Tazeen Akhtar from Pakistan, International Observer of Election in Uzbekistan for Oliy Majlis (The Legislative Chamber of the Parliament)
Tashkent / Uzbekistan : 26 Oct 2024 – Uzbekistan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has transformed the whole system and process of the elections in the state as digital, electronic to minimize human intervention, save time, avoid lengthy documentation on papers. In the latest elections of Oliy Majlis and Local councils, everything has been digitalized to almost eliminate the least possibility of any wrong doing whatsoever.
Deputy Minister of Digital Technology Mr. Maxsudov Jamol apprised the foreign observers and journalists about the digitalization of the election process from the registration of the candidates to counting the votes polled and compilation of the results as soon as possible.
To enhance the legal literacy of voters, a total of 11,758 pieces of information have been posted on the official election.uz website, along with 11 video lessons in the election-related video lesson section and all relevant information in the “Elections-2024” section.
The official websites of regional election commissions have posted 1,207 pieces of information. SMS reminders about election day have been sent to citizens’ mobile phones.
Voters can check the voter lists at the Central Election Commission’s official website (saylov.uz) or through the Unified Interactive State Services Portal (my.gov.uz) at the precinct election commission office.
Local observers, voting citizens, and other election participants can directly address the election commissions with applications, proposals, and complaints through themselves or their representatives.
According to electoral legislation, applications must be reviewed within three days, and those received within six days before the election or on election day will be addressed immediately with a written response.
The Deputy Minister said, it is called E-Salove or Electronic Election because it is fully digital, every information is available online, sms service has also updated the citizens and candidates about every decision, detail and code of ethics in hundreds of specially authored texts. The Chairman of CEC shared that thanks to digital technology, we were able to respond to all appeals at the earliest to the satisfaction of the citizens and the candidates.
The introduction of digital technologies in the electoral processes in Uzbekistan is one of the key areas of ongoing focus. The unified electronic register of voters and the election management information system have been successfully used in recent elections.
In collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Technologies, the implementation of the “E-Election” information system into the national electoral system is a significant innovation in this year’s elections.
A total of 32,000 participants in the election process professionally used the information system. Communication with users was established through 40 types of SMS notifications.
Moreover, several conveniences have been created on the “E-ELECTION” interactive portal to ensure the transparency of elections and provide the public with information related to the elections.
This includes information on the number of voters, the number of electoral districts, the boundaries of single-mandate electoral districts for the elections to the Legislative Chamber, and data on all candidates for deputy positions, including their biographies and programs, all made available for public access.
Additionally, several useful and important information resources (videos, electoral legislation, frequently asked questions, various reminders, and guidelines) have been made available for voters, political parties, candidates, local and foreign observers, and local and foreign media representatives.
The “E-Election” information system has been integrated with the Interagency Integration Platform of Digital Government, allowing for automatic data retrieval from the databases of relevant state bodies. This enables the automatic generation of information about about 20 different types of data, including individuals’ surnames and first names, photographs, education, profession, workplace, and position.
These capabilities have saved participants in the electoral processes time and administrative costs, providing them with additional conveniences.
{Tazeen Akhtar is Masters in Mass Communication from Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad. He is editor of newspapers in Islamabad for last 20 years. He is member standing committee of Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors CPNE the only recognized org of editors by government in Pakistan. He has covered international conferences and events including previous parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.}
Extensive Arrangements for Elections of Oliy Majlis and Local , District Councils in Uzbekistan
