Election Commissions

1. Election commissions shall organize preparation and conduct of elections in KR and provide for exercise and protection of electoral rights of the Citizens.
2. The unified system of election commissions in KR shall include:

1) Central Election Commission (hereinafter CEC);
2) territorial election commissions: Bishkek and Osh city election commissions, rayon election commissions for elections and referenda, city election commissions (hereinafter TEC) – as decided by the Central Election Commission;
3) precinct election commissions (hereinafter PEC).

3. Election commissions shall carry out their activity based on the following principles:

1) legality;
2) transparency;
3) openness;
4) independence;
5) collective nature;
6) fairness.

4. The Law regulating operational procedure of the election commissions, this Constitutional Law, and other regulatory statutes shall establish the legal status, activity organization and procedures as well as guarantees of independence with regard to election commissions.