CONSTITUTIONAL LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

of June 29, 2018 No. 162-VI ZRK

About modification and amendments in some constitutional laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Article 1. Make changes and additions to the following constitutional laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

1. In the Constitutional law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of September 28, 1995 "About elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan" (Sheets of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 1995, No. 17-18, of Art. 114; Sheets of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 1997, No. 12, Art. 192; 1998, No. 7-8, of Art. 71; No. 22, Art. 290; 1999, No. 10, Art. 340; No. 15, Art. 593; 2004, No. 7, Art. 45; 2005, No. 7-8, of Art. 17; 2006, No. 23, Art. 138; 2007, No. 12, Art. 85; 2009, No. 2-3, of Art. 5; 2010, No. 11, Art. 55; 2011, No. 3, Art. 30; 2013, No. 17, Art. 84; 2014, No. 16, Art. 89; 2015, No. 14, Art. 75; No. 22-III, Art. 150; 2017, No. 6, Art. 10; No. 12, Art. 33):

Item 2 of Article 9 to state 1) in the following edition:

"2. Deputies of maslikhats are elected according to the party lists represented by political parties on the territorial constituency.";

2) in Article 10:

3) of Item 2 to exclude the subitem;

3, 4 and 7 to state Items in the following edition:

"3. Territorial election commissions are formed by Central Election Commission, and precinct election commissions - the relevant territorial election commissions.

Structures of the electoral commissions, except for Central Election Commission, are created by the relevant maslikhats.

The term of office of the electoral commissions constitutes five years.

Members territorial and precinct election commissions are elected by the relevant maslikhats based on offers of political parties.

Each political party has the right to present one candidacy to structure of the relevant electoral commission. The political party has the right to represent to structure of the electoral commission of the candidate, not being members of this political party.

In case of lack of offers of political parties in the time established by maslikhat which shall be at least fifteen days to the term of formation of the electoral commissions maslikhats elect the electoral commission according to the offer of other public associations and higher electoral commissions.

Persons offered in structure of the electoral commission attach statements for consent to participation in its work. The chairman, the vice-chairman, the secretary of the electoral commission are elected at meeting of the electoral commission.

Forming of new structure of the electoral commissions begins not later than two months and comes to an end not later than three days before the end of term of office of the electoral commissions.

The bodies creating structures of the electoral commissions having the right to make during the term of office of the electoral commissions changes to their structure.

4. Decisions on forming of structure of the electoral commissions, their structure and the locations are reported in mass media.";

"7. Activities of the electoral commission can be stopped according to the decision of the body forming the electoral commission or the judgment based on the statement of Central Election Commission.";

Article 11 to add 3) with Item 4-1 of the following content:

"4-1. The Central Election Commission has in maintaining the subordinated organizations as which assistance of organizational activities of territorial election commissions and providing in its elective activities of creation, development, implementation, maintenance, administration, operation and system maintenance of objects of information and communication infrastructure, Internet resource, and also material logistics enter.";

4) in Article 12:

subitems 2-1), 4), 5) and 6) to state in the following edition:

"2-1) considers question of the admission of political parties to participation in elections of part of deputies of the Majilis of Parliament and deputies of the maslikhats elected according to party lists;";

"Constitutes 4) and represents to the Government of the Republic approximate expense budget on holding the election campaign based on the budget requests provided by territorial election commissions, according to the procedure, determined by Central Election Commission;

5) performs management of the electoral commissions on presidential elections, deputies of Parliament; cancels and stops their decisions; distributes among them funds of the republican budget allocated for holding the election campaign; controls creation of necessary material conditions for activities of the electoral commissions; considers applications and claims to decisions and actions (failure to act) of the electoral commissions; will organize explanation of the legislation on elections; will organize and provides training of participants of the electoral process; holds seminars with representatives of political parties and other participants of the electoral process on the organization and elections; performs international cooperation in the field of the electoral systems;

6) the procedure for their production, and also degree of security, form of electoral registers (electors), the subscription list for petition of voters in support of candidates for president and petition of electors in support of candidates of the Senate, other selective documents, form of ballot boxes from transparent material for vote and samples of seals of the electoral commissions, procedure for storage of the selective documents establishes form and the text of voting bulletin on presidential elections and deputies of the Majilis of Parliament, form of voting bulletins at elections of deputies of the Senate of Parliament, maslikhats and members of other local government bodies; provides production of ballots on presidential elections and deputies of Parliament;";

add with subitem 6-2) of the following content:

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