{"faq_id":"e223c51a-cff8-45da-988a-baf929ab117c","code":"referendum-myth-change-next-day","kind":"faq","canonical_slug":"referendum-myth-change-next-day","section":{"id":9,"code":"myths","slug":"myths","title":"Myths"},"lang":"en","question":"Myth: “Everything changes the next day after the referendum”","short_answer":"No. Citizens voted on March 15, the key laws were signed on June 5, and the Constitution entered into force on 1 July 2026. The legal system does not transform overnight: elections, decrees, and institutional launch follow in sequence.","blocks":{"answer_html":"<h2>Why this myth appears</h2>\n<p>A referendum can look like a one-day switch. But constitutional change works through a sequence of legal and institutional steps.</p>\n<h2>The actual calendar</h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Date</th>\n<th>What happens</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>15 March 2026</strong></td>\n<td>Referendum and approval of the new Constitution</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>16 March – 30 June</strong></td>\n<td>Transition period: the state keeps operating under the 1995 framework while preparing the launch of the new model</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>5 June 2026</strong></td>\n<td>Key constitutional laws on the President, the Kurultai, and the Kazakhstan People's Council are signed</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1 July 2026</strong></td>\n<td>The new Constitution entered into force</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>August 23, 2026</strong></td>\n<td>Kurultai deputy elections</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2>Why it takes time</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>State institutions continued to function without a legal vacuum; Parliament under the 1995 model ceased its powers on July 1.</li>\n<li>The presidential decree and CEC calendar have now been published; voting is scheduled for August 23.</li>\n<li>Ordinary legislation must be aligned with the new Constitution over time.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Main idea</h2>\n<p>The referendum is the point of approval, not the final operational step. Legal entry into force, elections, and institutional launch happen one after another.</p>\n","facts_html":"<ul>\n<li>The referendum took place on 15 March 2026, and the Constitution entered into force on 1 July 2026</li>\n<li>Key constitutional laws were signed on 5 June 2026</li>\n<li>Kurultai deputy elections are scheduled for August 23, 2026</li>\n<li>Existing institutions continued during the March 16 – June 30 transition period; the former Parliament ceased its powers on July 1</li>\n<li>Implementation is gradual rather than immediate</li>\n</ul>\n","what_not_change_html":"","where_detailed_html":"","misconceptions_html":""},"updated_at":"2026-07-16T00:00:00+00:00","article_refs":[{"number":92,"title":"Constitutional Amendments"},{"number":94,"title":"Entry into Force"},{"number":95,"title":"Transitional Provisions"},{"number":96,"title":"Alignment of Legislation"}],"entity_links":[{"type":"constitutional_article","number":92,"label":"Article 92","title":"Constitutional Amendments","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-92"},{"type":"constitutional_article","number":94,"label":"Article 94","title":"Entry into Force","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-94"},{"type":"constitutional_article","number":95,"label":"Article 95","title":"Transitional Provisions","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-95"},{"type":"constitutional_article","number":96,"label":"Article 96","title":"Alignment of Legislation","href":"/full-text?lang=en#article-96"}],"source_records":[{"id":"referendum-results-2026","type":"referendum_authority","url":"https://election.gov.kz/rus/news/releases/index.php?ID=10110","title":"Preliminary official results of the March 15, 2026 national referendum","publisher":"Central Referendum Commission of Kazakhstan","checked_at":"2026-07-16","reviewed_at":"2026-07-19","checked_at_label":"16 July 2026"},{"id":"constitution-2026-official","type":"constitution","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000","title":"Official publication of the 2026 Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan","publisher":"Adilet Legal Information System","checked_at":"2026-07-16","reviewed_at":"2026-07-19","checked_at_label":"16 July 2026"},{"id":"akorda-constitutional-documents","type":"official_publication","url":"https://www.akorda.kz/ru/official_documents/constitution","title":"Official constitutional documents","publisher":"Akorda","checked_at":"2026-07-16","reviewed_at":"2026-07-19","checked_at_label":"16 July 2026"}],"verified_claims":[],"implementation_status":null,"source_schema_records":[{"@type":"CreativeWork","name":"Preliminary official results of the March 15, 2026 national referendum","url":"https://election.gov.kz/rus/news/releases/index.php?ID=10110","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Central Referendum Commission of Kazakhstan"},"dateModified":"2026-07-16"},{"@type":"CreativeWork","name":"Official publication of the 2026 Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Adilet Legal Information System"},"dateModified":"2026-07-16"},{"@type":"CreativeWork","name":"Official constitutional documents","url":"https://www.akorda.kz/ru/official_documents/constitution","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Akorda"},"dateModified":"2026-07-16"}],"source_citation_urls":["https://election.gov.kz/rus/news/releases/index.php?ID=10110","https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000","https://www.akorda.kz/ru/official_documents/constitution"]}