Powers of a District Election Commission

1. A district election commission shall begin to exercise its powers as soon as no less than twothirds of its minimum composition specified in Part 1 Article 27 of this Law are sworn in at its first meeting, which shall be held no later than on the third day following the day on which the decision establishing the district election commission was adopted.

2. A district election commission shall: 1) ensure the preparation and conduct of the election of MPs in a single-mandate election district, as well as in the nationwide election district; 2) exercise control, within the respective single-mandate election district, of compliance with and uniform application of the legislation on the election of MPs by the voters; precinct election commissions and their members; state executive bodies, state bodies of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and local self-government bodies, their officials, enterprises, establishments, institutions and organizations and their officials; mass media organizations, their owners, officials and production personnel; MP candidates; parties, their representatives and authorized persons; proxies of MP candidates in single-mandate election districts, official observers, and non-governmental organizations; 3) provide legal, organizational, methodological, and technical support to the precinct election commissions, organize training for their members on the matters related to the election process organization; {Clause 4 Part 2 Article 31 was eliminated pursuant to the Law№ 709-VII dd. 21.11.2013} 5) establish the precinct election commissions in accordance with the requirements of this Law, except in cases specified in Part 13 Article 28 of this Law; 6) convene, if necessary, on its own initiative, a meeting of a precinct election commission; 7) decide on matters pertaining to the use of the funds of the State Budget of Ukraine allocated to the preparation and conduct of the election of MPs in accordance with the procedure established by the Central Election Commission; CDL-REF(2016)040 8) control the observance of applicable legislation regarding the compilation of voter lists in election precincts within a single-mandate election district by the bodies authorized to that end by the law, and control the presentation of the voter lists for public review; 9) control the activities of local executive bodies and local self-government bodies with regard to provision of voting premises, transport, means of communication, and equipment; within the scope of its powers, consider and decide on other issues pertaining to the material and technical support of the election of MPs within the single-mandate election district; 10) distribute to the precinct election commissions ballot papers and forms of other documentation in accordance with this Law, ensure control of stock-taking of the ballot papers within the single-mandate election district; 11) provide for the production of information posters clarifying the voting procedures and the liability for violations of the legislation on the election of MPs, and of the seals for the precinct election commissions, and deliver them to the precinct election commissions, and also provide for the production of other election documentation; 12) provide the precinct election commissions with legal, organizational, methodological, and technical support, organize training for the heads, deputy heads, and secretaries of the precinct election commissions; 13) take into account information from precinct election commissions, local executive bodies and the bodies of local self-government pertaining to the preparation and conduct of election; 14) register official observers of parties, of MP candidates, and of non-governmental organizations; {Clause 14 Part 2 Article 31 as amended pursuant to the Law № 709-VII dd. 21.11.2013} 15) consider applications and complaints concerning the decisions, actions or inaction of the precinct election commissions, and take decisions on these matters; 16) tabulate voting results in the nationwide election district within the single-mandate election precinct and in the single-mandate election district, compile the tabulation protocols, submit the protocols and other election documents specified in this Law to the Central Election Commission; 17) invalidate the results of voting at an election precinct in cases provided for by this Law; 18) ensure delivery of election and other documents for storage to the relevant archival institution in accordance with the procedure approved by the Central Election Commission; 19) generalize information concerning applications and complaints submitted to the district election commission and regarding the process of election of MPs as well as the results of their consideration, post information on the official information stand of the commission for general access and submit it to the Central Election Commission pursuant to the procedure established by it for publication on its official web-site; {A new clause was added to Part 2 Article 31 pursuant to the Law № 709-VII dd. 21.11.2013} 20) exercise other powers provided for by this Law and other Laws of Ukraine.

3. The powers of a district election commission shall be terminated within fifteen days following the day of official promulgation by the Central Election Commission of the results of the election of MPs in accordance with the procedure provided for by this Law.

4. A district election commission shall cease to have legal personality in accordance with the procedure and within the terms prescribed by Article 38 of this Law. CDL-REF(2016)040