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Deputies of maslikhats of the Republic of Kazakhstan are elected in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan and on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a 5-year term in office.
Pursuant to Clause 3 of Article 86 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan deputy of a maslikhat may be a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan who has reached twenty years of age and has a right to vote. A citizen of the Republic may be a deputy of only one maslikhat
A citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan may not run for Maslikhat, if he/she has a conviction that has not been cancelled or expunged according to the regulations set by the Law, or if he/she has been declared by a court to be incapable or is held in custody under a court sentence.
Candidates for Maslikhats are nominated by the Republican or local public associations registered in accordance with set procedures and also by their structural divisions, and by citizens – through self-nomination.
Nomination of candidates for maslikhats runs from June 22 to July 17, 2007.
Election of maslikhats deputies of the Republic is held on alternative basis. If by the day of termination of candidates’ registration less than two candidates for Maslikhat have been registered in a relevant electoral district, then the territorial election commission, based on the recommendation submitted by a corresponding district election commission, extends the term for nomination of candidates, for no longer than twenty days.
The candidate is considered to be elected as the Maslikhat deputy if he/she received the majority of votes as compared to other candidates.
Registration of candidates to the deputies of maslikhats is held from June 22 to July 23, 2007.
If the elections have been declared invalid and void, the territorial election commission issues a decision to rerun elections. Votes are to be cast in the same polling station and the electoral registers to be used will be the same that were made for initial elections. Elections are to be rerun within 2 months of the initial elections.
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