CONSTITUTIONAL LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

of June 11, 2026 No. 305-VIII ZRK

About modification and amendments in some constitutional laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning their reduction in compliance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, enhancement of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on elections and prosecutor's office

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":

1) in all text:

words "The senate and the Majilis of Parliament", "the Majilis of Parliament", "Parliament", "Parliament or the Majilis of Parliament", "Majilis", "the Majilis of Parliament" to replace respectively with words of "Kurultai" and "Kurultai";

replace the words "Republics", "Republic", "Republic of Kazakhstan", "Republic of Kazakhstan" respectively with words of Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Kazakhstan;

the words "elector", "electors", "(electors)", "(elector)", "(elector)", "(elector)", "(electors)", to "(electors)", "(electors)", "(elector)", "(electors)" to exclude;

2) in Article 1:

words "areas, the cities of regional value," to exclude;

"The Majilis of Parliament and" to exclude words;

3) in Article 3:

in Item 1 of the word "areas, the cities of regional value," to exclude;

exclude Item 2;

4) in Article 4:

in Item 3 of the word "recognized as court incapacitated" shall be replaced with words "incapacity of which is acknowledged as court";

state item 4 in the following edition:

"4. There cannot be the candidate for president of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in deputies of Kurultai of the Republic of Kazakhstan, maslikhats, in akims, and also the alternate member of other local government body citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

1) having criminal record which is not extinguished or is not removed in the procedure established by the law;

2) the fault of which in making of corruption crime or corruption offense is acknowledged as court in the procedure established by the law.";

Article 7 to exclude 5);

6) in Article 9:

in paragraph one of Item 1 of the word"," to exclude deputies of the Senate of Parliament;

state Item 2 in the following edition:

"2. Deputies of Kurultai are elected on system of pro rata representation on the territory of the single national constituency.";

in Item 3 of the word "areas, the cities of republican value and the capital" shall be replaced with words "the capitals, areas and the cities of republican value";

7) in Item 3 of Article 10:

state part one in the following edition:

"3. Territorial election commissions are formed by Central Election Commission, and district electoral commissions at elections of deputies to maslikhats and precinct election commissions - the relevant territorial election commissions.";

the fourth to state part in the following edition:

"The term of office of the electoral commissions constitutes five years. The term of office of members of the electoral commissions in the administrative and territorial units which are again formed or created after transformation is established according to terms of office of the relevant electoral commissions.";

8) in Item 4-1 of Article 11:

"information and communication" to replace words with the word "digital";

add with part two of the following content:

"The subordinated organization providing maintenance of digital systems of Central Election Commission performs collection and processing of personal data without the consent of the subject for the purpose of providing the organization and elections.";

9) in Article 12:

2) and 2-1) to state subitems in the following edition:

"2) will organize preparation and elections of the President and deputies of Kurultai;

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

exclude subitem 2-2);

in the subitem 5) "Parliament, on response of deputies of the Majilis of Parliament, the elite on single-candidate territorial constituencies" to replace words with the word of "Kurultai";

6) to state the subitem in the following edition:

"6) the procedure for their production, and also degree of security, form of electoral registers, the subscription list for petition of voters in support of candidates for president and for petition of voters in support of candidates for akims, 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 Kurultai, form of voting bulletins at elections of deputies of maslikhats, the akim and members of other local government bodies; provides production of ballots on presidential elections and deputies of Kurultai;";

add with subitem 10-1) of the following content:

"10-1) recognizes elections of the President, deputies of Kurultai on certain polling precincts or administrative and territorial units invalid in the cases provided by this Constitutional law;";

13) to exclude the subitem;

in subitem 16-7) of the word "information and communication" to replace with the word "digital";

10) in Article 14:

in subitem 4-1) of the word "and their representations for general acquaintance" to exclude;

5) to exclude the subitem;

add with subitem 9-1) of the following content:

"9-1) recognizes elections of deputies of maslikhat, the akim, on certain polling precincts invalid in the cases provided by this Constitutional law;";

10) to state the subitem in the following edition:

"10) will organize repeated elections of deputies of maslikhats, the akim, and also elections instead of the disposed deputies of maslikhats;";

"The Majilis of Parliament and" to exclude 11) in Item 1 of Article 15-1 of the word;

12) in subitems 2), of Article 16-1 of the word "The Majilis of Parliament and" to exclude 3), 4) and 6);

Shall be replaced with words 13) in subitem 4-1) of Article 18 of the word "with limited opportunities" "with disability";

14) in Article 19:

in Item 2 of the word "legal acts" to replace with the word "laws";

state Item 2-1 in the following edition:

"2-1. Cannot be the member of the electoral commission:

person having criminal record which is not extinguished or is not removed in the procedure established by the law;

person whose fault in making of corruption crime or corruption offense is acknowledged court in the procedure established by the law;

person whose incapacity is acknowledged court or capacity to act of which is limited to court;

the person pushed and (or) elected based on the offer of political party or other public association financed from the international organizations and the international public associations, foreign state bodies, foreign legal entities and foreign citizens, and also stateless persons.";

in Item 3:

in word part one "regional, the cities of republican value and the capital of territorial election commissions" shall be replaced with words "territorial election commissions of the capital, areas, the cities of republican value";

in part two of figure "9-1)", "66" to replace respectively with figures "8)", "65";

in word part three "pedagogical, scientific or other creative" shall be replaced with words "teaching, scientific, creative";

add with Item 6-1 of the following content:

"6-1. Implementation of powers of the member of territorial election commission on professional permanent basis stops higher electoral commission within power term for stay:

on leave non-paid on child care before achievement of age by it three years;

in educational leave.";

state Item 7 in the following edition:

"7. In case of identification of violations of ex-officio full powers or requirements of this Constitutional law from the member of the electoral commission the electoral commission has the right to issue the warning.

Numerous violation of ex-officio full powers or requirements of this Constitutional law within six months by the member of the electoral commission performing powers on professional permanent basis during the election campaign by other member of the electoral commission attracts the termination of powers of the member of the electoral commission by the maslikhat which created structure of the commission on representation to the relevant territorial election commission or higher electoral commission.";

add Item 8 with part two of the following content:

"Higher electoral commission if necessary appoints the member of the electoral commission to exit of the member of the electoral commission at which the term of office was suspended to temporary vacant position.";

15) in Article 20:

in the subitem 2) of Item 2 of the word "areas, the cities of republican value and the capital" shall be replaced with words "the capitals, areas, the cities of republican value";

parts the second, third, the fourth, the fifth, sixth and seventh Item 6 to exclude;

Item 8 after the word "information" to add with the words "registered by authorized body in the field of mass media according to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on mass media";

state Item 11 in the following edition:

"11. Members of territorial, district, local electoral commissions for preparation and elections can be exempted at will according to the decision of the commission from accomplishment of production or service duties with payment for the account of the funds allocated for elections.

To the members of the electoral commissions who are government employees for preparation and elections their base pay remains.

To other members of the electoral commissions for this period the salary at the rate of three minimum wages at the expense of the funds allocated for elections is established.

At the same time calculation of the salary is made for actually worked time.

Overtime payment, works in festive and the days off, work of members of the electoral commissions is performed at night calculated on the basis of three minimum wages at the expense of the funds allocated for elections.";

Part one of Item 1 of Article 20-1 to state 16) in the following edition:

"1. As observers the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who reached eighteen-year age from political parties, and also other accredited public associations, non-profit organizations are allowed.";

Article 21 to state 17) in the following edition:

"Article 21. Constituencies and their system

1. In the Republic of Kazakhstan in case of elections of deputies of maslikhats, akims, members of other local government bodies the system of territorial constituencies is created and used.

2. In case of election of the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan and deputies of Kurultai the single national constituency is all territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

3. In case of elections of deputies of maslikhats, the akim in the territory of the corresponding administrative and territorial unit the territorial constituency is formed.

In case of elections of deputies of maslikhats on single-candidate territorial constituencies constituencies are formed taking into account administrative-territorial division of regions and number of voters.

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