§ KZ Election Law Art. 69Appointment of election of the Senate deputies

1. Reasons for the appointment:
1) of regular elections shall be the end of the constitutional term of office of the Senate deputies;
2) early elections - the pre-term termination of the term of office of the Parliament, formation of the corresponding administrative-territorial units which do not have representation in the Senate;
3) by-elections shall be the pre-term termination of the term of office of the deputy, the deprivation of his mandate or his/her death.
2. Elections of deputies in the case stipulated by the sub-clause 1) of clause 1 of this article shall be appointed by the President of the Republic at least four months prior to the termination of the constitutional term of office of the Senate deputies and shall be conducted at least two months prior to the termination of the constitutional term of their office.
3. Elections of deputies in case of early termination of the powers of the Parliament shall be appointed by the President of the Republic simultaneously with the adoption of a decision on the early termination of the powers of the Parliament and held within two months from the date of early termination of the powers of the Parliament.
The term of holding early elections of deputies begins on the day of putting into effect of the act of the President of the Republic on the dissolution of Parliament. This term ends upon the expiration of two months. If the end of the term falls on a month, which has no corresponding date, the deadline expires on the last day of this month.
Elections of deputies in the event of the formation of an appropriate administrative-territorial unit that does not have representation in the Senate of the Parliament shall be appointed by the President no later than three months from the date of formation of the administrative-territorial unit and held within two months from the date of calling the elections.
4. In cases stipulated by sub-clause 3) clause 1 of this article, the by-election shall be determined by the Central Election Commission within two months from the moment of the early termination and deprivation of the mandate of the deputy or his/her death.
5. Elections of the Senate deputies shall be appointed taking into account the requirements of clause 3 article 41 of the Constitution and shall not coincide by terms with elections of the deputies of Mazhilis of the Parliament.
Footnote. Article 69 is with the changes introduced by the Constitutional Law of RK dated May 6, 1999 № 375-I; dated 03.10.2013 № 133-V (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).