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Election commissions are state election bodies in charge of preparations for and conduct of elections in the Republic. The term of election commissions is five years.
The single system of election commissions is formed of:
- The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as CEC);
- Territorial election commissions;
- District election commissions;
- Divisional election commissions.
CEC is in charge of the single system of election commissions of the Republic of Kazakhstan and acts as a permanent body.
Territorial, district and divisional election commissions act on a pro bono basis and are selected by the relevant maslikhats based on recommendations of political parties. Each political party has a right to nominate one candidate to the relevant election commission.
If political parties fail to give any recommendations within the term specified by the maslikhats, the latter has a right to nominate the election commission based on the recommendations of other public associations and higher election commissions.
Higher election commissions have a right to nominate a member of election commission to replace the member withdrawn before his/her nomination to the election commission by maslikhat, which is responsible for formation of election commission in accordance with the procedures established by the election law.
A political party has a right to recommend to the election commission candidates who are not members of this political party.
A political party with no representative in election commissions has a right to delegate to the relevant election commission its representative in an advisory capacity for the period of preparation for and conduct of the election.
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