§ KZ Election Law Art. 33The state financing of elections

1. Elections of the President, deputies of the Parliament, maslikhats, members of other local government bodies shall be financed from the republican budget through the accounts of local executive bodies opened for these purposes. The spending of budgetary funds coming into these accounts from the republican budget shall be carried out by territorial election commissions. The financing procedure shall be established by the budget legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1-1. Elections of akims shall be financed from the local budget through the accounts of local executive bodies opened for these purposes. The disposal of budgetary funds for these purposes shall be carried out by territorial election commissions. The procedure for financing shall be established by the budgetary legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. The following expenses shall be covered from the funds of the republican budget:
1) for organization and activity of election commissions, rent of premises, travel and living allowances, salary of advisers, experts, members of the linguistic commission, specialists, maintenance of electronic electoral system;
2) for speeches of candidates in mass media, except the candidates who stand for elections under the party lists, according to provisions established in clause 3 of Article 28 of this Constitutional Law;
3) for the conduct of public pre-election activities of candidates and for issue of campaign materials of candidates, except the candidates who stand for elections under the party lists to be covered in accordance with clauses 4 and 5 of Article 28 of this Constitutional Law;
4) for transport charges of candidates, except the candidates who stand for elections under the party lists to be covered in the size established by the Central Election Commission;
5) production of information posters placed in the premises of the election commission and the polling station about candidates for President, deputies of Parliament and maslikhats, members of other local governments, as well as about political parties that nominated party lists.
2-1. The local budget covers the costs of:
1) organization and activities of election commissions, rental of premises, travel expenses, remuneration of consultants, experts, specialists who ensure the operation of the electronic electoral system;
2) speeches of candidates for akims in the media in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 28 of this Constitutional Law;
3) holding public pre-election events of candidates and issuing campaign materials for candidates for akims, carried out in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 28 of this Constitutional Law;
4) transportation costs of candidates for akims in the amount established by the relevant territorial election commission;
5) production of information posters about candidates for akims placed in the premises of the election commission and the voting room.
The amount of expenses allocated to candidates for akims specified in sub–paragraphs 2) - 4) of part one of this paragraph is determined by the relevant regional election commission.
2-2. Procurement related to the acquisition of goods, works and services intended for the preparation and conduct of elections, a referendum, during the preparation and conduct of elections, a referendum, shall not be subject to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on public procurement.
Procurement related to the acquisition of goods, works and services intended for the preparation and conduct of elections, a referendum, during the preparation and conduct of elections, a referendum, shall be carried out in the manner determined by the Central Election Commission.
3. Financing of elections in the Republic on the part of international organizations and international public associations, foreign state bodies, foreign legal entities and citizens as well as stateless persons, any their direct or indirect participation in financing of elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be forbidden.
4. (excluded by the Constitutional Law of RK dated April 14, 2004 № 545-II).
Footnote. Article 33 is in edition of the Constitutional Laws of RK dated May 6, 1999 № 375-I; April 14, 2004 № 545-II; dated April 15, 2005 № 44-III; June 19, 2007 № 268-III; February 9, 2009 № 124-IV (the order of enactment see Art. 2); 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-VII (shall come into effect from 01.01.2023).