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Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to lowering the election deposit and expanding the terms for its refund.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Kazakhstan
2015
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Consideration should be given to amend the law to stipulate that a candidate may be deregistered only for serious violations, clearly defined by the law.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Kazakhstan
2016
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance transparency, detailed and standardized campaign finance reports could be considered, including full data on the sources of funding and the expenditures. Such reports should be publicly available and posted on the CEC website
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Kazakhstan
2019
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The law should include clear reporting and auditing procedures for campaign finance, including from public funds. Submission and publication of candidates’ interim finance reports before election day should be required in order to provide for accountability. To enhance transparency, the law should mandate that detailed financial reports are submitted and published in a timely fashion.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Kazakhstan
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
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To effectively respond to the right of access to information and facilitate voters’ informed choice, authorities should proactively publish institutional information of public interest in the public domain. Access to such information should be provided in an easy, prompt, effective and practical manner, facilitating a wide range of inquiries.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure legal certainty of a candidate’s status, the verification of all documents required by law should be completed before the candidate registration deadline. In line with international good practice, law and practice should ensure the meaningful possibility for corrections of omissions in nomination documents by contestants.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Kazakhstan
2015
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Efforts should be made to ensure that voters are able to cast their vote “free of fear of retribution”. Senior public officials could make clear statements that no pressure on public employees will be tolerated and that no citizen should fear for their employment or social benefits as a result of supporting or not supporting any political party or candidate.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Kazakhstan
2016
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The obligation to organize pre-election debates could be placed on state-funded channels instead of the CEC. The legal framework should be amended to guarantee contestants additional free of charge coverage by the state-funded media to ensure a more level playing field and more substantial voter information.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
Kazakhstan
2019
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To ensure legal certainty, the criteria for application of campaign finance sanctions, as stipulated under different laws, should be clarified, as well as the authority to apply such sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
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