§ KZ Election Law Art. 16Authorities of the district election commission

Footnote. Article 16 shall be 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).
Article 16-1. Powers of the district election commission
District Electoral Commission shall:
1) exercise control over the implementation of the electoral legislation on the territory of the respective electoral district;
2) organize the holding of elections of deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament and maslikhats in single-seat territorial constituencies;
3) conduct repeated elections and elections instead of retired deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament and maslikhats in single-mandate territorial constituencies;
4) establish the text of the ballot for the election of deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament and maslikhats in single-member territorial constituencies;
5) organize and coordinate the activities of precinct election commissions; cancel and suspend their decisions; controls the creation of the necessary material and technical conditions for the activities of precinct election commissions; consider applications and complaints against decisions and actions (inaction) of precinct election commissions;
6) registers candidates for deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament and maslikhats in single-mandate territorial constituencies, their proxies, issues them with appropriate certificates, publish notices on the registration of candidates in local media;
7) have the right to hear reports of state bodies and organizations located on the territory of the electoral district on issues related to the preparation and conduct of elections, as well as information from bodies of public associations on issues of compliance with election legislation;
8) receive protocols on voting results from precinct election commissions;
9) ensure the transfer of the results of the voting in the electoral district to the higher election commission;
10) organize the conduct of voting in case of initiation of the recall procedure in accordance with Chapter 13-2 of this Constitutional Law;
11) exercise other powers in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. The Constitutional Law was supplemented by Article 16-1 in accordance with the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 05.11.2022 № 156-VІI (shall come into effect from 01.01.2023).