Observers of the Common Cause PF, as of 12:30 PM, reported 25 facts of violations during the elections of deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh.
BISHKEK, 2021, November 28. The Public Foundation "Common Cause" deployed 600 short-term observers to observe the elections of deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh. They monitor the opening, voting, and closing and vote-count procedures at 300 randomly selected polling stations, the course of voting throughout the country.
The Foundation uses statistically based observation, an advanced election monitoring methodology that allows conclusions to be drawn that are representative of the entire country about specific electoral processes on election day.
Another 46 mobile teams have been deployed to monitor the situation around the polling stations. A call center in Bishkek helps collect information from the observers, while a team of lawyers analyzes information on violations identified and works on filing complaints. The work is coordinated by eight regional coordinators and 20 head office employees.
All observers of the Common Cause PF were admitted to the polling station for observation, with the exception of polling stations that did not open.
The opening procedure in most cases was carried out in accordance with the law.
Most PECs began preparatory sessions before the opening of polling stations: before 07:00 - 21.7%, before 07:30 - 46.7%, after 07:30 - 31.7%.
78% of precinct election commissions fully followed the COVID-19 recommendations during the opening procedures, 20% of polling stations partially followed the procedures, and 2% of PECs did not comply with the recommendations at all.
In 97.3% of polling stations, the drawing of lots was carried out in accordance with the law.
The recount of ballots for a single-member and single-district was carried out at 96% of polling stations. Empty ballot boxes were shown to observers in 100% of the selected polling stations.
Polling stations were mostly accessible to voters with disabilities: 80%, while 20% were completely inaccessible.
Most of the polling stations were open at 08:00 - 74%, before 08:00 - 25%. 0.7% of the stations opened after 08:30, only one station did not open, which amounted to 0.3%.
The received ballots were demonstrated by the PEC Chairperson to those present for visual inspection - 99.3%.
The rights of a public observer during the observation of the opening procedures were infringed on 1% of the polling stations.
36.3% of PEC chairpersons are women, 63.7% are men.
As of 12:30, observers reported 25 violations during the PEC opening procedure, including 10 of them indicating that there was no recount of ballots, 6 facts - there was no PEC meeting, including the drawing of lots, 2 facts of violation of the secrecy of voting, 1 fact of illegal infringement of the rights of public observers and pressure against them. 4 facts of campaigning on the day of voting, 1 fact that the Smart Ballot Box was out of order and 1 fact when the SBB was not sealed.
By the regions, the situation is as follows:
10 facts when there was no recount of ballots:
Issyk-Kul region - 2:
- PEC 3174 Issyk-Kul oblast Jeti-Oguz DEC
- PEC 3048 Issyk-Kul region Issyk-Kul DEC
Osh region - 8
- PEC 5231 Osh oblast Tolojkon DEC
- PEC 5510 Osh oblast Tolojkon DEC
- PEC 5043 Osh oblast Kurshab DEC
- PEC 5201 Osh oblast Kara-Suu DEC
- PEC 5161 Osh oblast Alai DEC
- PEC 5242 Osh oblast Kok-Zhar DEC
- PEC 5227 Osh oblast Alai DEC
- PEC 5424 Osh region Kok-Zhar DEC
6 facts when there was no PEC meeting (including the drawing of lots):
Bishkek city - 2
- PEC 1223 Bishkek city Pervomay DEC
- PEC 1346 Bishkek city Sverdlov DEC
Osh region - 3
- PEC 5043 Osh region Kurshab DEC
- PEC 5140 Osh region Alay DEC
- PEC 5128 Osh region Alay DEC
Chui region - 1
- PEC 7101 Chui oblast Issyk-Ata DEC
1 fact of illegal infringement of the rights of observers, pressure against the observer:
- PEC 1223 Bishkek city Pervomay DEC
2 facts of violation of the secrecy of voting:
- PEC 7219 Chui region Sokuluk DEC
- PEC 3156 Issyk-Kul region Ak-Suu DEC
4 messages about campaigning on election day:
- PEC 5115 Osh region, Uzgen DEC
- PEC 5125 Osh region Uzgen DEC
- PEC 5254 Osh region Tolojkon DEC
- PEC 5465 Osh oblast Alai DEC.
1 fact of SBB failure:
- PEC 7234, Chui oblast, Sokuluk DEC
1 fact when the SBB is not sealed:
- PEC 2124, Osh oblast Suzak DEC
PF "Common Cause" will file appeals and complaints related to the above violations.
The next press release on the voting process will be released after 6 PM.
Other messages will be posted on our social media pages, online through the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3io9emG, scheduled online briefings will take place.
Monitoring of elections is carried out within the framework of the project "Independent observation of the elections of deputies of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic, scheduled for November 28, 2021", implemented by the public foundation "Common Cause".
