§ KZ Election Law Art. 105Dropout of candidature, cancellation of the decision to nominate as a candidate to maslikhat deputy

1. A person included in a party list may drop out his candidacy by submitting a written application to the territorial election commission and a political party about this.
A candidate for deputies of a maslikhat in a single-mandate territorial constituency may withdraw his/her candidacy by submitting a written application to the relevant district election commission.
2. The governing body of a political party, its structural subdivision (branch and representative office) at any time before registration and after it, except for the last two days before voting day, may apply with a corresponding submission to the relevant election commission to exclude a candidate for deputy of the maslikhat from the party list or cancel its decision to nominate a candidate.
The governing body of a public association, its structural subdivision (branch and representative office) at any time before registration and after it, except for the last two days before voting day, may cancel its decision to nominate a candidate for maslikhat deputies by submitting an appropriate submission to the district election commission.
3. In the cases specified in paragraph 2 of this Article, the relevant election commission shall exclude the persons included in the party list, not register the candidate, or cancel the decision to register the candidate.
A candidate for deputies of a maslikhat in a single-mandate territorial constituency may not withdraw his/her candidacy two days before voting day.
4. If the dropout of the candidacy or the cancellation of the decision on the nomination of a candidate were made without compelling circumstances, the territorial election commission shall charge the political party that nominated the candidate to cover a part of the expenses incurred for conducting an election campaign from the republican budget.
Footnote. Article 105 as amended 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); as amended by the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 05.11.2022 № 156-VII (shall come into effect from 01.01.2023).