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The Law of Turkmenistan on Referendums enacted in 2012 allowed external voting for referendums. The Electoral Code of 2013 unified all the electoral legislation of the country into one legal document. The first official report of out of country voting appears in the OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report on Presidential Election of 12 February 2012. Data has been updated in March 2022.
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The Electoral Code of Turkmenistan (2013, as of Nov 2017)

Article 26. The Central Election Commission shall: […]

25) determine the procedure for the participation of citizens of Turkmenistan who are abroad in elections and referenda;

26) as advised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, create voting stations under the diplomatic missions (consular sections) of Turkmenistan abroad (hereinafter – diplomatic representative offices of Turkmenistan) and make them part of polling stations of etraps or cities in the territory of Turkmenistan; […]

Закон Туркменистана o референдуме  (4 августа 2012 года)

Статья 28. Участки референдума

4. При проведении всенародного референдума по представлению Министерства иностранных дел Туркменистана Центральной избирательной комиссией при дипломатических представительствах (консульских учреждениях) Туркменистана за рубежом (далее - дипломатические представительства Туркменистана) могут быть образованы участки референдума, которые приписываются к участкам референдума этрапа или города, определяемого Центральной избирательной комиссией.

OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report: Presidential Election, 12 February 2012

“Twenty-nine polling stations will be established at diplomatic representations abroad.” (page 2)

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