§ KZ Election Law Art. 12Authorities of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Central Election Commission shall:
1) implement in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan control over implementation of election legislation; ensure its uniform application; within the limits of its authority take the decisions to be mandatory for implementation in the entire territory of the Republic;
2) organize preparation for and conduct of elections of the President and deputies of the Mazhilis of Parliament; administer organization and conduct of elections of deputies of the Senate of Parliament;
2-1) consider the issue of admitting political parties to participate in the elections of a part of the deputies of the Majilis of the Parliament and deputies of maslikhats elected by party lists;
2-2) form constituencies for the election of deputies of the Mazhilis of Parliament for single-seat territorial constituencies and establish their boundaries, publish in the media a list of constituencies and information about their boundaries;
3) (excluded by the Constitutional Law of RK dated June 19, 2007 № 268-III).
3-1) (excluded by the Constitutional Law of RK dated April 14, 2004 № 545-II).
4) prepare and submit to the Government of the Republic a rough estimate of the cost of conducting an election campaign on the basis of budget requests, submitted by territorial election commissions in the manner, determined by the Central Election Commission;
5) manage election commissions for the election of the President, deputies of the Parliament, for the recall of deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament, elected in single-mandate territorial constituencies; cancel and suspend their decisions; distribute among them the funds of the republican budget allocated for the conduct of the election campaign; controls the creation of the necessary material and technical conditions for the activities of election commissions; consider applications and complaints against decisions and actions (inaction) of election commissions; organize an explanation of the legislation on elections; organize and conduct training of participants in the electoral process; conduct seminars with representatives of political parties and other participants in the electoral process on the organization and conduct of elections; carry out international cooperation in the field of electoral systems;
6) establish the form and text of the ballot paper for elections of the President and deputies of the Mazhilis of Parliament on party lists, the form of ballot papers for the election of deputies of the Senate of Parliament, deputies of the Mazhilis of Parliament elected in single-seat territorial constituencies, deputies of maslikhats, akim and members of other bodies of the local self-government, the procedure for their production, as well as the degree of security, forms of lists of voters (electors), a signature sheet for collecting signatures of voters in support of candidates for the President, collecting signatures of electors in support of candidates for deputies of the Senate and for collecting signatures of voters in support of candidates for akims, other election documents, the form of ballot boxes made of transparent voting material and samples of seals of election commissions, the procedure for storing election documents; ensure the production of ballot papers for the elections of the President and deputies of the Parliament;
6-1) organize the production, determine the procedure for issuing and recording absentee voter certificates;
6-2) determine the procedure for making changes to the ballot papers in cases of withdrawal of the candidature, cancellation of the decision to nominate a candidate, cancellation of the decision on registration of candidates, party lists;
7) shall be eligible to hear to the reports of the state bodies and organizations on the issues related to preparation and conduct of elections as well as the information of public associations on the issues of observance of the election legislation;
8) Register candidates to President of the Republic, grant them with the corresponding certificates, publish the communication on registration of candidates in mass media;
9) inform voters about the course of the election campaign for the election of the President and deputies of the Parliament, periodically publishes an information bulletin;
10) sum up the election results of the President and deputies of the Parliament in the Republic as a whole, register the elected President and Parliament deputies, publish relevant communication in mass media;
11) appoint and organize conduct of the rerun of a vote and a re-run of election of the President;
12) appoint a re-run of election of the Parliament deputies;
13) appoint a by-election of the Parliament deputies;
14) appoint the regular and early elections to Maslikhats;
15) when organizing and holding elections of deputies of maslikhats, akim and members of other local self-government bodies, exercise control over the compliance of the activities of territorial election commissions with the requirements of this Constitutional Law and, if violations of this Constitutional Law are revealed, cancel their decisions;
16) in accordance with the population of administrative-territorial units, determine the number of maslikhat deputies elected from them when forming a new convocation;
16-1) place on the official website (Internet- resource) of the Central Election Commission the legal acts on the election legislation, information on the appointment and conduct elections as well as on the results of vote count at the elections;
16-2) keep a single electronic Register of citizens - voters of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
16-3) during conduct of elections with the use of electronic electoral system conduct training of members of the corresponding election commissions on their application;
16-4) through mass media organize training for the population on the use of the electronic electoral system at elections;
16-5) form advisory bodies;
16-6) determine the procedure for the implementation of election campaigning and information support for the elections of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, deputies of the Parliament, maslikhats of the Republic of Kazakhstan, akim, as well as members of other local governments;
16-7) acquire goods, works and services for the creation, development, introduction, support, administration, operation and system maintenance of information and communication infrastructure facilities, Internet resource and material and technical support of electoral activities from a subordinate organization in respect of which it carries out state administration;
16-8) approve the instructions for equipping a premise at the polling station, the polling station;
16-9) approve the instructions for registration of agents;
16-10) develop and approve the rules for accreditation of public associations and non-profit organizations, the statutory activities of which include the implementation of election observation activities;
16-11) carry out accreditation of republican public associations and non-profit organizations, the statutory activities of which include the implementation of election observation activities;
16-12) develop and approve the rules for the acquisition of goods, works and services necessary for the organization and activities of election commissions during the preparation and conduct of elections, a referendum;
16-13) develop and approve qualification requirements for members of territorial election commissions;
17) exercise other authorities in compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 12 is with the changes introduced by the Constitutional Laws of RK dated May 6, 1999 №375-I; April 14, 2004 № 545-II; changes and additions introduced by the Constitutional Laws of RK dated June 19, 2007 № 268-III; February 9, 2009 № 124-IV; 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 24.05.2021 № 41-VII (shall be enforced upon the expiration of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 05.11.2022 № 156-VІI (refer to Article 3 for the order of entry into force).