Uzbekistan
○ Presidential Election
- Term of office: 7 years
○ Parliamentary Elections
· Parliamentary (Senate)
- Seats: 100 (65 based on the new Constitution since Apr. 30, 2023)
- Term of office: 5 years
· Parliamentary (Legislative Chamber)
- Seats: 150
- Term of office: 5 years
○ Election system
· Number of polling stations: 10,784 (2023 presidential election)
· Opening and closing time of polling stations
- 8 am and 8 pm respectively
· Number of registered voters: 19,593,838 (2023 presidential election)
· Voter turnout: 79.88% (2023 presidential election)
· Voting age: 18
- Presidential: Absolute majority vote through a two-round system.
- Parliamentary
1. Bicameral Supreme Assembly(Oliy Majlis) consisting of the Senate with 100 seats and the Legislative Chamber(Qonunchilik Palatasi) with 150 seats.
2. In the Senate, 84 members are elected by regional governing councils and 16 members are appointed by the president.
3. In the Legislative Chamber, 135 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single member constituencies.
3. The remaining 15 seats are reserved for the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan.
· Voting process: Receive Ballots -> Mark Ballots -> Cast Ballots
· Counting process
1. Manual Count in Polling Station: take each ballot out of the box one by one consecutively, and display it to the attending public witnesses.
2. Results are entered into the official protocol of the PEC and it will is transmitted electronically to the District Election Commission, and then to the Central Election Commission (CEC).
3. PECs will post result protocols for public review.
4. The CEC announces official elections results through website and other media.
· Time to take to announce voting results in the country: 1 day