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Article 84
 

Registration of Candidates for Deputies of Local Keneshes

1. For registration a candidate for deputy or his/her authorized representative shall file with a district election commission the documents, specified in Clause 1 Article 27 of this Code not later than 25 calendar days before the election day, as well as a document certifying payment of the election deposit.

2. Before the registration and after review of the submitted documents, the candidate shall make an election deposit out of his/her own personal resources to the special fund of the oblast, Bishkek, Osh city election commission for election of deputies to city, town, ayil keneshes in the amount of 10-fold minimum salary, for rayon, city keneshes – 20-fold minimum salary, for oblast, Bishkek, Osh city keneshes – 50-fold minimum monthly salary established by law. The election deposit shall be returned to the candidate after the elections if not less than 15 percent of the voters who were included in the electoral register voted for his/her candidature in this district, which is established by the protocol of the district election commission. The remaining amount of the deposit shall not be transferred to the state budget and shall be used by oblast, Bishkek and Osh election commissions in a targeted manner for preparation and conduct of elections and improvement of the electoral system.

3. Within five calendar days after filing of documents, the district election commission shall verify compliance of the candidate’s nomination procedure with the requirements of this Code and shall take a decision on the candidate’s registration or a motivated decision on denial thereof.

4. Registration of candidates for deputies to local keneshes shall end 20 calendar days before the election day.

5. Information about registered candidates shall be published in mass media by the territorial district election commission within three calendar days.

(In the edition of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic issued on January 24th 2004 year No.7)