Familiarization with the voter lists, correction of inaccuracies. Electoral address

1. The precinct election commission shall be obliged to display the preliminary list of voters for familiarization of voters living in the territory of the respective polling station 70 calendar days prior to the voting day.

2. In the event of any error or inaccuracy as well as the absence in the preliminary list of voters each voter shall have the right to apply no later than 15 calendar days prior to the day of voting to the corresponding precinct election commission with the application, attaching copies of supporting documents, in such a case the voter shall pass the biometric identification.

When receiving an application in an established format from a voter, a member of the precinct election commission after verification of the correctness of filling in and compliance with passport data specified in the application, as well as under the condition of passing the identification, gives the voter a receipt with the information on the specification of the status of processing the application, such receipt is attached to the bottom of the application.

The precinct election commission shall immediately forward the said application to the system administrator of the Central Election Commission in the relevant territorial election commission to take appropriate measures to include the voter in the list, correct errors or inaccuracies.

A voter shall also have the right to submit an application in the electronic format through the service “voter office” on the state portal with authorization in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the law.

A reply to a voter application is sent by the relevant election commission no later than 7 calendar days from the date of receipt of the application in the form of a paper or electronic message to the address indicated by the voter while submitting the application.

3. From the moment of familiarization with the voter list, but not later than 15 calendar days before the voting day, each voter shall have the right to declare the intention to vote at the electoral address by submitting to the corresponding precinct election commission an application in the established form with a copy of the passport of a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic attached (a copy of the passport of a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic for persons living or staying outside the Kyrgyz Republic, and in the absence thereof - a copy of the general civil passport of a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, diplomatic or service passport); in such case the voter shall pass biometric identification.

This application is immediately forwarded by the precinct election commission to the system administrator of the Central Election Commission in the relevant territorial election commission to take appropriate measures to include the voter in the list.

A voter shall also have the right to submit an application electronically through the “voter office” service on the state portal with authorization in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the law.

The reply to a voter application is sent by the relevant election commission no later than 7 calendar days in the form of a paper or electronic message to the address specified by the voter while submitting the application.

Provision of knowingly inaccurate information by a voter shall result in the liability envisaged in the legislation.

Election commissions shall keep records of received applications from voters regarding the correction of mistakes or inaccuracies in the voter list, as well as change of the electoral address.

4. The Central Election Commission not later than 35 calendar days prior to the voting day shall compile a control list of voters containing updated information on the voters and send it to the precinct election commissions.

The precinct election commission shall be obliged 30 calendar days prior to the voting day to display the control list of voters for their awareness.

The control list shall not contain any other information than the family name, name and patronymic of the voters included in the lists for the respective polling station, as well as the number of the polling station.

5. The receiving of voter applications on their absence in the voter list, an error or inaccuracy in the list, their intention to vote at the polling station shall be terminated 15 calendar days prior to the voting day. After processing applications, the Central Election Commission creates the final voter list. The control and final lists of voters shall be subject to mandatory verification and updating with data in the Uniform State Register of Population.

The Central Election Commission shall transmit the final voter lists in the electronic form to the authorized state agency 10 days prior to the voting day to prepare the equipment sets.

After the receipt of the final voter list by the authorized state agency the work on preparation of server sets of equipment for the identification of voters with uploading of the voters lists with biometric data shall carried out with the subsequent transfer of the sets of equipment to the Central Election Commission not later than 3 calendar days prior to the voting day for their delivery to the polling stations.

7 calendar days before the voting day the Central Election Commission shall print and transmit to the respective precinct election commissions the final voter list numbered, bound and stamped by the Commission in two copies. The second paper copy of the final voter list for each polling station, intended for displaying, should not contain information about the place of residence of voters included. Disclosure of the personal data contained in the final voters list by transfer, copying and publication shall result in the liability stipulated by the law.

The respective precinct election commissions shall be obliged to display the second paper copy of the final voter list of the respective polling station no later than 7 calendar days prior to the voting day. The photographing and video recording of the displayed final voter list by a voter or an observer shall not be restricted.

6. Only citizens included in the voter list shall have the right to vote on the day of voting.

7. The voter list is updated by the Central Election Commission upon cooperation with the authorized state agency in order to ensure the accuracy of data in the Unified State Register of Population.

Such interaction is maintained, inter alia, through the use of a system of electronic inter-agency interaction approved by the law.

The procedure of interaction between the Central Election Commission and the authorized state agency on the issues of compiling and familiarization with the voter lists, review of applications from voters on their absence in the voter list, an error or inaccuracy therein, the intention to vote at the electoral address, the identification of voters on the voting day, the verification and synchronization of data in the Unified State Register of Population and the state portal, as well as on other issues requiring prompt resolution shall be approved by the Central Election Commission.

(In the version of the constitutional Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No 116 dated August 8, 2019)