Almaty - A conference on "Electoral complaints and appeals. Comparative analysis of international standards and national practices" took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 26-28 June 2012. This activity was aimed at judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers and members of electoral commissions from both Astana and Almaty. During 3 days the conference participants looked at a number of issues such as - the standards in the field of electoral complaints and appeals, - different models of complaints and appeals system, - sanctions, complaints by different actors, - complaints during the electoral campaign. This activity was organised in the framework of a joint project "Support to the election process in Kazakhstan" funded by the European Union and implemented by the Venice Commission.