International observers found that in many cases, particularly in urban areas, as well as in Issyk Kol and Naryn oblasts, electoral officials refused to allow voters to cast ballots for family members; instead they suggested that those family members be brought to the polling station or have their names placed on the list for the mobile ballot box. Family voting, however, was prevalent in Talas, Chui, Dzalal-Abad, and Osh Oblasts, as well as in a number of sites in Bishkek.