REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

According to Article 58 of the Election Code and Paragraph 122 of the Regulations approved by the Central Election Commission on July 2, 2024, regarding the organization and conduct of voting in the elections of deputies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis and deputies of regional, district, and city councils, after voting concludes, the chairman or deputy chairman of the precinct election commission will announce the end of voting in the presence of all commission members, observers, and media representatives.

Before opening the ballot boxes, the members of the precinct election commission will separately present the sealed envelopes containing early voting ballots stored in the commission's safe for everyone’s attention, and thus the results of early voting will also be announced alongside the final election results.

According to Article 57 of the Election Code, a voter who is unable to be at their place of residence on election day is entitled to vote early.

A voter who did not vote early can go to their assigned polling station on election day and participate in the election by presenting an identification document to a member of the precinct election commission.

According to Article 29 of the Election Code, the voter lists will be presented for public review 15 days before the election at the diplomatic and other representative offices of the Republic of Uzbekistan abroad, in sanatoriums and rest houses, hospitals and other stationary medical institutions, in areas where citizens live that are remote or difficult to access, and in detention and imprisonment facilities, 3 days prior to the election.

The voter lists at the precinct election commission office will be made available for public review in a convenient manner. Such lists will only show the last name, first name, patronymic, and year of birth of the voters.

Even after the voter lists have been made available for public review, election commissions can still make changes to them.

According to Article 28 of the Election Code, the unified electronic voter list is a state information resource that contains information about voter citizens and their permanent and temporary residence addresses based on the information databases of authorized state bodies.

The unified electronic voter list is formed and updated based on information provided by authorized state bodies and clarified by the election commissions.

According to Article 28 of the Election Code, election commissions can make corrections to the last name, first name, patronymic, date of birth, and residence address of voters in the unified electronic voter list based on the results of house-to-house surveys.

Additionally, according to Article 30 of the Election Code, any citizen may appeal to the precinct election commission regarding any errors or ambiguities in the voter lists. The precinct election commission must check the appeal within 24 hours and rectify the error or ambiguity, or provide a substantiated response to the applicant regarding the rejection of their appeal.

According to Paragraph 8 of the Regulations approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on August 15, 2017, regarding the formation and maintenance of the unified electronic voter list of Uzbekistan, the lists of voters will be clarified during the election campaign, and the information about voter citizens provided by the election commissions will be used to form and update the list.

The unified electronic voter list will be updated once every six months, and during the election campaign period, it will be updated according to the schedule approved by the Central Election Commission in coordination with the state personalization center and the operator.

According to Paragraph 13 of the Regulations approved by the Central Election Commission on July 2, 2024, regarding the procedure for conducting pre-election campaigning for candidates for deputies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis and regional, district, and city councils, campaigning is not allowed on election day and one day prior to voting.

It is not mandatory to remove campaign materials that were placed on buildings, structures, and other locations earlier (including two days before the election) on election day and one day before voting.

According to Article 58 of the Election Code and Paragraph 119 of the Regulations approved by the Central Election Commission on July 2, 2024, regarding the organization and conduct of elections for deputies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan and deputies of regional, district, and city councils, the following individuals may be present during the counting of votes and the filling out of reports on the results:

Observers;

Authorized representatives of political parties;

Representatives of the media.

Other individuals not permitted to be present in the precinct election commission office during this process are prohibited.

According to paragraph 12 of the Regulation on International Observers Participating in Elections in Uzbekistan, approved by the Central Election Commission's decision on September 19, 2019, under No. 938, the term of office for international observers starts from the day they are given a mandate and ends on the day the election results are officially announced. According to paragraph 9 of this Regulation, international observers have the following rights within the scope of their powers:

To be present at the meetings of the election commissions;

To be present during the counting of votes and the preparation of the election commission's protocols;

To request and obtain certified copies of documents regarding the election results from the respective election commission;

To receive the protocols on the results of the counting of votes from the precinct election commissions and to be present during the determination of the election results for the region (district);

To express their opinion on the legislative documents concerning elections, as well as on the preparation and conduct of the elections.

According to Article 102 of the Election Code, the bodies of political parties that nominated candidates, candidates, trusted representatives, observers, and voters can file a complaint in court regarding the decisions of the election commissions within five days after those decisions are made. A complaint about the decisions of the Central Election Commission can be filed with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan within five days after those decisions are made.

According to Article 96 of the Election Code, violations committed during the elections that affect the results of voting can lead to the elections being declared invalid either entirely or in specific electoral districts (territories) or specific electoral precincts. The decision to declare the elections invalid for the election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the elections to the Legislative Chamber is made by the Central Election Commission.

According to Clause 122 of the Regulation on the procedure for organizing and holding voting in the elections of deputies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, deputies of the regional, district, and city councils of people's deputies, approved by the decision of the Central Election Commission No. 1343 dated July 2, 2024, members of the precinct election commission count unused and spoiled ballots after the voting ends, and cancel them by cutting off the upper left corner, with an appropriate entry made in the final protocol.

The chairman or deputy chairman of the precinct election commission bundles the unused and spoiled ballots with the label "Unused and Spoiled Ballots", indicating the number, the election to which they relate, the name, and the serial number of the election district.