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2021
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency, detailed campaign finance reports should be published, including data on the sources of funding and itemized expenditures.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Campaign finance
Kazakhstan
2021
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Campaign finance contributions and expenditures should be subject to a comprehensive scrutiny by the Central Election Commission that should be granted a legal mandate and resources to conduct substantive investigations upon campaign finances.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Campaign finance
Kazakhstan
2021
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Information on ownership and sources of funding of media outlets should be publicly disclosed. To support a diverse media landscape and to enhance editorial autonomy, the allocation of government subsidies and advertising should be transparent.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Kazakhstan
2021
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the effective exercise of freedom of expression, any restrictions on the operation of websites, blogs and other Internet-based resources should be transparent, clearly defined by law, subject to judicial oversight and conform to the strict tests of necessity and proportionality.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Kazakhstan
2021
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal framework for complaints and appeals should be reviewed to eliminate ambiguities and to provide for a consolidated procedural base and due process safeguards for the resolution of election disputes at election commissions of all levels.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and appeals
Kazakhstan
2021
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The Election Law should be amended to explicitly provide for the right of electoral stakeholders to file complaints against election results at all levels. It should also clearly specify jurisdiction over such complaints, as well as set objective criteria for a potential invalidation of election results.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and appeals
Kazakhstan
2021
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To provide for effective redress to all stakeholders and increase public trust in election dispute resolution, election commissions and courts should give thorough and impartial consideration to the substance of all reports related to electoral violations or disputes. In line with good practice, a template for complaints could be provided, and decisions on inadmissibility of complaints on formal grounds, such as deficiencies in format, should be avoided.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and appeals
Kazakhstan
2019
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Restrictions in the legislation related to constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights and freedoms should be lifted. Excessively wide formulations of such restrictions in the law should be avoided to ensure legal certainty and prevent arbitrary implementation of the law. Any limitation of rights should be result of a judicial process and proportional to the aim it seeks.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
Kazakhstan
2019
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To enhance independence and impartiality of the election administration, the Election Law should be amended to guarantee an inclusive and broad representation of political parties in election commissions at all levels. The principle that one political party has one member in a commission should be adhered to, and the distribution of leadership positions in the PECs and TECs should be reconsidered.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Kazakhstan
2019
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The blanket withdrawal of voting rights of citizens serving prison sentences should be revised to ensure proportionality between the limitation imposed and the severity of the offense committed. The norms disenfranchising persons with disabilities shall be abolished to ensure universal suffrage.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
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