Seminar-meeting "On the organization and conduct of direct elections of Mayors of cities of regional significance, villages, settlements, rural districts»

On May 25, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K. Tokayev signed the Constitutional Law "On Amendments and Additions to the Constitutional Law "On Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan" and other legislative acts on election issues. 

Today, the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan held a seminar-meeting "On the organization and conduct of direct elections of mayors of cities of district significance, villages, settlements, rural districts". 

The seminar was attended by representatives of territorial election commissions and local executive bodies. 

The seminar-meeting discussed the legal and organizational aspects of direct elections of mayors, issues of organizing training of participants in the electoral process, campaign financing, ensuring the electoral rights of persons with disabilities, as well as the issue of information support for the activities of election commissions. The issues were considered taking into account the amendments and additions to the legislation related to the election of rural akims. 

During the event, the Chairman of the Central Election Commission Berik Imashev noted that the electoral system and the central state and local executive bodies involved in the organization of elections face a large-scale task – to ensure their conduct in accordance with the law with strict compliance with electoral procedures. He stressed that this imposes special requirements on the competence of members of election commissions at all levels, the coherence of their work. 

The seminar was held in full compliance with the established sanitary and epidemiological requirements.

 Press Service 

Central Election Commission 

Republic of Kazakhstan 

tel. 75-21-03, 75-23-69 

a.khusainova@election.gov.kz 

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