6) death;
7) emerging grounds specified in Para one of the present Article;
8) recognition of an election commission member, based on the advice of a respective election commission, through the decision of a higher ranking election commission, to be regularly dismissing his/her duties and assignments;
9) disbandment of the territorial, precinct election commission;
10) regular dismissing his/her duties and assignments – as advised by a respective territorial, precinct election commission.

11. In case of preterm termination of powers of members of a respective election commission a vacancy shall be filled according to the election procedure keeping requirements of the present Law.