| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Parlament / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Mazhilis / House of Representatives
|
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| 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. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: 18 years
- Kazakh citizenship
- disqualifications: imprisonment, court judgment of incompetence |
| CANDIDATES |
| 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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