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Uzbekistan
2016
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Restrictions on the right to be elected which conflict with OSCE commitments and other international standards should be removed from the legal framework. Self-nominated candidates should be allowed to stand for presidential elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Uzbekistan
2016
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Authorities should implement mechanisms to ensure a clear separation between the State and party to prevent candidates from using the advantage of their office for electoral purposes. In addition, an effective sanctioning mechanism against the misuse of administrative resources should be established.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Uzbekistan
2016
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Criminal defamation provisions protecting the reputation of candidates during an election, as well as general provisions on insult, libel and the dissemination of false information should be repealed and replaced with reasonable and proportional civil sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Media
Uzbekistan
2016
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Legislation governing media should provide clear and exhaustive criteria for the denial of registration, suspension of media outlets, and content removal and the blocking of online national and international media should be established and consistently and transparently applied by an independent regulatory body. All such decisions should be publicly available.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Media
Uzbekistan
2016
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To provide effective legal redress, the law should be amended to prescribe that every voter, party, candidate and observer may file a complaint on every aspect of the electoral process, including requests for recounts and the invalidation of election results, and prescribe a reasonable deadline for filing such complaints.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Uzbekistan
2016
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To enhance transparency and in accordance with OSCE commitments, the law should explicitly provide for non-partisan citizen election observation at all stages of the electoral process.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Observation
Uzbekistan
2016
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To enhance integrity of the electoral process, more robust efforts are needed to address electoral fraud both through a continued awareness campaign targeting a general audience as well as specific groups such as political parties, poll workers, youth, women and local authorities. Effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions against electoral fraud should be considered.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election day
Uzbekistan
2016
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The law should be amended to include clear, well-sequenced procedures and safeguards related to counting and tabulation. On the basis of the law, the CEC should elaborate step-by-step instructions for lower-level commissions.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Uzbekistan
2016
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To ensure the secrecy of the vote, ballot design should preclude any discernible association between a ballot and a specific voter.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Uzbekistan
2016
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The restriction of suffrage rights for citizens serving prison terms regardless of the severity of the crime should be reconsidered to ensure proportionality between the limitation imposed and the severity of the offence. The blanket restrictions on suffrage rights of persons with mental disabilities should be reconsidered or decided on a case-by-case basis, depending on specific circumstances. The authorities should consider ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
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