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Article 16.
 

Time Frames for Conduct of Elections


1. A regular election to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine shall be held on the last Sunday in October of the fifth year of the term of office of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.


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2. In a regular election, the election process shall start ninety days prior to the day of voting. The Central Election Commission shall announce the start of the election process no later than ninety one days prior to the day of voting.


3. A pre-term election of MPs shall be held on the last Sunday of the sixty-day period following the day of publication of the decree of the President of Ukraine on early termination of the term of office of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, issued in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine.


4. In a pre-term election, the election process shall start on the day following the day of publication of the decree of the President of Ukraine specified in Part 3 of this Article.


5. A repeat election in a single-mandate election district shall be called no later than ten days following the day when the election was declared invalid or the Central Election Commission adopted a decision whereby a person who was elected is declared to have failed to acquire the mandate of an MP. A repeat election shall be held on the last Sunday of the sixty-day period following the day of publication by the Central Election Commission of the decision calling for such an election. In a repeat election, the election process shall start on the day following the day of publication of the Central Election Commission’s decision calling for such election. {Part 5 Article 16 as amended pursuant to the Law № 1184-VII dd.08.04.2014}


6. A decision calling for a by-election of an MP in a single-mandate election district shall be adopted by the Central Election Commission no later than ten days following the day of early termination of the powers of an MP elected in that district. A by-election shall be held on the last Sunday of the sixty-day period following the day of publication by the Central Election Commission of the decision calling for such election. In a by-election, the election process shall start on the day following the day of publication of the Central Election Commission decision calling for such election. {Part 6 Article 16 as amended pursuant to the Law № 1184-VII dd. 08.04.2014}


7. No by election or repeat election shall be held during the fifth year of the term of office of the current convocation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.