2026 Kazakh constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum is scheduled to be held in Kazakhstan on 15 March 2026 to determine whether to approve a new Constitution of Kazakhstan. The referendum follows President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's 2025 State of the Nation Address, in which he announced parliamentary reforms aimed at amending the 1995 Constitution.

Although the referendum had initially been planned for 2027 to consider a package of amendments, discussions within the working group expanded the scope of the proposed reforms — including restructuring Parliament, redefining the balance of powers between state institutions, and expanding constitutional guarantees of human, digital, and environmental rights — prompting consideration of an entirely new Constitution. A Constitutional Commission was subsequently established to draft the new text, and after a series of meetings and public consultations that gathered thousands of proposals from citizens and experts, it finalized the draft and submitted it to Tokayev on 11 February 2026. On the same day, Tokayev signed a decree on holding of the republican referendum.

If approved by a majority of voters, a new third Constitution will take effect on 1 July 2026.