Referendum on draft new Constitution recognized valid

Referendum on draft new Constitution recognized valid

The referendum in Kazakhstan has been recognized as valid. According to the Central Referendum Commission, voter turnout by 2:00 P.M. reached nearly 52% of registered voters. A total of 6,471,378 citizens received ballots. More than 12 million voters are registered nationwide, with over 10,000 polling stations open across the country.

«In accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 31 of the Constitutional Law of Kazakhstan «On the Nationwide Referendum», a referendum is considered valid if more than half of eligible voters take part said Shavkat Utemissov, Secretary of the Kazakh Central Referendum Commission