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Article 107.
 

The Specifics of Preparing and Conduct Repeat Election, By-election and Extraordinary Election of Members of Parliament


1. The special election precincts existing on a temporary basis for the holding of repeat election, by-election or extraordinary election of MPs shall be established no later than nineteen days prior to the day of voting; and in the exceptional case of establishment of an election precinct pursuant to Part 8 Article 21 of this Law, no later than ten days prior to the day of voting, according to the procedure established by this Law. Requests for creation of special election precincts existing on a temporary basis shall be submitted by the rayon and rayon in the cities state administrations or executive committee of city councils (cities with the oblast or republican in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea status) to a respective district election commission not later than twenty four days before the day of voting.


2. The District election commissions shall be established no later than fifty days prior to the day of voting, on the basis of submissions from the nominating entities specified by Clause 1 Part 2 Article 27 of this Law (not more than one candidate for a member of each district election commission), as well as the parties participating in the election process that nominated candidates registered in the nationwide election district for the previous MP election (not more than one candidate for a member of each district election commission), which shall be filed to the Central Election Commission no later than fifty-three days prior to the day of voting according to the procedure established by Article 27 of this Law. Candidates nominated by the parties participating in the election process whose MP candidates were registered in the nationwide election district during the previous election, shall be included in the commissions by means of drawing lots pursuant to the procedure identified by the Central Election Commission.


3. The precinct election commissions shall be established no later than fifteen days prior to voting day; and in the exceptional case of establishment of an election precinct pursuant to Part 8 Article 21 of this Law, simultaneously with the establishment of the election precincts, on the basis of submissions by the nominating entities specified by Part 4 Article 28 of this Law, which shall be filed with the district election commission no later than seventeen days prior to the day of voting according to the procedure established by Article 28 of this Law. Drawing lots for inclusion of candidates into a precinct election commission of a regular or a special election precinct shall be conducted by the district election commission not later than on the second day after the deadline for submission of nominations of candidates for members of precinct election commissions. In the case when other elections are held simultaneously with the repeat election or by-election of MPs, the Central Election Commission may make a decision not to establish precinct election commissions for organization, preparation and conduct of the repeat election or by-election of MPs, and their powers shall be exercised by respective precinct election commissions established for the concurrent elections.


{Paragraph 3 was added to Part 3 Article 107 pursuant to the Law № 1184-VII dd. 08.04.2014}


4. The State Voter Registry maintenance bodies shall deliver a copy of the preliminary voter lists to the respective precinct election commissions no later than eleven days prior to voting day.


5. Voter lists for the special election precincts shall be compiled according to the procedure specified by the law no later than seven days before the voting day. Heads of respective institutions, organizations, polar station of Ukraine, captains of ships shall submit the data necessary for preparation of voter lists for special election precincts to precinct election commissions not later than ten days before the voting day (except for the election precincts established in inpatient care establishments, penitentiary institutions, pretrial detention centers).


6. Voter lists for extraordinary election at foreign election district shall be compiled and produced according to the procedure established by the law. The preliminary voter lists shall be delivered to the precinct election commissions of foreign election district not later than ten days prior to voting day. At foreign election district, the voter lists shall be corrected according to the procedure established by this Law.


7. A personal invitation shall be sent or delivered by other means to each voter by the precinct election commission not later than ten days before the voting day.


8. Funds for the preparation and conduct of repeat election, by-election and extraordinary election of MPs allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine shall be transferred by the specially authorized central executive body responsible for implementation of the state policy in the sphere of treasury servicing of the budget funds of the Central Election Commission within three days from the day of publication of the Decree of the President of Ukraine on early termination of the powers of the Parliament of Ukraine or a decision of the Central Election Commission on calling the election.


9. The nomination of MP candidates shall begin on the day following the publication of the Decree of the President of Ukraine on early termination of the powers of the Parliament of Ukraine or a decision of the Central Election Commission on calling the election. Nomination of MP candidates by parties shall end forty days prior to voting day.


10. The filing of documents with the Central Election Commission for the registration of MP candidates starts next day after publication of the Decree of the President of Ukraine on early termination of the powers of the Parliament of Ukraine or a decision of the Central Election Commission on calling the election and shall end thirty days prior to voting day. The registration of MP candidates shall end twenty-five days prior to voting day.


11. For the repeat election, by-election and extraordinary election of MPs, no statement of property, income, expenditures, and financial liabilities shall be submitted.


12. Local executive bodies, local self-government bodies, not later than the next day after publication of Decree of the President of Ukraine on early termination of the powers of the Parliament of Ukraine or a decision of the Central Election Commission on calling the election, shall allocate places in populous areas for posting election campaign materials.


13. Local executive bodies, local self-government bodies shall install stands, announcement boards in the places allocated for posting the election campaign materials not later than the next day after publication of Decree of the President of Ukraine on early termination of the powers of the Parliament of Ukraine or a decision of the Central Election Commission on calling the election.


14. The Central Election Commission not later than the next day after the beginning of the election process shall publish the list of respective single-mandate districts stating their numbers, boundaries and centers in the nationwide and respective regional printed media, and also not later than forty days before the election day shall publish on its official web-site the information related to information support for the repeat election, by-election or extraordinary election.


15. The price per a unit of printed area and an air time unit for election campaigning at the expense of resources of the electoral funds shall be determined by respective mass media outlet not later than the next day after publication of Decree of the President of Ukraine on early termination of the powers of the Parliament of Ukraine or a decision of the Central Election Commission on calling the election.


16. TV and radio organizations of all forms of ownership shall, not later than the next day after publication of Decree of the President of Ukraine on early termination of the powers of the Parliament of Ukraine or a decision of the Central Election Commission on calling the election, publish in the printed media the prices per a minute (second) of broadcasting time pursuant to the procedure provided for by this Law.


17. Printed mass media of all forms of ownership shall, not later than the next day after publication of Decree of the President of Ukraine on early termination of the powers of the Parliament of Ukraine or a decision of the Central Election Commission on calling the election, publish in the printed mass media the prices per a unit of printed area pursuant to the procedure provided for by this Law.


18. The preliminary air time schedule for broadcasting election campaign television/radio programs, with indication of the date and time of their broadcasting (without indicating specific participants in the programs), shall be compiled by state-owned or municipal nationwide and regional television and radio organizations with which agreements have been concluded for the distribution, during the election process, of campaign materials of parties and MP candidates registered in single-mandate districts at the expense and within the limits of the funds of the State Budget of Ukraine allocated for the preparation and conduct of the election. Such schedule shall be forwarded to the Central Election Commission and respective district election commissions not later than twenty days before the election day. The sequence in which the parties whose candidates were registered in the nationwide election district, and the MP candidates registered in a single-mandate district will be provided with air time on regional TV and radio channels by the state-owned or municipal regional TV and radio organizations within the respective broadcasting schedule of election campaign TV and radio programs shall be determined not later than fifteen days before the election day pursuant to the procedure provided for in this Law.


19. The editorial staffs of the newspapers Holos Ukrainy and Uriadovyi Courier, as well as the editorial staffs of state-owned or municipal regional (local) printed mass media with which agreements have been concluded on the publication of the election programs of the parties whose candidates were registered in the nationwide election district, and of the MP candidates registered in a single-mandate district, shall print the election programs of the electoral subjects in the separate special issue of the respective outlets not later than eight days before the election day pursuant to the procedure provided for in this Law. e


20. During the extraordinary election of MPs, the air time shall be provided, at the expense and within the limits of the State Budget of Ukraine allocated for the preparation and conduct of the election, to the parties whose candidates were registered in the nationwide election district, and to MP candidates in single-mandate districts in the amounts identified by the Central Election Commission and respective district election commissions taking into consideration the capacity of the nationwide and regional TV and radio organizations, and within the limits of the funds allocated from the State Budget of Ukraine for supporting election campaigns with due regard to the equal opportunities principle.


21. The Central Election Commission, and district election commissions shall ensure production of, respectively, information posters for the parties and MP candidates, not later than ten days before the election day, and their delivery to precinct election commissions pursuant to the procedure identified by the Central Election Commission.


22. A non-governmental organization, the statute of which includes issues related to the election process and election observation and which was registered as provided for by law, not later than fifty days before the day voting may submit a request to the Central Election Commission for a permission to have official observers at the repeat election, by-election, or extraordinary election of MPs pursuant to the procedure provided for in this Law. Immediately after the end of consideration of respective requests from non-governmental organizations, the Central Election Commission shall officially publish in the newspapers Holos Ukrainy and Uriadovyi Courier a list of non-governmental organizations that were granted permission to have official observers at the respective MP election.


23. The form, color, and text of the ballot paper for the nationwide election district and in the single-mandate election districts shall be approved by the Central Election Commission no later than twenty-four days prior to the day of voting.


{Paragraph 2 Part 23 Article 107 was eliminated pursuant to the Law № 1184-VII dd. 08.04.2014}


{Article 107 in the wording of the Law № 709-VII dd. 21.11.2013}