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Kyrgyzstan Election Body Proposes More Voters Per Polling Station

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission proposes increasing the number of voters per polling station.
  • Currently, one polling station is typically designed for 3,000 voters, but many have more registered.
  • The proposed change aims to avoid opening new polling stations by utilizing existing technical capacity to handle up to 4,000 voters.

Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission (CEC) is proposing to increase the number of voters assigned to each polling station. This move aims to streamline the election process and manage resources more efficiently.

On today, by law, one polling station is formed from a number of, as a rule, 3 thousand people.

— Tynchtyk ShainazarovExplaining the current voter-to-polling station ratio.

CEC Chairman Tynchtyk Shainazarov explained that the current law generally allocates one polling station for approximately 3,000 voters. However, the commission has observed that many existing stations exceed this number. To address this, the CEC suggests amending the law to allow polling stations to accommodate up to 4,000 voters.

Our technology allows us to ensure the electoral process for up to 4,000 people.

— Tynchtyk ShainazarovJustifying the proposed increase in voter capacity per station.

Shainazarov stated that the commission's technical capabilities can support election processes for up to 4,000 individuals at a single station. By implementing this change, the CEC believes it can avoid the logistical and financial challenges of opening numerous new polling stations, especially in areas where voter registration already surpasses the current limit.

Then we will not have to open new polling stations.

— Tynchtyk ShainazarovHighlighting the benefit of the proposed amendment.
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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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