Observers

1. Candidate, political party nominating the candidates' list, non-profit making organizations shall have the right to appoint an observer who shall be given the rights to observe preparation of elections, voting process, counting of votes, determination of voting returns and election results in a procedure stipulated by the legislation.
2. Observer shall be given the rights and duties provided by this Constitutional Law to observers upon submission of a referral to the appropriate election commission by his/her nominating organization. The referral should indicate fist name, last name and patronymic,place of residence, the polling stations number, the name of the election commissions to which he/she is directed as well as a note about the absence of restrictions specified in item 2 of this Article. Such document shall be valid upon submission of passport or a replacing document. A preliminary notice on designation of the observer shall not be required.
3. Citizens of KR having the right to vote may act as observers. Jogorku Kenesh deputies, local council deputies, government officials and local government officers, members of election commissions, representatives of candidates and political parties nominating the candidates’ list in the election commissions, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement and fiscal bodies officers and servicemen may not act as observers.
4. Observers shall have the right to:

1) observe formation of election commissions of any level;
2) observe compilation of voter lists;
3) observe the process of voters registration;
4) observe information support to election;
5) observe voter lists available with the election commission and a register of applications (appeals) for a mobile voting;
6) be at the voting premises at any time of the election day;
7) observe mobile voting;
8) openly express his/her opinion via mass media, as well as make statements on preparation and conduct of election;
9) move freely and attend any polling stations and election commissions;
10) observe the voting process organization established by this Constitutional Law, not violating secrecy of the vote, including issuance of ballots; establishing number of voters included in the voter list, ballots given to the voters and cancelled ballots; observe counting of votes at distance and in the circumstances providing for visibility of the ballot content, review any filled out or unfilled ballots during counting of votes; observe filling the election commission protocols on voting results and other documents;
11) approach chairperson of the precinct election commission or, in the absence of the chairperson, approach his/her deputy with suggestions and remarks on the voting process organization;
12) observe protocols of the election commission he/she is assigned to;
13) get copies of protocols and attached documents from the election commission;
14) appeal decisions and (or) action (inaction) of the election commission to which he/she is assigned to, in accordance with this Constitutional Law;
15) attend vote recount in appropriate election commissions;
16) wear badges without a campaign features, but indicating the status, name, the name of the organization that sent the observer to the election commission;
17) make photo, video- and audio recording not violating secrecy of the vote, not impeding count of votes.

5. Observer may not:

1) issue ballots to voters;
2) sign instead of a voter on his/her request when getting ballot;
3) mark ballot for a voter on his/her request;
4) take up any actions undermining secrecy of vote;
5) participate in ballot counting done by the election commission members;
6) interfere to the work of the election commission;
7) carry out campaigning among voters;
8) participate in making decisions by the appropriate election commission.
6. Observers’ activity shall be regulated by the electoral law.