Requirements on form, rule of their preparation of de-registration card for voting (hereinafter – voting card), form and preparation of issuance register shall be approved by the Central Election Commission at least 60 days prior to the voting day. The voting cards shall be produced in accordance with rules established in Articles 99.2. and 99.5. of this Code. Voting cards shall be issued by superior election commissions to the lower election commissions in accordance with rules set forth in Article 99.6. of this Code. Chairpersons of relevant election commissions shall be responsible for issuance and storage of the voting cards.
A voter included on the voters list and not having the possibility to vote in the election precinct on the voting day, can get a voting card in the relevant Constituency Election Commission (45-25 days prior to the voting day) or in the relevant Precinct Election Commission (24-3 days prior to the voting day), and can vote on the basis of the voting card in the election precinct of the territory where he is on the voting day.
The voting card shall be issued to a voter on his or her application by the relevant election commission or to his representative on the basis of power of attorney certified by a notary. Reasons for receiving the voting card by the voter should be indicated in the application. Within two days after the application is submitted, the Precinct Election Commission shall apply to the Constituency Election Commission and clarify whether the voter has obtained the voting card before or not. Issue of more than one voter card to one voter is prohibited.
The Constituency Election Commission shall draw up the voting cards register. Surname, name, patronymic, date of birth, residential address of the voters received the voting card should be indicated in the register. 25 days prior to the voting day, the Constituency Election Commission shall send approved extracts from the register together with the voters list to the Precinct Election Commissions. Precinct election commission can make corresponding notes in the voters list based on the extracts.
A voter or his/her representative shall sign in the register (Constituency Election Commission) or in the voters list (Precinct Election Commission) indicating serial and batch number of identification or substitute document on receipt of the voting card. In this case the cut-off corner of the voting card shall be attached to either the register or the voting list. On this ground the voter shall not be taken into consideration when calculation of the number of registered voters and not be included in the relevant protocol.
The Precinct Election Commission shall provide the Constituency Election Commission with information on the provided voting cards immediately after the card is issued. The Constituency Election Commission shall once in 2 days present such information to the Central Election Commission.
The voting card should be verified by the seal of the election commission issuing the card, the signature of a member of the relevant constituency or Precinct Election Commission should be on it.
Upon being presented by the voter for obtaining a ballot paper, the voting card should be attached to the voters list.
The voter shall indicate his/her residential address in the de-registration card when receiving a ballot paper on the voting day, and sign it.
The unused voting cards shall be cut in two before the commencement of voting on the voting day and the relevant act on this shall be drawn up by constituency or Precinct Election Commission. Based on this act, the number of voters who received voting cards and those who voted with voting cards shall be indicated in the protocol of the Precinct Election Commission
