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Article 34
 

Campaigning by means of conducting mass events

1. Government and local self-government bodies shall be obliged to provide assistance to candidates, political parties, election blocs, gatherings of constituents in organization of gatherings and meetings with citizens, public debates and discussions, rallies, demonstrations and marches, provide for security when conducting mass actions.

2. Requests on providing premises for holding voters’ meetings with candidates, their trusted persons, and authorized representatives shall be considered by government and local self-government bodies on the same day when such application is received.

In case if the candidate, political party or election bloc is denied the use of premises to hold meetings with voters, then government and local self-government bodies should issue a written motivated decision of such a denial.

3. On requests of election commissions, the premises that are suitable for holding mass events and that are state or municipal property, being on the balance of state companies, institutions and organizations, shall be put free of charge at the disposal of candidates, their trusted persons for meetings with constituents during the time established by the election commission. In the event of these premises being provided for holding mass events to one of the candidates, the owner of the premises shall not have the right to refuse another candidate. At that, election commissions should provide equal possibilities for candidates to conduct mass events.

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