Information message for the mass media of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the activities on the day of the republican referendum and the day preceding it

A republican referendum on the draft Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan" will be held on June 5 this year. 

In this regard, the Ministry of Information and Social Development recalls that, according to paragraph 4 of Article 7 of the Law "On the Republican Referendum", any campaigning on the day preceding the referendum and on the day of the referendum is prohibited. 

Thus, on June 4 and 5, 2022, it is prohibited to conduct referendum campaigning in the media, including on the Internet. 

Based on the meaning and content of the concept of "campaigning", materials that encourage voters to vote "for" or "against" the issue submitted to the referendum will be considered as campaigning materials. 

Moreover, in this case, both individuals and legal entities who committed this violation, including users of social networks, can be brought to administrative responsibility. 

Campaign materials previously posted on Internet resources may remain in the same places, their output to the main page of the site is prohibited. 

Also, previously posted information materials of an explanatory nature about the date, conditions of conduct of the referendum, voting procedure, including advertising banners, counting of days before the referendum on Internet resources and TV channels, etc., may remain in the same places.