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Voter Education
VE001
Information campaigns performed by
Question: Who conducts information campaigns for national elections (informing where, when and how to register and/or vote)?
Answer(s):
a . National Electoral Management Body b . Regional Electoral Management Bodies c . Local/County Electoral Management Bodies i . Media
Comments: The Central Election Commission shall:
5) organize clarification of election legislation; organize and conduct training for participants in the electoral process; hold seminars with representatives of political parties and other participants in the electoral process on the organization and conduct of elections;
9) inform voters about the electoral campaign at elections of the President and deputies to the Parliament, periodically issue information bulletins;
16-1) post regulatory legal acts on electoral legislation, information on the
appointment and conduct of elections, as well as on the results of the vote count in the
past elections on the official Central Election Commission’s website;
16-4) through mass media organize training the population on the use of the electronic electoral system at elections;
(Art. 12).
The corresponding territorial election commission shall:
11-1) organize clarification of election legislation; organize and conduct training for participants in the electoral process; hold seminars with representatives of political parties and other participants in the electoral process on the organization and conduct of elections;
(Art. 14).
Precinct election commission shall:
1) conduct electoral campaign in the electoral precinct at elections of the President, deputies of the Mazhilis of Parliament, maslikhats and members of other local self-government bodies;
2) notify voters about the location of the precinct election commission;
3) define more exactly the register of voters of the corresponding electoral precinct;
4) familiarize the citizens with voter registers, consider applications about errors and discrepancies in the registers and solve the issues of entering in them the appropriate changes;
5) notify the voters about the day, time and place of voting;
9-1) organize an explanation of the legislation on elections; organize and conduct training for participants in the electoral process; hold seminars with representatives of political parties and other participants in the electoral process on the organization and conduct of elections;
(Art. 18).
2. Precinct election commission shall notify voters via mass media and in other ways about the time and place of voting not later than ten days before the day of election; and not later than five days before the day of election of members of local self-government bodies other than maslikhats.
(Art. 38).
Source: Constitutional Act on Elections of the Republic of Kazakhstan as amended on June 29, 2018, art. 12, 14, 18, 38: https://www.election.gov.kz/eng/election-legal-framework/the-laws-of-the-rk.php
Verified: 2024/10/18
VE002
Frequency of voter education programs
Question: At the national level, how often are voter education programs conducted?
Answer:
d . No information available
Comments:
Source:
Verified: 2024/10/18
VE003
National civic education
Question: Is there a national civic education campaign (rights and responsibilities of citizens)?
Answer(s):
b . Yes, conducted by the National Electoral Management Body
Comments: The Central Election Commission shall:
5) organize clarification of election legislation; organize and conduct training for participants in the electoral process; hold seminars with representatives of political parties and other participants in the electoral process on the organization and conduct of elections;
16-4) Through mass media organize training the population on the use of the electronic electoral system at elections;
(Art. 12).
The CEC implemented a nationwide cascade training programme for the lower-level election commissions as well as for political parties, media and civil society organizations. The CEC provided extensive and meaningful voter information in Kazakh and Russian through its website, YouTube and Telegram channels, billboards and broadcast media, informing voters on the date
of the elections and several aspects of the electoral process.(OSCE/ODIHR).
Source: Constitutional Act on Elections of the Republic of Kazakhstan as amended on June 29, 2018, art. 12: https://www.election.gov.kz/eng/election-legal-framework/the-laws-of-the-rk.php
OSCE/ODIHR: International Election Observation Mission,Republic of Kazakhstan – Early Parliamentary Election, 19 March 2023: Final Report: https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/6/9/548599.pdf
Verified: 2024/10/18
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