The 2013 Presidential Election Campaign has officially started on May 22, in which three candidates received their mandates to run for president. They were officially registered by the General Election Commission to run in the 6th Presidential Election in Mongolia. They are Ts.Elbegdorj, the current President of Mongolia, from the Democratic Party; former wrestler, champion B.Bat-Erdene, from the Mongolian People’s Party; and the Minister of Health, N.Udval, from the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party. … The parliamentary meeting held on December 21, 2012 came up with a decision to allow using the automated technique and device, “New ImageCast,” in the operations of voter registration, poll taking, and ballot paper counting. Accordingly, the ballot papers of the Presidential Election will be counted by an automatic device for the first time through Dominion Voting, the company that started providing the world market with election products in 2002. Mongolia introduced its ImageCast electronic voting machine in the Parliamentary Election, conducted last year. According to the local media, the ballot papers of the 2013 Presidential Election will be counted electronically by a machine.
… According to the GEC, its preparations for the upcoming election will finish on time. Moreover, the electoral districts in 21 provinces, 334 soums, nine districts of Ulaanbaatar, and some 2,000 Precinct Election Commissions have already been established. Moreover, Mongolians residing abroad and blind people will have the opportunity to vote.
Overseas Mongolians can cast their votes at the 39 Diplomatic Offices of Mongolia abroad from June 14 to 16, where about 170 personnel are in charge of the absentee poll.
Mongolians who work and live abroad should personally go to the office of their diplomatic representative of Mongolia and register via fax, email, or phone to vote in the upcoming election.
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