Does the law criminalize any election-related offenses?

Law No. 167 Of The Republic Of Kazakhstan TheCriminal Code Of The Republic Of Kazakhstan (1997-07-16)

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Constitutional Act ofthe Republic of Kazakhstan “On elections in the

Republic of Kazakhstan” No.2464, (1995-09- 28)

Article 50. The responsibility for infringement of the legislation of theRepublic of Kazakhstan on Elections
1. The person bears the statutorycriminal responsibility in case if he/she: 
1) Intervenes in the work of the election commissions; 
2) Hinders the process of voting; 
3) Hinders execution of the duties related to registration of the candidate orparty lists; 
4) Hinders execution of the duties connected to counting of votes anddetermination of the results of elections; 
5) Uses an advantage of his/her job or official position with the purpose ofelection of a certain candidate or a political party; 
6) In case of fraud of election documents; 
7) In case of a deliberately wrong counting of votes; 
8) In case of a deliberately wrong determination of the election returns; 
9) In case of infringements of secret vote; 
10) Hinders a free accomplishment by the citizen of the Republic of theelection franchise through violence, fraud, threats and payoff. 
2. The person shall bear an administrative and other responsibility stipulated bythe Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the following cases: 
1) In case of non-submission or non-publication of the data according to theprovisions and requirements of the present Constitutional Act; 
2) In case of a failure to comply with the decisions of the election commissionaccepted within its authorities; 
3) In case of conducting of the pre-election campaign before registration ofthe candidate and the party list which has been put forward by the politicalparty on the day of elections or the day preceding the elections; 
4) If he/she hinders the execution of the right to conduct a pre-electioncampaign; 
5) In case of a deliberate distribution of false data about the candidates,political parties or committing of other actions discrediting their honor anddignity; 
6) If he/she breaches the rights of the members of the electioncommissions; 
7) If he/she breaches the rights of the citizens for familiarization with theelectoral register; 
8) If he/she provides incorrect data about voters for constituting theelectoral registers; 
9) Gives out to the citizens the ballots to make them vote for otherpersons; 
10) Does not provide a holiday to participate in voting; 
11) In case of infringements of the conditions on holding the pre-electioncampaigns through mass media; 
12) Publication or distribution of anonymous propaganda materials; 
13) Intentional destruction or damage of propaganda materials; 
14) If he/she renders a financial (material) support to the candidates and thepolitical parties which have put forward their party lists in excess of theirelection funds; 
15) Assumption of donations from foreign states, organizations, citizens andstateless persons for election of the candidate; 
16) Infringements of the conditions for conducting of the poll connected toelections; 
17) If he/she hinders the legal activity of the candidates’ proxies, politicalparties, representatives of mass media and observers at elections. 
3. At revealing of the facts of infringements of the present ConstitutionalAct, the election commission has the right to resort to the court or theProsecutor's office. 
4. At infringement by the candidate, the political party of provisions andrequirements of the present Constitutional Act except for those that make thebasis for refusal or cancellation of registration of the candidate, they are tobe warned, while at a repeated infringement the corresponding electioncommission will cancel the decision on registration of the candidate or theparty list.

Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan,