Message from North Kazakhstan Regional Electoral Commission

In Akkaiyn and Zhambyl districts, field seminars were held with the participation of members of the Territorial Election Commission R.T. Abdrakhmanova and S.V. Kalinin on the preparation and holding of extraordinary elections of deputies of the Mazhilis and maslikhats of the Republic of Kazakhstan, scheduled for March 19, 2023. The meeting was attended by local executive authorities, members of the district prosecutor's office and the territorial, district and precinct election commissions, representatives of the campaign headquarters of candidates, and observers.

The seminars were attended by representatives of local executive bodies, employees of the NSC, PD, ES.

During the meeting, members of the regional Territorial Election Commission spoke about the news of the electoral legislation, the results of registration of candidates for deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan on party lists and single-mandate constituency No. 24, registration of candidates for the regional maslikhat on party lists and single-mandate constituencies.

There are 47 election commissions in Zhambyl district, including 1 territorial (6 members), 11 district (55 members), 35 precinct (185 members).

There are 43 election commissions in Akkaiyn district, including 1 regional territorial (7 members), 11 district (55 members), 30 precinct (154 members).

Also, within the framework of the seminar-meeting, the employees of the Public Office, the Emergency Situations informed about the ongoing work to ensure security and law and order at polling stations.

Special conditions will be created for persons with disabilities at polling stations, corners will be organized and booths will be equipped, taking into account the accessibility of voters with impaired functions of the musculoskeletal system during the voting period.

In the second part of the seminar, trainings were held in the form of a business game for precinct election commissions. Emphasis was placed on issuing 5 ballots on voting day. During the game, the work of the voting day was shown (opening of the polling station, issuance of ballots, voting by absentee ballots, counting of voting results, registration of protocols).

At the end of the seminar, answers were given to all questions of the members of the precinct commission.