{"id":"constitution-my:practical-why-read-before-vote:en","type":"webpage","title":"Why Reading the Text Matters","abstract":"In a referendum, a citizen votes not on a slogan, but on a legal text that shapes the foundations of the state. That is why reading the Constitution itself remains essential for understanding what changes and how new rules affect your rights.","author":[{"literal":"Constitution.my editorial team"}],"publisher":"Constitution.my","URL":"https://constitution.my/p/practical-why-read-before-vote?lang=en","language":"en","issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,16]]},"accessed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,28]]},"version":"2026-06-16","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","custom":{"schema_version":"1.0","is_official_legal_source":false,"publisher_url":"https://constitution.my","date_modified":"2026-06-16","article_references":[{"number":4,"title":"Popular Sovereignty and Elections","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-4"},{"number":35,"title":"Citizen Participation","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-35"},{"number":52,"title":"Kurultai","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-52"},{"number":92,"title":"Constitutional Amendment","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-92"}],"official_sources":[{"id":"constitution-2026-official","title":"Official publication of the 2026 Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan","publisher":"Adilet Legal Information System","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/K2600000000","checked_at":"2026-07-16"},{"id":"referendum-results-2026","title":"Preliminary official results of the March 15, 2026 national referendum","publisher":"Central Referendum Commission of Kazakhstan","url":"https://election.gov.kz/rus/news/releases/index.php?ID=10110","checked_at":"2026-07-16"}]}}