Consideration by the Constitutional Council of the Republic of the issue on correctness of election of the President of Republic

1. By the appeal of the President of the Republic, the Chairperson of the Senate, the Chairperson of Mazhilis, at least one fifth of the total number of Parliament deputies and the Prime- Minister, which can be submitted within ten days after summarizing of the results of the elections, in case of a dispute, the Constitutional Council shall settle the issue of correctness of the election of the President of the Republic. In this case inauguration of the President of the Republic shall be suspended for a period of the appeal’s consideration.

2. In case of a dispute about the correctness of election of the President of the Republic, the Central Election Commission shall submit the materials related to preparation and conduct of the election to the Constitutional Council.

3. In case of recognition by the Constitutional Council of the fact that the election of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan did not correspond to the Constitution in the electoral districts (administrative-territorial units) where the facts of infringements of the Constitution have been revealed, the Central Election Commission shall take a decision on identification of the election conducted in the corresponding electoral districts (administrative-territorial units) as null and void and on conduct of a rerun of a vote within two months in those electoral districts (administrative-territorial units) where the elections have been recognized as null and void.