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Article 66
 

Verifying the identity of a voter, registration of voters


1. Identification document for a voter shall be considered to be an identification card, a biometric passport, a non-biometric passport, a temporary document, replacing the passport or the identification card, issued by the authorised body, an identification document of the voter who is in a penitentiary institution, whereas for military servants — the military service ID or the military service record book, where they register (vote) in the list of voters drawn up by the military unit.
During elections of local self-government bodies, the identification document for the voter not holding citizenship shall be considered to be one of the documents established by the decision of the CEC as prescribed by Article 51 of this Code.


2. A voter shall participate in voting in person; proxy voting shall be prohibited.
Every voter shall approach the specialist and present an identification document.
Where a voter has presented a passport, or an identification card, the specialist shall verify the identity of the voter through the image available in the presented document and shall insert the presented document in the technical equipment.
Where a voter has presented a temporary document replacing the passport or the identification card, or the equipment fails to read the presented identification document, or during elections of local self-government bodies the voter has presented an identification document established for the voter not holding citizenship, the specialist shall insert, through keyboard, in the technical equipment the number of the passport, or the identification card, or the identification document of the voter not holding citizenship, indicated in the presented document.
Where a voter has presented an identification document of another person, the specialist shall inform thereon the chairperson of the commission. In such a case, the chairperson of the commission shall invite to the polling room police officers, who undertake measures prescribed by law.
Expiry of the validity period of the identification document of a voter shall not be a ground for not admitting him or her to voting, except for the case where it becomes clear from the information available in the technical equipment that the voter has another valid identification document.


3. Where a voter is registered in the list of voters of the given precinct and has presented, as an identification document, an identification card, a biometric passport or a non-biometric passport issued after 1 January 2008 and has not participated in the voting up to that moment with any identification document, the image of that elector, the record number of the voter in the list of electoral precinct and a green sign shall appear on the screen.


4. Where a voter is registered in the list of voters of the given precinct and has presented, as an identification document, a non-biometric passport issued after 1 January 2008 and has not participated in the voting up to that moment with any identification document, the record number of the voter in the list of the electoral precinct and a green sign shall appear on the screen without the image of the elector. Where during elections of local self-government bodies a voter is registered in the list of voters of the given precinct and has presented, as an identification document, an identification document for a voter not holding citizenship and has not participated in the voting up to that moment with an identification document, the record number of a voter in the list of the electoral precinct and a green light shall appear on the screen without the image of the elector.


5. Where a voter is not registered in the list of voters of the given electoral precinct, a yellow sign shall appear, and where relevant information is available in the technical equipment, also the number of the electoral precinct in the list whereof the given voter is included.
In the case referred to in this paragraph the voter shall be asked to leave the polling room.


6. Where a voter has already participated in the voting with any of his or her identification document, a red sign shall appear on the screen, the specialist shall inform thereon to the chairperson of the commission. In such a case, the chairperson of the commission shall invite to the polling room police officers, who undertake measures prescribed by law.


7. In case when a green sign appears on the screen, the voter shall insert the fingerprint of forefinger of his or her right hand. In case of impossibility thereof, the fingerprint shall be inserted by the following order: forefinger of the left hand, middle finger of the right hand, middle finger of the left hand, ring finger of the right hand, ring finger of the left hand, little figure of the right hand, little figure of the left hand, thumb of the right hand, thumb of the left hand. In case of impossibility to insert the fingerprint the step to insert fingerprint is omitted. Thereafter, the technical equipment shall print the record number of a voter in the list of voters, surname, name, the number of the identification document, the record number of the voting slip, whereas, if available in the digital database, also the voting slip containing the photograph of the elector. The CEC may prescribe requirements for additional data to appear on the screen and additional data to be printed on the voting slip.


8. The specialist shall return the printed voting slip together with the identification document of the voter to the elector, after which the voter shall approach to the relevant member of the commission carrying out registration of voters. The member of the commission carrying out registration of voters shall take from the voter the voting slip, find in the list of voters the line of the elector, the voter shall sign next to his or her data in the column envisaged for the signature of the elector, and shall put his or her individual seal in the relevant column, after which put his or her individual seal on the voting slip and pass it on to the elector.


9. Registration of voters shall be carried out without technical equipment in the following cases:


(1) voting with the list of voters registered in the military unit;
(2) voting in a penitentiary institution;
(3) voting through a mobile ballot box;
(4) voting with a supplementary list being drawn up on the Election Day;
(5) voting in case the technical equipment fails or is not available.


10. In case of registering voters without the use of technical equipment, the relevant member of the commission shall verify the identity of the elector, find the data of the voter in the list of voters (in case of voting with the supplementary list of voters being drawn up on the Election Day — shall fill in the name, patronymic, surname), fill in the number of the identification document of the elector, after which the voter shall sign next to his or her name, the member of the commission shall put his or her own individual seal next to the signature. Where the voter is not able to sign the list of voters on his or her own, he or she shall have the right to seek the help of another citizen, except for members of the election commission.
After being registered as prescribed by part 10 of this Article in cases provided for by points 1 and 4 of part 9 of this Article, the specialist shall insert in the technical equipment the list in which the voter is included, the number of the voter in the relevant list, after which the voter shall insert his or her fingerprint. After these actions, the technical equipment prints a voting slip which contains the list in which the voter is included, the number of the voter in the relevant list and the record number of the voting slip. The specialist shall transfer the pass to the elector.
In the cases provided for by points 2, 3 and 5 of part 9 of this Article, the relevant member of the commission shall fill in the numbered slip, indicating thereon the list in which the voter is included, the record number of the voter in the list, seal the voting slip with his or her individual seal and pass it to the elector.


11. Form of a numbered slip shall be defined by the CEC.