Article 113-1. Appointment of the election of the Akim of the Constitutional Law on Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan

     1. The grounds for calling elections are:

     1) the end of the term of office of the akim established by law;

     2) early termination of the powers of the akim or the formation, change of borders (joining, separation or division) of administrative-territorial units in cases established by law.

     When an administrative-territorial unit is formed or borders are changed (joining, separating, or dividing), elections are called only in the newly created administrative-territorial unit.

     2. The election of the akim of a district or city of regional significance is appointed by the relevant territorial election commission at least sixty days before the expiration of the akim's term of office. The election of the akim of a city of regional significance, village, settlement, rural district is appointed by the relevant territorial election commission at least fifty days before the expiration of the akim's term of office.

     The election of the akim must be held at least ten days before the expiration of his term of office established by law, with the exception of the cases specified in the first part of paragraph 6 of Article 113-3 and Article 113-9 of this Constitutional Law.

     3. The election of the akim is appointed by the relevant territorial election commission within one month from the date of early termination of the powers of the akim or the formation, change of boundaries (joining, separation or division) of the relevant administrative-territorial unit and is held from the date of their appointment for the akim of the district, the city of regional significance within fifty days, for the akim of the city of regional significance, village, village, rural district – within forty days.

     4. The announcement of the election day is published in the local mass media.

Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 28, 1995 No. 2464.

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