Early voting in the elections to the Legislative chamber of the Oliy Majlis began on December 12, which is to be held on December 22.

Procedures of early voting in the elections to the Legislative chamber of the Oliy Majlis, which is to be held on December 22, has begun in Moscow city.

Issues related to the organization of polling stations established in the UK, accreditation of observers and media representatives from foreign countries and international organizations were considered at the regular session of the Central Election Commission organized in a format of videoconference on December 10.

On November 23, 2019, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) mission visited Uzbekistan to monitor the elections on 22 December.

On November 19, the next expanded meeting of the Central Election Commission was held. The meeting was held in the form of video conferencing, and it was attended by the members and senior officials of the Central Election Commission, heads of district election commissions, representatives of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions and the city of Tashkent, as well as political parties and the mass media.

On November 15, 2019, the next expanded regular meeting of the Central Election Commission was held.

On November 14, 2019, a regular meeting of the CEC was held. The event was attended by the members of the Central Election Commission, representatives of political parties and mass media.

In Tashkent, a circle of the training seminars was started for participants of the election process as part of the Plan of practical measures for the implementation of project activities of the UNDP Office in Uzbekistan in conjunction with the CEC, aimed at providing assistance for the period of the 2019 election campaign.

On November 12, 2019, a regular meeting of the CEC was held. It was attended by the members of the Central Election Commission, political parties, and mass media. The agenda included several issues as: information from the hokim of the Tashkent city and the chairman of the election commission of the Tashkent city on preparatory work for the elections, issues of equipping polling stations with communications, as well as information from the Ministry for the development of information technologies and communications on the formation of the SELV (Single Electronic List of Voters).

On November 9, 2019, in accordance with the Article 72 of the Election Code of Uzbekistan, by the head of the “Adolat” SDP of Uzbekistan and the Liberal-Democratic party of Uzbekistan applied to the Central Election Commission a request to register candidates for deputies to the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

On November 8, 2019, in accordance with the Article 72 of the Election Code of Uzbekistan, by the head of the “Milliy Tiklanish” DP and Ecologic party of Uzbekistan applied to the Central Election Commission a request to register candidates for deputies to the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

On November 8 of this year, the regular meeting of the Central Election Commission took place at the international press center, the agenda included the several issues as the organization of the activities of polling stations which opened in the Russian Federation, the approval of samples of candidates certificates for deputies to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, regional, district and city kengashes of people’s deputies and accreditation of media representatives. In addition, report was received on the readiness of the Samarkand regional department of the international press center for the election process.

On November 6, 2019, a training seminar was organized at the International Press Center of the Central Election Commission for members of the district election commissions on the role of observers in the election process.

Non-governmental non-commercial organizations (NGOs) play a very important creative role in the formation of modern civil society in Uzbekistan, establishment of democracy and protection of citizens' rights and freedoms. Thus, the legal framework for active participation and effective use of the right of public control was established not only for representatives of political parties and responsible state bodies, but also representatives of citizens’ self-government bodies, NGOs and other civil society institutions.

Recently, The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan came up with the proposal to the General Secretary of SCO, to participate in upcoming elections on 22nd December 2019 as an observer.

Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission Mahmud Istamov spoke about the stages of the election process for the election of deputies of the Legislative Chamber and local Kengashes, which will be held on December 22. It should be noted that, on September 20, was announced the beginning of the election campaign.

Large-scale reforms carried out over the years of independence laid a solid foundation for national statehood and sovereignty, ensuring the rule of law, human rights and freedoms, interethnic harmony and religious tolerance in society, created decent living conditions for the population and the realization of the creative potential of citizens

According to the 32 article of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right to participate in the management of public and state affairs, both directly and through representatives. Such participation shall be exercised by way of self-administration, holding referendums and democratic formation of state bodies, as well as development and enhancement of public control over the activity of state bodies. The procedure of implementing of public control over the activities of state bodies shall be defined by law.

On October 29, 2019, a memorandum was signed between the Central Election Commission and the authorized representative of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman).