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Voters in Kazakhstan cast ballots on amending constitution

In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Service, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev cast his ballot at a polling station in the Al-Farabi Schoolchildren Palace during the Nationwide Referendum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2022. (Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Service via AP)

Members of an election commission remove ballots from a box to count them at a polling station after the Nationwide Referendum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Kazakhs were voting on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a "presidential system with a strong parliament." (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

Members of an election commission remove ballots from a box to count them at a polling station after the Nationwide Referendum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Kazakhs were voting on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a "presidential system with a strong parliament." (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

Voters cast their ballots at a polling station during a nationwide referendum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Kazakhs vote on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a "presidential system with a strong parliament." (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

A Kazakhstan's Army officer casts his ballot at a polling station during the Nationwide Referendum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Kazakhs vote on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a "presidential system with a strong parliament." (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Service, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev cast his ballot at a polling station in the Al-Farabi Schoolchildren Palace during the Nationwide Referendum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Kazakhs vote on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a "presidential system with a strong parliament." (Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Service via AP)

A woman walks to cast her ballot at a polling station during the Nationwide Referendum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Kazakhs vote on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a "presidential system with a strong parliament." (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the Nationwide Referendum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Kazakhs vote on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a "presidential system with a strong parliament." (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

A woman fills in her ballot at a polling station during the Nationwide Referendum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Kazakhs vote on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a "presidential system with a strong parliament." (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

A man casts his ballot at a polling station during the Nationwide Referendum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Kazakhs vote on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a "presidential system with a strong parliament." (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the Nationwide Referendum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Kazakhs vote on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a "presidential system with a strong parliament." (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Service, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks to the media after voting at a polling station in the Al-Farabi Schoolchildren Palace during the Nationwide Referendum in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2022. Kazakhs vote on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a "presidential system with a strong parliament." (Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Service via AP)

Voters in Kazakhstan cast ballots on amending constitution