Outcomes of “Dispute of Positions” Discussion Platform

Discussion Platform “Dispute of Positions” took place on September 17, 2020 involving 30 college students. It was held by Ust-Kamenogorsk Higher Polytechnic College jointly with Kazakhstan International Fund for Legal Cooperation, with the support of East Kazakhstan Regional Election Commission.

The purpose of the Discussion Platform is to increase the level of legal and electoral culture of young voters, to advance the interests of studying the law of public elections and the electoral process, to foster an active civic position of the younger generation through debates that attract the attention of young people to the given topic.

An electoral dictation was held within the framework of the Discussion platform, which included tasks to evaluate the level of legal and electoral literacy and activity of students.

The following topics were discussed in the Discussion Platform:

1) Remote voting.

2) Digital districts.

3) “Mobile voter” mechanism.

4) Toughening of responsibility for bribery of voters.

5) Articles related to insulting the authorities in the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

6) Criminal background is an obstacle to the realization of some opportunities in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

7) Feminism.

8) Elections on a proportional system: pros and cons.

9) Do we need election observers?

10) Youth and elections.

Following the Discussion Platform, the competition commission summed up the results of the Platform and awarded the participants with certificates.