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On January 27, 2023, a meeting of the territorial election commission was held with the invitation of representatives of branches of political parties of the Abai region.
4 issues were considered at the Meeting:
On the first question "On the specifics of the upcoming elections", the Chairman of the commission N. Fesenko spoke. She reported that deputies will be elected to the Majilis of the Parliament according to a mixed electoral system: on the basis of party lists and single-mandate territorial electoral districts. Abai region is the electoral district No. 8 for the elections of deputies of the Majilis.
In the regional maslikhat, half of all deputies will be elected according to the majority system, half - according to party lists. 15 regional district commissions for elections to the regional maslikhat in single-mandate districts have been created. These commissions accept documents on the nomination of candidates. According to the party lists, the documents are accepted by the regional territorial election commission.
Elections to maslikhats of cities and districts will be held entirely according to the majority system. In total, 128 electoral districts of cities and districts have been created in the Abai region, of which 34 are located in the cities of Semey and Kurchatov, 94 – in 8 districts of the region.
The nomination of candidates begins from the date of publication of the decree on the appointment of elections, from January 20 to 18.00 hours on February 8. Registration of candidates will last until 18.00 on February 18. Pre-election campaigning begins from the end of the registration period - the evening of February 18 and will last until 00.00 on March 18. March 18 is the day of silence. March 19 is voting day.
Deputy Chairman of the Commission A. Ergazin spoke on the second issue "On the forms of electoral documents for the election of deputies of the Maslikhats of the Republic of Kazakhstan by party lists".
On the third issue, "On the placement of campaign material in cities and districts of the region," the chief specialist of the Department for monitoring the socio-political situation of the Department of Public Consent, A. Zhunusov, spoke. In his speech, he noted that, on the basis of the Constitutional Law "On Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan", local executive bodies (hereinafter referred to as MIO) and local self–government bodies provide candidates with premises for meetings with voters on a contractual basis, the conditions for providing premises should be uniform and equal. The MIO, together with the relevant election commissions, determine the places for the placement of campaign printed materials for all candidates and equip them with stands and bollards.
On the fourth issue "On issues of financial support for the participation of political parties and candidates in the elections of deputies of the Majilis and Maslikhats of the Republic of Kazakhstan. On the interaction of the TEC with political parties on issues of election funds and making election contributions," commission member D. Karabayeva spoke. She informed the participants of the meeting about the amount of the electoral contribution to be paid to candidates for deputies of the Majilis and Maslikhats of the Republic of Kazakhstan, elected in single-mandate territorial electoral districts, as well as to political parties for each person included in the party list, before registration and after checking candidates for compliance with the requirements of the legislation. The maximum size and sources of election funds of candidates and political parties were also announced. Election funds are formed from personal funds of candidates, funds of political parties and voluntary donations of citizens and organizations of the Republic.
It is worth noting that the Territorial Election Commission pays great attention to clarifying the electoral legislation and timely informing voters, candidates and political parties about the course of the election campaign.