Election type

Law of Mongolia on The Election of the State Great Hural of Mongolia (2011)

Article 6. Right of citizen of Mongolia to elect and be elected

6.7. An eligible voting citizen residing in a foreign country in which a diplomatic mission of Mongolia is located and registered with the state register shall abide by the following procedures to participate in an election.

6.7.1. An eligible voting citizen residing in a foreign country should notify of his/her participation in the election and register and participate therein in person;

6.7.2. An eligible voting citizen residing in a foreign country should only vote for a party or coalition that is participating in the election; and

6.7.3. Polling of an eligible voting citizen residing in a foreign country should be held and his/her sealed vote delivered to the General Election Commission within at least 15 days prior to the polling day.

6.8. Procedures related to the participation and polling of an eligible voting citizen residing in a foreign country in which a diplomatic mission of Mongolia is located in an election shall be jointly approved and Law of Mongolia on Civil Procedure, State Information Bulletin, Issue 8, 2002 administered by the General Election Commission and Cabinet Member in charge of foreign relations. [...]

OSCE/ODIHR NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT  4-6 March 2013

“The forthcoming election will be conducted under arevised legal framework, including the Law on Election of the President of Mongolia (presidential election law – PEL) that was promulgated on 21 December2012. The amendments provide further details on a number of areas, specifically with regard to out-of-country voting, the use of new voting technologies (NVT), procedural aspects of voting, counting, and tabulation, as well as sanctions for possible election related violations.”

External Voting for Legislative elections was allowed in 2011 with the enactment of Law of Mongolia on The Election of the State Great Hural of Mongolia. External voting for Presidential elections was introduced in Law on Election of the President of Mongolia enacted in December, 2012.