| Legal Framework |
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| Electoral Law | 28 September 1995 Amendments: 19 June 1997, 8 May 1998, 6 November 1998, 6 May 1999, 28 June 1999 |
| Mode of designation | indirectly elected 32 appointed 15 |
| Constituencies | - 20 multi-member (2 seats) constituencies |
| Voting system | Majority: Indirect election by the local assemblies: two members from 14 oblasts (regions) and two members each from Astana and Almaty. Majority and voter thresholds of 50
required for election in each constituency.
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| Voter requirements | - age: 18 years - Kazakh citizenship - disqualifications: imprisonment, court judgment of incompetence |
| Candidates |
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| Eligibility | - age: 30 years - Kazakh citizenship for at least 5 years - residence in constituency where running for previous 3 years - higher education and "five years of (public) service" - ineligibility: court conviction |
| Incompatibilities | - paid position outside Senate - member of another assembly - entrepreneural or other paid activity except teaching, research and creative activities - member of a managing body or supervisory board of a commercial organization |
| Candidacy requirements | - nomination by majority vote at sessions of local councils or by candidate himself - backing of 10
of electors in each constituency
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