§ KZ Election Law Art. 85Appointment of the elections of the Mazhilis deputies

1. Reasons for the appointment:
1) of regular elections shall be the end of the constitutional term of office of the Mazhilis deputies;
2) early elections - the pre-term termination of the term of office of the Parliament or the Mazhilis of the Parliament;
3) by-elections - 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 sub-clause 1) clause 1 of this Article shall be appointed by the President of the Republic at least five months before and shall be conducted within two months before the termination of term of office of the Mazhilis deputies.
3. Elections of deputies in case stipulated by sub-clause 2) clause 1 of this Article shall be appointed by the President of the Republic simultaneously with adoption by him of the decision about advance termination of the term of office of the Parliament or the Mazhilis of the Parliament are conducted within two months from the date of the advance termination of the term of office of the Parliament or the Mazhilis 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 or the Mazhilis 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.
3-1. Excluded by the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 05.11.2022 № 156-VII (shall come into effect ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).
4. In cases stipulated by sub-clause 3) clause 1 of this Article, the by-election shall be appointed by the Central Election Commission within three months from the moment of the early termination, the deprivation of his mandate or his/her death.
5. Elections shall be appointed taking into account the requirements of clause 3 Article 41 of the Constitution.
Footnote. Article 85 is with the changes introduced by the Constitutional Acts of RK dated May 6, 1999 № 375-I; dated June 19, 2007 № 268-III; 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-VІI (shall come into effect ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).