Abstract
According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan asserts itself as a democratic state, thepeople of Kazakhstan are the only source of state power, the people exercise state power directly andthrough their representatives. Elections are a form of direct exercise of state power by the populationof the Republic, a central element of the political system that expresses the democratic character of theState. It is the basis for the functioning of all representative bodies of power at the republican and locallevels, municipal bodies, the Head of State and, in some democratic states, the head of local executivepower. Elections recognized as an influential form of democracy that allows citizens to participate inthe political life of the state, to participate in the management of state affairs. The article is devoted todefining the place and role of elections in the life of a democratic state. For performance of the correspondingtask the article reveals the meaning of elections in the states of a democratic regime, considersits role in ensuring legitimacy of the current state power as a whole, the function of elections. Besides,for full conformity of the electoral institute to its purpose in the political system of the state the articleconsidered the guarantees of realization, protection of electoral rights and justified the necessity of theirimprovement.Key words: state power, democratic state, political system, elections, popular elections, electoralrights, guarantees of electoral rights, voter, candidate, voting, absenteeism.
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