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Article 3.
 

Equal Suffrage


1. Elections in Ukraine shall be based on equal suffrage: Ukrainian citizens shall participate in the election of the MPs on an equal basis.


2. Each voter shall have one vote in a single-mandate election district and one vote in the nationwide election district. A voter may exercise his or her right to vote only at one election precinct where he or she is included in the voter list. A voter shall exercise his or her right to vote in an election according to the procedures set forth by this Law. 4 CDL-REF(2016)040


3. All candidates for People’s Deputy of Ukraine (hereinafter, MP candidates) shall have equal rights and opportunities to participate in the election process.


4. All parties that are electoral subjects shall have equal rights and opportunities to participate in the election process in accordance with the procedures and within the limits prescribed by this Law.


5. In terms of participation in the election process, the equality of rights and opportunities of both candidates and parties that are electoral subjects shall be ensured through: 1) prohibition of candidates’ privileges or restrictions based on race, color of skin, political, religious and other beliefs, sex, ethnic and social origin, material status, place of residence, language or other grounds; 2) prohibition of interference of state executive bodies, state bodies of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and self-government bodies with the election process, except for cases specified by this Law; 3) equal and unbiased treatment of the candidates and parties that are electoral subjects by the state bodies, bodies of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and self-government bodies, as well as their officials; 4) prohibition on the use by candidates and parties that are electoral subjects of resources other than those of their electoral funds for election campaign funding; 5) equal and unbiased treatment of the candidates and parties that are electoral subjects by mass media