{"id":"constitution-my:referendum-after-vote:en","type":"webpage","title":"What Is Happening and What Comes Next","abstract":"Voting took place on 15 March 2026. 87.15% voted in favour at 73.12% turnout. The Constitution was adopted and entered into force on 1 July 2026. The next practical stage is the Kurultai deputy elections scheduled for August 23, 2026 and the formation of new institutions.","author":[{"literal":"Constitution.my editorial team"}],"publisher":"Constitution.my","URL":"https://constitution.my/p/referendum-after-vote?lang=en","language":"en","issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,16]]},"accessed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,28]]},"version":"2026-07-16","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":"2026-07-16","article_references":[{"number":92,"title":"Adoption by Referendum","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-92"},{"number":94,"title":"Entry into Force","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-94"},{"number":95,"title":"First Kurultai Election","url":"https://constitution.my/full-text?lang=en#article-95"}],"official_sources":[{"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"},{"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":"kurultai-election-decree","title":"Decree calling the Kurultai election for August 23, 2026","publisher":"Adilet Legal Information System","url":"https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/U2600001338","checked_at":"2026-07-16"},{"id":"election-commission-portal","title":"Calendar for the August 23, 2026 Kurultai election","publisher":"Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan","url":"https://www.election.gov.kz/rus/news/releases/index.php?ID=10190","checked_at":"2026-07-16"},{"id":"kurultai-election-current-stage","title":"Results of the nomination stage for Kurultai candidates","publisher":"Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan","url":"https://www.election.gov.kz/rus/news/releases/index.php?ID=10290","checked_at":"2026-07-16"}]}}