Appointment of an election of maslikhat deputies

1. Reasons for the appointment of:

1) regular elections - termination of the constitutional term of office of maslikhats, except for the cases stipulated by law;

2) early elections - the advance cease of authorities of maslikhats;

3) by-election - the advance cease of authorities of the deputy, deprivation of his/her mandate or his/her death.

2. The regular elections of the maslikhat deputies shall be appointed by the Central Election Commission at least three months prior to expiration of the term of office of maslikhats and must be conducted at least one month prior to the expiration of the constitutional term of office of maslikhats.

3. Early election of the maslikhat deputies, whose authorities have been terminated ahead of the schedule, shall be appointed by the Central Election Commission on the basis of the President’s Decree on the advance cease of maslikhats’ authorities, decision of the maslikhat on its self-dissolution and must be conducted within two months from the date of the advance cease of authorities of maslikhats.

4. By-elections of maslikhat deputies shall be appointed by oblast, city of the republican status and capital of the Republic election commission.

By-elections of maslikhat deputies shall be conducted simultaneously on the last Sunday in March and (or) on the last Sunday in October.

By the consent of the Central Election Commission, by-elections of maslikhat deputies shall be appointed by the corresponding territorial election commission for another date.

5. The regular elections of the maslikhat deputies of all levels shall be conducted simultaneously and shall not coincide by the terms with the elections of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and elections of the Senate deputies of the Parliament.

6. The announcement about the Election Day shall be published in mass media.