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Article 12
 

Oblast, Bishkek city and Osh city Election Commissions and their authority

Oblast, Bishkek and Osh city election commissions shall:

1) control implementation of the provisions of this Code, laws on elections in the Kyrgyz Republic and ensure their uniform application on the territory of oblasts and Bishkek and Osh cities;

2) direct activities of subordinate election commissions, distribute among them state funds allocated for conduct of elections, control their targeted use;

3) organize conduct of elections on their respective territory;

4) develop the charts of constituencies for election of deputies to oblast, Bishkek city, Osh city, rayon, town, settlement and ail keneshes, submit them to relevant local keneshes and publish in mass media the lists and boundaries of the constituencies with indication of the borders and location of the election commissions;

5) establish election commissions stipulated under Clause 4 and 5 of Article 11 of this Code;

6) be authorized to participate in meetings on nomination of candidates for deputies of local keneshes, and for heads of local self-government;

7) control the creation of the necessary logistical conditions for the activities of the subordinate election commissions;

8) establish special funds used for conduct of elections on respective territories;

9) ensure production of ballot-papers for election of deputies to the local keneshes in accordance with the format established by the Central Election Commission and provide the respective election commissions with them;

10) hold hearings of subordinate election commissions, heads of enterprises, institutions and organizations on issues related to preparation and conduct of elections;

11) establish the outcomes and determine the results of elections of the deputies to the oblast and Bishkek and Osh city keneshes and publish them in mass media within the established timeframe;

12) ensure transfer of documents on preparation and conduct of elections for filing with archives or to the superior election commission;

13) consider issues concerning the conduct of repeat elections of the deputies of oblast, Bishkek city and Osh city keneshes;

14) consider applications and complaints on decisions and actions of subordinate election commissions, make decisions on them;

15) adopt resolutions on early termination or withdrawal of the authorities from the deputies of local keneshes and elected heads of local self-governments in cases of their simultaneous exercise of powers that are incompatible with the authority of a local kenesh deputy, an elected head of local self-government as well as in other cases stipulated by (legislation) of the Kyrgyz Republic.

48 hours prior to the adoption of such a resolution, Bishkek and oblast city commissions are obliged to notify these persons in a written manner of incompatibility of their holding positions as well as of their responsibility to inform appropriate election commissions about their resignation from one of the positions.

16) exercise other authorities in accordance with this Code, and laws on elections in the Kyrgyz Republic.

(In the edition of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic issued on October 14th 2001 year, No. 87, January 24th 2004 year, No. 7)