Electoral system for national legislature

Uzbekistan: Law on Elections of the Parliament/Oliy Majlis (Unofficial translation provided by OSCE/ODIHR. Version used during the Election Assessment Mission to 2009 parliamentary elections in the Republic of Uzbekistan)

Article 44. Determination of the results of the election of deputies to the Legislative Chamber

The Central Election Commission based on the protocols of the district election commissions submitted shall determine:

The total number of the voters in the Republic of Uzbekistan;

The number of voters who received electoral ballots and lists;

The number of voters who participated in the elections;

The number of votes cast for each candidate for deputy;

The number of invalidated election ballots and lists.

A candidate for deputy who received more than half of the votes of the voters who participated in voting shall be considered elected.

Elections shall be considered void if less than thirty percent of voters included into voter lists participated in the elections.

Elections in general or in individual districts or in individual electoral precincts may be declared invalid due to the violations committed in the elections that affected the outcome of the vote. The decision to pronounce elections invalid shall be passed by the Central Election Commission and may be appealed to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan within ten days after announcement of the outcome of the elections.

Should elections in electoral precincts be invalidated, results of the elections in these precincts shall be excluded from the general election results by the decision of the Central Election Commission, provided elections in general may be declared valid without them.

The Central Election Commission shall record the results of election in protocol and pass a decision.

Article 45. Repeat voting

In case more than two candidates for deputy ran in an electoral district and none of them was elected, the district election commission shall pass a decision to hold repeat voting between the two candidates for deputy who received most votes, and inform the Central Election Commission and district voters thereof. Repeat voting shall be held within two weeks in conformity with the provisions of this Law.

The candidate for deputy who received more votes during repeat voting as compared to the other candidate shall be considered elected.

During repeat voting the turnout requirement does not apply.

Article 47. Election of deputies of the Legislative Chamber from the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan

Fifteen deputies of the Legislative Chamber from the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan shall be elected by the supreme body of the Movement (Conference) within the timeframe determined by the Central Election Commission.

The procedure of nominating candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber from the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan and their election shall be determined by the Central Election Commission.

The preparation and conduct of elections of deputies of the Legislative Chamber from the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan shall be undertaken openly and transparently.