Timetable of 2024 parliamentary elections

          We’re introducing the next timetable for the 2024 parliamentary elections which was authorised by the Normal Election Fee (GEC) of Mongolia.  

Constituencies

Earlier than February 1

Parliament will schedule and announce the common election earlier than February 1 and decide the date of voting in accordance with Article 9.1 of the Legislation on Parliamentary Elections and the Parliamentary Decision No. 116.   

Earlier than February 1

Parliament shall set up electoral constituencies, the variety of parliamentary seats and the middle of the constituencies earlier than February 1 below Article 12.1 of the aforementioned regulation and Parliamentary Decision No. 112.

Electoral constituencies can be arrange considering the inhabitants of provinces, districts, administration and territorial models, the scale and site of land, in addition to the variety of mandates per constituency shall be decided.

If two or extra provinces and districts are included in a single constituency, an election committee of the province or district with probably the most voters shall be answerable for organizing the elections within the constituency.  

Earlier than March 1

Article 13.1 of the Legislation on Parliamentary Elections stipulates that in an effort to accumulate and rely votes, the soum and district councils will set up electoral precincts earlier than March 1, and announce the territory of the precincts.  

Earlier than March 3

Inside three days from the date of firm of the electoral precincts, the soum and district councils will submit the knowledge laid out in Article 13.1 of the aforesaid regulation to the native workplaces and departments of the Normal Authority for State Registration (GASR). 

Earlier than March 6

Native workplaces and departments of the GASR will compile the knowledge laid out in Article 13.6 of the regulation inside their territory and submit it to the state administrative group answerable for state registration inside three days. 

Electoral group

All through the election course of

In accordance with Article 14.1 of the regulation, elections can be organized by the GEC on the nationwide stage. The GEC is obliged to handle the central and department committees for organizing elections for residents dwelling and finding out overseas, and provincial, soum, capital and district committees.

Earlier than April 19

Article 16.1 of the regulation states that no less than 70 days earlier than the day of polling, the GEC will arrange provincial and capital election committees with a chairperson, secretary and 5 or seven members, considering the proposals submitted by the respective native councils, and inform the general public. 

Earlier than April 21

The GEC, considering the proposal of the central state administrative physique answerable for overseas affairs, will set up a central fee answerable for organizing, offering unified administration and supervision of voting for residents in overseas nations no less than 60 days earlier than the date of voting in overseas nations. The central fee will encompass a chairperson, secretary and 9 or 10 members.

Earlier than April 29

Beneath Article 17.1 of the regulation, the provincial and capital electoral commissions will kind soum and district committees with a chairperson, secretary and three or 5 members, considering the proposals submitted by the respective native councils no less than 60 days earlier than the date of voting. They will even inform the general public inside their jurisdiction. 

Earlier than Might 6

The central fee shall set up a department fee no less than 45 days earlier than the date of voting overseas with a chairperson and two or 4 members on the Diplomatic Mission.

Earlier than Might 14

The soum and district electoral committees will create a precinct committee with a chairperson and 6 or eight members no less than 45 days earlier than the polling day, and inform the general public within the space below jurisdiction.

Checklist of Voters

From April 29 to June 29

In accordance with Article 25.1 of the regulation, inside migration can be suspended 60 days earlier than the polling day and can be resumed on the day after the polling day.

From April 1 to June 28 

The listing of voters can be posted on the web site. The state administrative group answerable for state registration will compile the knowledge on the registration of oldsters or moms of eligible voters on the voter listing and their very own names, age, gender, ID quantity and handle of everlasting residence. The listing can be posted on its web site from April 1 to the top of the election.

Earlier than Might 1

Approved organizations shall submit data on residents of voting age in paper and digital kind.  

In particular, the organizations talked about beneath shall submit the knowledge of the next residents, resembling title, ID quantity, date of start, gender and different essential data, to the state administrative physique answerable for state registration in paper or digital kind earlier than Might 1:

• The Supreme Courtroom will ship the knowledge of residents of voting age who’ve been discovered to be incompetent by a court docket resolution.
• Info on residents of voting age who’re serving a jail sentence and who’ve been arrested in reference to felony circumstances shall be notified by the Normal Government Company of Courtroom Choice. 
• Info on residents who’ve traveled to a overseas nation for a interval of 60 days or extra shall be offered by the state administrative group answerable for border safety.
• The state administrative group answerable for state border safety will ship the knowledge of navy servicemen who don’t have registered everlasting residence addresses.
• The Nationwide Police Company will give the information of law enforcement officials and officers of home navy models who don’t have everlasting residence handle information.
• Info on individuals who turned residents of Mongolia, re-established their citizenship, or misplaced their citizenship can be offered by the state administrative group answerable for overseas residents and citizenship points.

Earlier than June 3

In accordance with Article 20.4 of the regulation, the state administrative group answerable for state registration shall mirror some adjustments within the listing of names of voters posted on the web site. The listing shall be made in paper or digital kind, and the listing of names of voters made in paper kind can be submitted to the electoral precincts by means of the native workplaces and departments of the state registration group no less than 25 days earlier than the day of polling. 

The next are the adjustments that have to be written within the listing:

• Adjustments made in accordance with voters’ complaints associated to unregistered or incorrect names within the voter listing
• Tackle adjustments of voters
• Adjustments associated to voters’ names, surnames and gender registered in civil registration
• An data on the state registration of a deceased citizen

Earlier than June 25

The state administrative group answerable for state registration shall submit the voters’ listing to electoral precincts by means of its native workplaces and departments no less than three days earlier than the polling day, reflecting the adjustments made on the grounds laid out in some articles of the regulation and the information adjustments of voters dwelling overseas. 

From the date of receipt of the voters’ listing 

In accordance with Article 20.10 of the regulation, from the day electoral precincts obtain the voter listing, voters will be capable of get acquainted with the listing. 

On June 8 and June 25

The listing of names of voters can be issued in digital kind. The state administrative group answerable for state registration shall electronically concern the listing no less than 20 and three days every earlier than the polling day, upon the request of an individual licensed to characterize a celebration or coalition registered to take part in common elections.

Earlier than June 14

Voters have the correct to entry their very own or relations’ data mirrored within the voter listing, and if it isn’t registered or is inaccurate, they’ll file a grievance on behalf of themselves or a member of the family to a licensed worker or the state registration group in writing or electronically no less than 14 days earlier than the date of voting. 

Furthermore, voters can verify whether or not they’re registered within the voters’ listing no less than 14 days earlier than the polling day.

As well as, the switch registration of the next voters can be determined no less than 14 days earlier than the election day, or earlier than June 14, based mostly on the official letter of the respective group:

• Worker of the election group
• Civil registrar
• IT group member
• Info expertise steward
• A police officer working to make sure the safety of polling stations and the election course of

If the next voters transfer from one constituency to a different, their switch might be executed no less than 14 days earlier than the polling day: 

• Candidate
• Candidate supervisor
• Deputy candidate assistant

Earlier than June 25

Based mostly on the civil state registration database, the respective state administrative group will make inquiries about complaints about citizen’s data and adjustments associated to the civil state registration in accordance with Article 23.1 of the regulation. Adjustments associated to the voters’ data shall be registered within the voters’ listing no less than three days earlier than the polling day.

Earlier than June 15 

Residents dwelling or finding out overseas can be registered to forged a vote. They have to notify and specific their intention to vote no less than 5 days earlier than the date of voting by way of cellphone, e-mail, fax or in individual on the diplomatic mission.

Registration of events, coalitions and candidates

From April 26 to twenty-eight

Events and coalitions will declare their participation within the elections. Events and coalitions can submit just one request to participate within the election to the GEC no less than 60 days earlier than the polling day, stating that they may adjust to the Structure of Mongolia, the Legislation on Parliamentary Elections, and different related legal guidelines.

Inside 5 days of receipt

The GEC will resolve whether or not to register events and coalitions inside 5 days after receiving their paperwork for participation within the election. 

From Might 14 to twenty

Article 29.1 of the election regulation stipulates that events and coalitions registered for the elections will begin nominations 45 days earlier than the date of voting and end inside per week. 

Unbiased candidates will even nominate themselves for the elections inside the aforementioned time period. 

Inside Might 23

Candidates should declare their revenue and property. They are going to submit their declarations of property and revenue to the Unbiased Authority In opposition to Corruption (IAAC) inside three days after the completion of the nomination course of prescribed by regulation. It doesn’t apply to individuals who’ve submitted their declaration of property and revenue in accordance with the Anti-Corruption Legislation.

Inside Might 24

The IAAC shall submit the inquiry on whether or not all of the candidates have declared their property and revenue to the GEC inside in the future after the expiration of the interval laid out in Article 32.4 of the regulation.

Inside Might 25

Nominated events and coalitions will submit their paperwork to the GEC inside 5 days from the date specified within the regulation on the nomination course of.

On prime of that, impartial candidates will ship their paperwork to the fee inside the similar time period. 

Inside June 1

The GEC will decide on whether or not to register the candidates’ paperwork inside one week after the top of the interval for accepting the paperwork and concern a decision.

Earlier than June 3

Re-registration and re-nomination will happen. In case of refusal to register as a candidate, paperwork required for re-registration might be submitted to the GEC no less than 25 days earlier than the date of voting.

Within the following circumstances, one other individual could also be nominated no less than 25 days earlier than the election day:

• A candidate is useless
• A candidate is convicted by the court docket

Earlier than June 10

The GEC will settle for the paperwork submitted for re-registration and resolve whether or not to register earlier than the deadline laid out in Article 32.12 of the regulation. If a choice is made to register a candidate, the fee will concern the candidate’s identification card 18 days earlier than the polling day and inform the general public.

Ranging from June 10

From the date of issuing the candidate’s identification card, the IAAC will brazenly add the property and revenue declarations of all candidates on its web site below Article 32.15 of the Legislation on Parliamentary Elections.

Election motion plan and marketing campaign

From March 22 to 24 and between April 22 and 24

Election motion plans can be submitted to the Mongolian Nationwide Audit Workplace (MNAO) for a conclusion. Specifically, events and coalitions shall ship motion plans earlier than March 25, and impartial candidates will submit earlier than April 25.

By April 7

Events, coalitions and impartial candidates shall submit their donation reviews laid out in Article 38.13 of the regulation to the MNAO for an opinion inside the first week of April of the common election yr. 

Inside 5 days after the MNAO conclusion

Whether it is concluded that the election motion plan doesn’t meet the authorized necessities, it is going to be submitted for re-issue inside 5 days on the idea of eliminating the violations.

Earlier than April 29

The MNAO will concern its findings on motion plans and donation reviews no less than 60 days earlier than the date of voting and submit them to the GEC.

Furthermore, earlier than April 29, the situation of marketing campaign billboards to be positioned freed from cost on public streets and squares shall be decided no less than 60 days earlier than the polling day.

Earlier than Might 26

The MNAO will concern a conclusion on whether or not impartial candidates’ motion plans meet the necessities set forth within the election regulation no less than 33 days earlier than the date of voting and submit it to the GEC.

Earlier than Might 29

If radio and tv, apart from public media retailers, introduce election marketing campaign applications, the discover of introduction of election marketing campaign along with the related paperwork and knowledge prescribed by regulation shall be submitted and registered to the Communications Regulatory Fee (CRC) no less than 30 days earlier than the voting date. 

Earlier than June 3

The CRC will assessment the proposals submitted by the general public on the schedule and time of free campaigns and debate applications from radio and tv, and approve their schedule and time no less than seven days earlier than the beginning of the election marketing campaign.

From June 10 to August 12

Opinions about election motion plans and donation reviews can be posted publicly on the MNAO’s web site. The workplace will brazenly add the report, election motion plan and conclusions made thereon as laid out in Article 38.13 of the regulation ranging from 18 days earlier than the date of polling till the top of the day when events, coalitions and impartial candidates submit their election expense reviews in accordance with the regulation.

From June 10 to 26

Election campaigns will begin on the day candidates are issued with identification playing cards and finish 24 hours earlier than the polling day. 

Inside June 13

If a candidate makes use of the web site laid out in Clauses 1 and a couple of of Article 47.1 of the regulation, the web site can be registered with the election committee of the province or capital inside three days after receiving the candidate’s identification card.

Inside July 7

The radio and tv service suppliers licensed to introduce election campaigns shall publish their reviews inside 10 days after the top of the election marketing campaign.

By July 17

The radio and televisions licensed to broadcast election campaigns will submit the general public report back to the general public administrative physique answerable for honest competitors inside 5 working days after the general public notification in accordance with Article 39.5 of the regulation. 

From Might 1 to June 24

Registration of an worker of the group answerable for elections can be made.

A request for an worker ID card of a company answerable for elections of a celebration or coalition can be despatched as follows from the date of the choice on the registration of events and coalition to 2 days earlier than the top of the election marketing campaign:

• A request can be made to the GEC to acquire an worker ID card of the group answerable for elections working on the nationwide stage
• A request for an worker ID card of a company answerable for elections working on the provincial stage can be despatched to the provincial election committee 
• A request for an worker ID card of a company answerable for elections working on the stage of soum and district must be submitted to the respective election committees 

From June 2 to 24

Candidates’ supervisor, deputy assistant, or agitator can be registered. 

A request for a candidate’s supervisor, deputy assistant, or agitator’s license shall be submitted as follows from the choice to register the candidate to 2 days earlier than the top of the election marketing campaign:

• A request for a candidate’s supervisor’s ID card can be made to the district or central-provincial election committee
• A deputy assistant’s ID card can be issued by the provincial or capital election committee
• A request to acquire an agitator’s license can be despatched to the district election committee

Earlier than June 21

An individual licensed to nominate observers will make a written request to make use of and register them in accordance with the process authorised by the GEC and submit it to the precincts no less than seven days earlier than the polling day.

Earlier than June 23

The precincts will obtain the requests, look at them, and concern observers’ playing cards no less than 5 days earlier than the voting date. 

Earlier than June 13

The licensed individual will submit a request to the GEC no less than seven days earlier than the day of the election that may happen overseas in an effort to appoint observers for the elections for residents dwelling overseas.

Voting and outcomes

From June 15 till the top of the voting day

The electoral precincts will announce the quantity, title, handle and site of the polling stations.

Ranging from June 1

The electoral precincts will announce the date, time and site of polling stations to voters in overseas nations till the day of voting.

Earlier than June 21

In accordance with the directions authorised by the GEC, the associated governors will put together the mandatory objects for voting no less than seven days earlier than the polling day.

Earlier than June 17

The heads of the diplomatic missions of Mongolia will put together the cubicles and poll bins required for voters to forged their votes secretly, no less than three days earlier than the day of voting overseas.

From 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., on between June 20 and 23 (native time of the nation)

The date of taking votes from residents overseas can be set by Parliament based mostly on the proposal of the GEC, and the date of taking votes overseas is as much as 4 days. 

Votes of individuals dwelling overseas shall be taken on the polling stations designated by the department electoral commissions on the voting day decided by the regulation, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. native time of the nation.

Earlier than June 21

A request to vote by way of a transportable sealed poll field can be despatched. Beneath Articles 63.1.1 to 63.1.4 of the regulation, a voter shall submit a request to vote by way of a transportable sealed poll field to the associated group and the electoral precincts. They are going to ship the request together with the conclusion no less than seven days earlier than the date of voting to the election committee of the district.

Earlier than June 25

The GEC will set up the supply of the ballots to the polling stations no less than three days earlier than the polling day.

An individual who will vote by way of a transportable poll field as a result of well being circumstances should submit a medical certificates together with a request no less than three days earlier than the polling day.

From 9:00 a.m. to eight:00 p.m. on June 27

A voting by way of a transportable sealed poll field will happen between 9:00 a.m. and eight:00 p.m. on the day earlier than the polling day.

From 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on June 28

A voting will happen on the polling stations from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 

By July 13

The GEC will submit the outcomes of the elections to Parliament and the president of Mongolia inside 15 days after the top of the election.

Election bills and reviews 

Earlier than March 1

The MNAO will decide the utmost quantity of election expenditures for events, coalitions, and impartial candidates earlier than March 1 in accordance with the methodology laid out in Article 50.2 of the regulation.

Earlier than June 13

Events, coalitions and impartial candidates are obliged to tell the MNAO about their checking account numbers for his or her election bills no less than 15 days earlier than the date of voting.

From the date of opening the expense checking account

Residents, authorized entities, events or coalitions could donate to the election bills checking account for his or her election actions with out exceeding the quantity stipulated in Article 54.1 of the regulation after the date of opening an expense account.

Financial donations might be as much as 10 million MNT for residents and as much as 30 million MNT for authorized entities. 

From June 10 to 26

Non-monetary donations might be given to candidates in the course of the interval from the beginning of the election marketing campaign to the top. The valuation of non-monetary donations can be decided by the donation settlement based mostly on the common market change price, and the valuation should not exceed the utmost quantity of donations made by residents and authorized entities.

From June 2 to July 28

Throughout the interval from the date of registration of candidates to the top of the date of submitting the election expense report, expenditures might be made for the election marketing campaign.

On June 25

A report on donations and election bills can be made public three days earlier than the day of polling, and can be despatched to the MNAO.

For events and coalitions inside August 12, for candidates inside July 28

Inside 45 days from the day of polling, events and coalitions, and inside 30 days, candidates can be audited by a non-public audit authorized entity. It’ll concern an opinion on the expense report and submit it to the MNAO.

By July 28

A director of the financial institution the place the election expense account was opened or a head of the department shall concern a press release of all transactions of the candidates’ financial institution accounts and submit it to the MNAO inside 30 days from the date of the election.

For events and coalitions inside October 11, for candidates inside September 26

The MNAO will assessment the expense report inside 60 days from the date of receiving it and make the outcomes public. People who donated a million MNT or extra and authorized entities who donated two million MNT or extra can be publicly knowledgeable.

By October 15

The expenditure and efficiency report laid out in Articles 10.1 to 10.4 of the regulation can be submitted to the MNAO by October 15.