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Article 80.
 

Ballot Papers 


1. Voting in the election of MPs of Ukraine shall be performed using ballot papers for the election of Members of Parliament of Ukraine (hereinafter, “ballot papers”).


2. The form, color, and text of the ballot papers for voting in the nationwide election district and in the single-mandate election districts shall be approved by the Central Election Commission no later than fifty-three days prior to the day of voting. The color of the ballot papers for voting in the nationwide election district must be different from that of the ballot papers for voting in the single-mandate election districts. The security features of a ballot paper shall be established by the Central Election Commission.


3. A ballot paper must contain the name and the date of the MP election, an indication of the election district (nationwide or a single-mandate), the number of the single-mandate election district or an indication of the foreign election district, the number of the election precinct, as well as places designated for the seal of the precinct election commission. {Paragraph 1 Part 3 Article 80 as amended pursuant to the Law № 709-VII dd. 21.11.2013} The text of a ballot paper shall be printed in the official language and shall be placed on one sheet and on one side only.


4. The names of parties shall be listed on the nationwide election district ballot paper in the sequence determined by drawing lots, which shall be conducted by the Central Election Commission with participation of party representatives in the Central Election Commission, MP candidates, authorized representatives of the parties in the nationwide election district after the end of registration of MP candidates nominated by the parties but before approval of the form and text of the ballot paper. The ballot paper shall contain the number of each party determined by drawing lots, the full name of the respective party, family names, first names (all names) and patronymics (if any) of the first five registered MP candidates included in the electoral list of the party. An empty box shall be placed between the number of each party and the name of that party.


{Paragraph 1 Part 4 Article 80 in the wording of the Law № 709-VII dd. 21.11.2013}


A single-mandate election district ballot paper shall list in alphabetic order the last names, first names (all first names) and patronymics (if any) of candidates registered in the district, with indication of the following information: year of birth, educational attainment, position (occupation), place of employment, place of residence, party membership, as well as the nominating entity of each of the candidates. An empty box shall be placed to the left of the last name of each candidate.


5. A ballot paper shall contain an explanation of the procedure for filling out the ballot paper by a voter during the voting.


6. A ballot paper shall have a counterfoil, separated by a tear-off line. The counterfoil shall contain the name and the date of the election, an indication of the election district (nationwide or single-mandate), the number of the single-mandate election district or an indication of the foreign election district, and the number of the election precinct, as well as places designated for the number under which a voter was entered in the voter list for the election precinct, the signature of the voter receiving the ballot paper, and the last name, initials, and signature for the precinct election commission member issuing the ballot paper.


{Part 6 Article 80 as amended pursuant to the Law № 709-VII dd. 21.11.2013}


7. The ballot paper shall be a document of strict accountability. The Central Election Commission and the district and precinct election commissions shall keep a precise record of ballot papers received and delivered in accordance with this Law. Documents to be used in keeping record of ballot papers shall be delivered by the enterprises which printed the ballot papers and by the district and precinct election commissions to the Central Election Commission. After the official promulgation of the election results, the Central Election Commission shall ensure delivery of the accounting information for storage to the respective archival institutions.


8. The nationwide election district ballot papers and the single-mandate election district ballot papers shall be printed for each election precinct in an amount exceeding by 0.5 percent the number of voters included in the voter lists for the election precincts of each single-member district, with possible deviation from the aforementioned number resulting from the multiplicity of ballot papers being printed on a typing sheet. The nationwide election district ballot papers for each foreign election precinct shall be printed in an amount exceeding by 0.5 percent the number of voters included in the voter lists for the respective foreign election precinct with possible deviation from the aforementioned number resulting from the multiplicity of ballot papers being printed on a typing sheet.


{Part 8 Article 80 in the wording of the Law № 709-VII dd. 21.11.2013}