§ KZ Election Law Art. 101Appointment of an election of Maslikhat deputies

1. Reasons for the appointment of:
1) regular elections - termination of the constitutional term of office of Maslikhats, except for the cases stipulated by law;
2) early elections - the advance cease of authorities of Maslikhats;
3) is 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);
4) elections of deputies instead of those who left - early termination of the powers of a deputy or deprivation of a mandate.
2. The regular elections of the Maslikhat deputies shall be appointed by the Central Election Commission at least three months prior to expiration of the term of office of Maslikhats and must be conducted at least one month prior to the expiration of the constitutional term of office of Maslikhats.
3. Early election of the Maslikhat deputies, whose authorities have been terminated ahead of the schedule, shall be appointed by the Central Election Commission on the basis of the President’s Decree on the advance cease of Maslikhats’ authorities, decision of the Maslikhat on its self- dissolution and must be conducted within two months from the date of the advance cease of authorities of Maslikhats.
3-1. Elections of maslikhat deputies instead of those who left are appointed by the relevant election commission.
Elections of maslikhat deputies instead of those who left are held simultaneously on the last Sunday of March and (or) the last Sunday of October.
By agreement with the Central Election Commission, the election of deputies of maslikhats instead of those who left may be scheduled by the relevant election commission for another date.
4. is 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).
5. The regular elections of the Maslikhat deputies of all levels shall be conducted simultaneously and shall not coincide by the terms with the elections of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and elections of the Senate deputies of the Parliament.
6. The announcement about the Election Day shall be published in mass media.
Footnote. Article 101 is with the changes introduced by the Constitutional Laws of RK dated 6 May 1999 № 375-I; 14 April 2004 № 545-II; 19 June 2007 № 268-III; 9 February 2009 № 124-IV; dated 29.06.2018 № 162-VI (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).