General Right to Vote
Constitution:
(1993, updated 1996)
• Article 1 section (6) states: "Citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic shall elect the President, deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Jogorku Kenesh and the Assembly of People's Representatives…Elections shall be free and shall be held on the basis of universal equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot…"
Electoral Law:
(1999)
• Article 3, section 2 states: "A citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic can vote or be elected regardless of his/her origin, sex, ethnicity, nationality, status and capital, religion, political and religious affiliations, and other circumstances."

Exclusion Based on Mental Disability
Electoral Law:
(1999)
• Article 3, section 3 states: "Citizens who are declared incompetent by a Court of Law or who are currently imprisoned due to a sentence issued by a Court of Law cannot vote or be elected…"

Exclusion Based on Physical Disability
Constitution:
(1993, updated 1996)
• Article 43 section (3) states: "The president of the Kyrgyz Republic must be a citizen of Kyrgyzstan…who has command of the state language…"
Electoral Law:
(1999)
• Article 61 states: "To be elected as the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, a citizen must be fluent in state language. A full command of the state language is the ability to read, write, convey one's thoughts and speak publicly in the state language…"

Voter Assistance by Other Citizens
Electoral Law:
(1999)
• Article 40, section 9 states: "A voter, who cannot sign the ballot or fill out the ballot, can ask another voter for assistance. However, members of the electoral committee, candidates or their agents or an observer cannot assist voters."

Off-Site Voting Alternatives
Electoral Law:
(1999)
• Article 20, section 3 states: "Electoral districts are formed in hospitals, sanatoriums, resorts and other places of temporary visits of visits, in far regions and regions with difficult access, in isolation wards and temporary places of confinement no later than 45 days before elections or in exceptional situations - no later than 5 days before elections; such electoral districts are formed by their location."
• Article 21, section 7 states: "Voter lists based on their electoral districts located in resorts, sanatoriums, hospitals, in far regions and regions with difficult access, in isolation wards and temporary places of confinement, and also in embassies of the Kyrgyz Republic in foreign countries, are based on data that is presented by the directors of the above organizations."
• Article 42, section 1 states: "Voters, who are registered but because of health problems or other reasons cannot arrive to the election center, can vote at their location. Regional electoral committees must provide voters with an option of voting outside the election center."