At a meeting on June 20, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Uzbekistan adopted a resolution according to which early voting in the presidential elections in the republic, scheduled for July 9, will be held from June 28 to July 5, CEC secretary Khudoyor Mamatov said at a meeting of the commission, Report informs referring to TASS.
“In accordance with the decision adopted by the CEC, early voting in the early presidential elections in Uzbekistan will be held from June 28 to July 5, from 09:00 to 18:00 local time,” he said.
He noted that in accordance with the electoral code, a voter who won't be at his place of residence on the election day can vote early. He clarified that for this, the voter must apply to the precinct election commission with a statement indicating the reason for absence on election day - this may be a vacation, business trip, travel abroad or other good reason.
Earlier, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a law making it possible to hold the early presidential elections on July 9.
On April 30, Uzbekistan held a nationwide referendum on a new version of the constitution, which provides for the extension of the presidential term from five to seven years, and also allows Mirziyoyev to be elected to this position again after two consecutive terms.