§ KZ Election Law Art. 10Election bodies, their system and term of office

1. Election commissions shall be the state election bodies organizing preparation for and conduct of elections in the Republic.
2. A unified system of election commissions shall be comprised of:
1) Central Election Commission of the Republic;
2) territorial election commissions;
2-1) district election commissions;
3) is excluded by the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.06.2018 № 162-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication);
4) precinct election commissions.
3. Territorial and district election commissions for the election of deputies to the Mazhilis of Parliament shall be formed by the Central Election Commission, and district election commissions for the election of deputies to maslikhats and precinct election commissions - by the respective territorial election commissions.
If the boundaries of constituencies for single-mandate territorial electoral districts coincide with the boundaries of administrative-territorial units, district electoral commissions shall not be created, their powers shall be exercised by territorial electoral commissions.
The composition of election commissions, except for the Central Election Commission, shall be formed by the respective maslikhats.
The term of office of election commissions shall be five years.
Members of territorial, district and precinct election commissions shall be elected by the respective maslikhats based on proposals from political parties.
Each political party shall have the right to recommend one candidate to the relevant election commission. A political party shall have the right to recommend to the election commission the candidates who are not members of this political party.
In the absence of proposals from political parties within the time limit set by the maslikhat, which must be at least fifteen days before the date of formation of election commissions, maslikhats shall elect an election commission at the recommendation of other public associations and higher election commissions.
Persons, recommended to the election commission, shall enclose statements of consent to participate in its work. The chairman, deputy chairman, secretary of the election commission shall be elected at a meeting of the election commission.
Members of territorial election commissions elected by maslikhats must meet the qualification requirements approved by the Central Election Commission.
The formation of a new composition of election commissions shall begin no later than two months and shall end no later than three days before the end of the term of office of election commissions.
The bodies forming the composition of election commissions shall be entitled to make changes in their composition during the term of office of election commissions.
4. Decisions on formation of the composition of election commissions, their composition and location shall be reported in the media.
5. Decisions of election commissions adopted within their competency shall be mandatory for implementation by all state bodies, organizations, local self-government bodies and officials in the corresponding territory.
6. Interference in the work of election commissions during the exercise of their authorities shall be prohibited.
7. The activity of an election commission may be terminated by the decision of the body that forms the election commission, or by a court decision based on the application of the Central Election Commission.
8. A member of an election commission cannot be deprived of his/her authorities, except the cases mentioned in clauses 6 and 7 of Article 19 of this Constitutional Law.
Footnote. Article 10 is with the changes introduced by the Constitutional Law of RK dated April 14, 2004 № 545-II; dated 15.06.2017 № 75-VI (shall be enforced from the day of its first official publication); dated 29.06.2018 № 162-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication); dated 05.11.2022 № 156-VII (shall come into effect from 01.01.2023).