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Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Restrictions on candidacy based on residency, citizenship by birth, language proficiency, professional experience, criminal records, disabilities and affiliation to a political party and other organizations should be reviewed in line with OSCE commitments, international standards and good practice.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
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
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To comply fully with international standards, the Law on Peaceful Assemblies should be revised and implemented in a manner which ensures a meaningful exercise of the right to peaceful assemblies, including those of a political nature and during elections. Legal requirements for the notification of holding public events should be further revised to facilitate holding of peaceful assemblies.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The authorities should ensure that political and electoral stakeholders are able to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed civil and political rights without unnecessary and disproportionate limitations, such as preventive detention and arbitrary administrative arrests and fines.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The mechanism for the appointment of election commissioners at all levels should be revised to ensure the independence and impartiality of the commissions and build public confidence in their work. The commissions should work in a manner excluding any perceptions of political affiliation or bias.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Effective measures should be taken to increase the transparency and integrity of the counting and tabulation process and instil public confidence in the accuracy of the results. Robust safeguards should be introduced to ensure that members of Precinct and Territorial Election Commissions follow procedures in a clear and consistent manner, on time and uninterrupted.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To provide for the effective implementation of OSCE commitments, measures should be taken to ensure unrestricted access of citizen and international observers to the entire electoral process, including a clear view of all procedures during voting, counting and tabulation.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Day
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To ensure the effective exercise of freedom of expression, any restrictions on the operation of websites, blogs and other Internet-based resources should be based on objective and transparent criteria, clearly defined in law, subject to judicial oversight and conform to the strict tests of necessity and proportionality. Possible limitations should be content-specific, while general bans of whole websites should be avoided.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
To enhance transparency and safeguard the integrity of election results, the Central Election Commission should publish voting results on its website, disaggregated by polling station and for each territorial unit.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Post-Election Day Developments
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Provisions granting the institution of the president significant control over the electoral process, including unconditional prerogative to call early elections, should be reconsidered. In line with the principles of separation of powers, presidential decrees should be subject to judicial review.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Kazakhstan
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
In line with the principle of transparency, the election administration at lower levels should consider opening their sessions to the public, political parties and the media and publishing the draft agendas in advance of relevant sessions.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
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