IV. Comments on the text of the Draft Law on Repeat Elections

The draft Law “On the Repeat Elections of People’s Deputies (Members of Parliament) of Ukraine to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian Parliament) of the VII Convocation in Particular Single Mandate Constituencies in Relation to the Impossibility to Establish Trustworthy the Vote Returns and Results of People’s Deputies of Ukraine Elections on 28 October 2012” establishes the procedures for conducting repeat elections in those single-mandate districts where it was not possible to establish the results for the 2012 parliamentary elections. This draft law requires the CEC to take a decision on repeat elections no later than 15 days after the law enters into force. The law also incorporates the deadline for nomination of candidates.