Article 87. Nomination of candidates for deputies of the Mazhilis of the Constitutional Law on Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan

     1. The right to nominate candidates for deputies of the Mazhilis of Parliament belongs to:

     1) those elected on party lists, – political parties;

     2) those elected in single–mandate territorial electoral districts - political parties, public associations, as well as their structural subdivisions (branches and representative offices), if the relevant authority is provided for in the charter, and citizens by self-nomination.

     2. Inclusion in the party list of persons for election to deputies of the Mazhilis in the territory of a single national electoral district is carried out by a majority vote of the total number of members of the supreme body of a political party. Political parties may not include persons who are not members of this political party in their party lists.

     The decision of the supreme body of the political party, together with the citizen's statement of consent to be included in the party list, is sent to the Central Election Commission.

     A person included in the party list for election to the Mazhilis of Parliament in the territory of a single national electoral district is not entitled to be nominated in single-mandate territorial electoral districts.

     3. Political parties independently determine the order of placement of persons on the party list. The party list is submitted to the Central Election Commission by a representative of the political party at the same time as an extract from the protocol of the supreme body of the political party on the nomination of the party list. The representative's authority must be confirmed by appropriate documents.

     4. Excluded by the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 05.11.2022 No. 156-VI (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

     5. The nomination and self-nomination of candidates for deputies of the Mazhilis of Parliament begins sixty days before the voting day and ends at eighteen o'clock local time forty days before the election, unless otherwise specified when calling the election.

     6. Self-nomination of candidates for deputies of the Mazhilis of Parliament is carried out by citizens by submitting an application to the relevant district election commission on their intention to run as a candidate for deputies of the Mazhilis of Parliament in this single-mandate territorial electoral district.

     The nomination of a candidate by a political party, public association, and their structural subdivisions (branches and representative offices) is carried out by sending to the relevant district election commission an extract from the minutes of the supreme governing body, an extract from the charter confirming the right of nomination by structural subdivisions (branches and representative offices), along with a citizen's statement of consent to be nominated.

     A public association, with the exception of political parties, or its structural subdivision (branch and representative office) has the right to nominate candidates who are not members of this public association. A public association, with the exception of political parties, and its structural subdivision (branch and representative office) may nominate only one candidate for deputy of the Mazhilis of Parliament in each electoral district. The decision to nominate candidates for deputies of the Mazhilis of Parliament is made by a majority vote of the total number of members of the supreme governing body of a public association, its structural subdivision (branch and representative office) and is formalized by an extract from the protocol. Decision of the supreme governing body of a public association, its structural subdivision (branch and representative office):

     1) it is brought to the attention of the nominated candidate;

     2) together with the candidate's statement of consent to run and an extract from the charter confirming the right of nomination by structural divisions (branches and representative offices), it is sent to the relevant district election commission.

     If, as of the end of the nomination period, less than two candidates have been nominated for deputies in a single-mandate territorial electoral district, the relevant district election commission shall extend the nomination period by no more than five days.  

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

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