The form of the referendum ballot to be held in Uzbekistan has been approved

At the meeting of the Central Election Commission held on April 5, the form and description of the referendum ballot was approved. This was reported by the press service of the CEC. In the referendum, the text of the issue specified in the resolutions of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis dated March 10, 2023 and the Senate of the Oliy Majlis dated March 14, 2023, and the voting will The options for -will are specified as "yes" or "no". In addition, the voting ballot contains an explanation of the procedure for filling it out. Braille-based stencils are also prepared for blind voters to fill in the ballots.

Ballots, taking into account the number of voters in the referendum district according to the information provided by the referendum district commissions, including the need to prepare ballots in the languages spoken by the majority of the population living in the territory of the referendum district will be printed. The commission has set measures to deliver the ballots to the precinct commissions holding the referendum within the specified time limits. At the meeting, according to the agenda, issues related to the accreditation of observers from foreign countries and international organizations participating in the referendum, as well as the information of the chairmen of some district commissions regarding the preparation for the referendum and its holding, were considered. In particular, by the decision of the CEC, the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Bureau of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Central Election Commission of Georgia and Azerbaijan, and a total of 26 observers from foreign countries were accredited. According to the appeals received by the Central Election Commission, a total of 62 representatives of 14 local mass media were accredited. Now the total number of representatives of local mass media who have been accredited is 346. During the meeting, information was heard from the chairmen of the 6-Namangan, 8-Syrdarya, 12-Khorazm district commissions that will hold the referendum on the work being done to prepare for the referendum and hold it at a high level. At the meeting, relevant decisions were made on the issues included in the agenda.