National election commissions in Kazakhstan are 100% ready for the Senate elections.
Chairman of Kazakhstan Central Election Commission Kuandyk Turgankulov announced it today at the meeting with Head of the CIS Observer Mission Sergey Lebedev, Kazinform reported.
"From the regions, regional election commissions, which directly conduct these elections, we received information that they are fully prepared to hold a meeting of electors on August 19," Turgankulov said.
Senate term in Kazakhstan is six years. The body has 47 senators, 32 of whom run in indirect elections and 15 whom the president appoints. 16 out of 32 indirect-election seats are up for election every three years. The term of the 15 presidential appointees ends with the next election, three years from now.