Procedure for Transportation and Submission of Election Documents to District Election Commission or Central Election Commission (for foreign district)

{Article 93 title as amended pursuant to the Law № 709-VII dd. 21.11.2013}

1. The election documents specified in Part 12 Article 91 of this Law shall be transported by members of the precinct election commission of a regular or special election precinct (except special election precincts established on the ships which on the day of voting will be sailing under the National Flag of Ukraine, or at Ukraine’s polar station) representing four different parties or MP candidates, namely, the head and deputy head of the precinct election commission and two other members of the election commission representing two other parties or MP candidates that received the highest number of votes cast at the election precinct in the nationwide election district within the single-mandate election district and in the single-mandate election district. They shall be accompanied by a representative of the police who shall ensure the security of the documents during transportation. Other members of the precinct election commission, MP candidates, their proxies, parties’ authorized persons, and official observers may, if they choose, accompany the transportation of the election documents. Other persons shall be prohibited from accompanying the transportation of the election documents.

2. Unpacking the packages with the ballot papers and other election documents during transportation shall be prohibited.

3. If simultaneously with the election of the Peoples’ Deputies of Ukraine election of the President of Ukraine is held, then the election documents related to the MP election shall be transported to the respective district election commission by members of the precinct election commission who will not participate in transporting the election documents related to the election of the President of Ukraine. If simultaneously with the election of the Peoples’ Deputies of Ukraine local election or a referendum is held, the election documents related to local election or referendum shall be transported to the respective territorial election commission, district election commission or referendum commission by members of the precinct election commission who will not participate in transporting the election documents related to the election of the MPs Ukraine.

{Part 3 Article 93 in the wording of the Law № 1184-VII dd. 08.04.2014}

4. The secretary of the precinct election commission, as well as other members of the commission not accompanying the election documents during their transportation to the district election commission, shall stay in the premises of the precinct election commission until they are notified of the acceptance by the district election commission of the protocols of the precinct election commission on vote counting in the nationwide district within the single-mandate district and in the single-mandate district. During the transportation of the election documents, the seal of the precinct election commission shall be kept in the safe (metal case) in the premises of the precinct election commission.

5. The protocol of the precinct election commission on vote counting in regular or special election precinct in the nationwide district within the single-mandate district and in the singlemandate district (except special election precincts established on the ships which on the day of voting will be sailing under the National Flag of Ukraine, or at Ukraine’s polar station), as well as other election documents of the precinct election commission shall be handed over to the respective district election commission at its meeting in accordance with the procedure prescribed by Article 94 of this Law.

6. Upon the signing of the protocol on vote counting in the nationwide election district at a foreign election precinct by the members of the precinct election commission, the contents of the protocols shall be immediately sent by the precinct election commission via technical means of communication to the Central Election Commission (through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine), followed by mandatory delivery of the first and second copies of that protocol to the commission. Upon the signing of the protocol on vote counting at a special election precinct established on a ship sailing, as of the day of voting, under the National Flag of Ukraine, or at Ukraine’s polar station, by the members of the precinct election commission, the contents of the protocol shall be immediately sent by the precinct election commission via technical means of communication to the Central Election Commission, followed by mandatory delivery of the first and second copies of the protocols on vote counting at the precinct in the nationwide election district within the single-mandate election district and in the single-mandate election district, in accordance with the procedure established by the Central Election Commission. The protocols shall be appended with other election documents specified in Part 12 Article 91 of this Law.

{Part 6 Article 93 as amended pursuant to the Law № 709-VII dd. 21.11.2013}