III. Comments on the Text on the Draft Electoral Law 

B. Territorial organisation of elections

According to Article 19.3 of the parliamentary electoral law, voting is conducted in electoral precincts, which can have between 20 to 2,500 voters. The OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission have previously recommended reducing this number to ease the problem of overcrowding in polling stations.[1] While any reduction in the number of voters per precinct will have financial implications, the authorities should consider if these would be outweighed by the positive impact that reducing the number of voters would have on the practical aspects of ensuring universal suffrage.

[1] See Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Election of the People’s Deputies of Ukraine, CDL-AD(2011)037, page 9, para. 31.