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Kazakhstan
2015
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The Election Law should be amended to allow voters to directly appeal the election results in their constituency and all electoral contenders to appeal the final results with the Constitutional Council.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Kazakhstan
2019
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Measures should be taken to ensure unrestricted access of citizen and international observers to the entire electoral process, including clear view of all procedures within polling stations and tabulation premises during voting, counting, and tabulation.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To effectively respond to the right of access to information, authorities should proactively publish institutional information of public interest in the public domain. Access to such information should be provided promptly, effectively and practically, facilitating wide-ranging inquiries. Refusals to provide information should have clear justifications and be appealable. General limitations on public information should be clearly defined and not decided ad hoc.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Kazakhstan
2015
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To provide legal certainty, the legal framework should be amended to eliminate dual jurisdiction and simplify the election-related complaints and appeals process by establishing a singular, hierarchical process. All relevant complaints and appeals provisions in various laws should be consolidated or clearly and comprehensively referenced in the Election Law.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Kazakhstan
2019
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To ensure integrity of election results, more detailed, uniform provisions and procedural safeguards should govern the tabulation process. This should include public, uninterrupted sessions from the closing of polling stations until the completion of tabulation.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to establishing an independent media regulator with a clear mandate, adhering to transparency and public accountability criteria. The system of appointing its members should ensure diversity of representation, prevent conflict of interests and guarantee independence.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Kazakhstan
2015
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Deadlines for complaints and appeals should be adjusted to guarantee a timely and effective remedy. The timeline for announcing election results should ensure that all appeals are resolved before the CEC officially registers the winner.
Recommendation # in final report:
31
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Kazakhstan
2019
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The CEC final result protocol should include the number of blank, invalid and spoiled ballot papers and the number of voters added to the voter lists on election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
31
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with international standards, websites may only be blocked based on objective and transparent criteria defined in law. Possible limitations should be content-specific, while general bans of entire websites should be avoided. Website owners and the general public should be informed when such blockings are implemented to have an effective opportunity to appeal to the court. An aggregated register of blocked websites should be publicly available.
Recommendation # in final report:
31
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Kazakhstan
2015
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Measures should be taken to guarantee the integrity of the voting process. In particular, steps should be taken to ensure the equality and secrecy of the vote (including ballot box security and folding of ballot papers), as well as protection against undue influence on electoral choices.
Recommendation # in final report:
32
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Day
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