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Article 46
 

Financial Support for the Preparation and Conduct of Election of Members of Parliament at the Expense of State Budget of Ukraine


1. Expenditures relating to the preparation and conduct of regular, pre-term, repeat election of MPs, or by-election of MPs shall be covered solely at the expense of the funds of the State Budget of Ukraine allocated for preparation and conduct of the election of MPs, and shall be provided by the Central Election Commission which shall be the principal administrator of such funds.


2. The amount of funds for preparation and conduct of the regular, pre-term, repeat election of MPs, or by-election of MPs is shall be set as a separate item line in the Law on the State Budget of Ukraine based upon submission of the Central Election Commission. Expenditures relating to the preparation and conduct of the pre-term election of MPs may be covered from the reserve budget fund in accordance with the procedure approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.


3. Expenditures relating to the preparation and conduct of the election of MPs shall be covered by the Central Election Commission and district election commissions in accordance with the budgets of expenditures approved by the Central Election Commission, within the overall amount of funds allocated for preparation and conduct of the election from the State Budget of Ukraine. Financing of election commissions of foreign precincts shall be done by the Central Election Commission through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. {Part 3 Article 46 as amended pursuant to the Law № 709-VII dd. 21.11.2013}


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4. The resources relating to the preparation and conduct of regular and pre-term elections of MPs provided for by the State Budget of Ukraine shall be transferred by the specially authorized central executive body for implementation of state policy in the area of treasury management of the budget funds to the Central Election Commission within three days following the day of announcement of the start of the election process in accordance with the items of expenses of the State Budget of Ukraine. The resources relating to the preparation and conduct of repeat elections and by-term elections of MPs provided for by the State Budget of Ukraine shall be transferred by the specially authorized central executive body for the implementation of state policy in the area of treasury management of the budget funds to the Central Election Commission within three days following the day of calling of the respective elections by the Central Election Commission in accordance with the items of expenses of the State Budget of Ukraine.


5. The Central Election Commission shall approve the average expenditure amounts of a district election commission, as well as the average expenditure amounts to address the needs of the precinct election commissions which shall cover, in particular, expenditures relating to the lease of the premises of the election commissions, payments for the use of facilities and technical resources, and remuneration for the work of the members of the election commissions.


6. Within ten days from the day of its establishment, each district election commission shall, based on the average expenditure amounts approved in accordance with Part 5 of this Article, prepare a unified budget of expenditures for the preparation and conduct of the election which shall include the expenditures of the district election commission, as well as the expenditures to cover the needs of the precinct election commissions. The unified budget of expenses of a district election commission shall be subject to approval by the Central Election Commission.


7. The election commissions shall be financed in accordance with the procedure approved by the Central Election Commission jointly with specially authorized central executive body for development and implementation of the financial policy of the state.


8. Within ten days of the day of the official promulgation of the election results, each district election commission shall transfer to the account of the Central Election Commission any funds of the State Budget of Ukraine which have not been spent by the district election commission in the preparation for and conduct of the elections. Within three days from the day of the receipt of these funds, the specially authorized central executive body for the implementation of state policy in the area of treasury management of the budget funds shall inform the Central Election Commission of the return of such funds to the account of the Central Election Commission.


9. Within fifteen days of the day of the official promulgation of the election results, each district election commission shall draw up and submit to the Central Election Commission, in accordance with procedures established by the Central Election Commission, a financial report, of a form approved by the Central Election Commission jointly with the specially authorized central executive body for the implementation of state policy in the area of treasury management of the budget funds, on the receipt and use of the funds of the State Budget of Ukraine for preparation and conduct of elections.


10. The control over appropriate and purposeful use of the funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for the preparation and conduct of the election of MPs shall be exercised by the Central Election Commission and by the specially authorized central executive body for the implementation of state policy in the area of public financial control in accordance with procedures approved by the Central Election Commission jointly with the specially authorized central executive body for development and implementation of the financial policy of the state.


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