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Article 66
 

Verifying the identity of an elector, registering electors


1. Identification document for an elector shall be considered to be an identification card, a biometric passport, a non-biometric passport, a temporary document, replacing the passport or the identification card, issued by the authorised body, an identification document of the elector who is in a penitentiary institution, whereas for military servants — the military service certificate or the military service record book, where they register (vote) in the list of electors drawn up by the military unit. During elections of local self-government bodies, the identification document for the elector not holding citizenship shall be considered to be one of the documents established by the decision of the Central Electoral Commission as prescribed by Article 51 of this Code.


2. An elector shall participate in voting in person; proxy voting shall be prohibited.


Each elector shall approach the specialist and submit an identification document.


Where an elector has submitted a passport, or an identification card, the specialist shall verify the identity of the elector through the image available in the submitted document and shall insert the submitted document in the technical equipment.


Where an elector has submitted a temporary document replacing the passport or the identification card, or the equipment fails to read the submitted identification document, or during elections of local self-government bodies the elector has submitted an identification document established for the elector not holding citizenship, the specialist shall insert, through keyboard, in the technical equipment the number of the passport, or the identification card, or the identification document of the elector not holding citizenship, indicated in the submitted document.


Where an elector has submitted an identification document of another person, the specialist shall inform thereon to the chairperson of the commission. In such a case, the chairperson of the commission shall invite to the voting room police officers, who undertake measures prescribed by law.


Expiry of the validity period of the identification document of an elector shall not be a ground for not admitting him or her to voting, except for the case where it becomes clear from the information available in the technical equipment that the elector has another valid identification document.


3. Where an elector is registered in the list of electors of the given precinct and has submitted, as an identification document, an identification card, a biometric passport or a non-biometric passport issued after 1 January 2008 and has not participated in the voting up to that moment with any identification document, the image of that elector, the record number of the elector in the list of electoral precinct and a green sign shall appear on the screen.


4. Where an elector is registered in the list of electors of the given precinct and has submitted, as an identification document, a non-biometric passport issued after 1 January 2008 and has not participated in the voting up to that moment with any identification document, the record number of the elector in the list of the electoral precinct and a green sign shall appear on the screen without the image of the elector. Where during elections of local self-government bodies an elector is registered in the list of electors of the given precinct and has submitted, as an identification document, an identification document for an elector not holding citizenship and has not participated in the voting up to that moment with an identification document, the record number of an elector in the list of the electoral precinct and a green light shall appear on the screen without the image of the elector.


5. Where an elector is not registered in the list of electors of the given electoral precinct, a yellow sign shall appear, and where relevant information is available in the technical equipment, also the number of the electoral precinct in the list whereof the given elector is included.


In the case referred to in this part the elector shall be asked to leave the voting room.


6. Where an elector has already participated in the voting with his or her identification document, a red sign shall appear on the screen, the specialist shall inform thereon to the chairperson of the commission. In such a case, the chairperson of the commission shall invite to the voting room police officers, who undertake measures prescribed by law.


7. In case when a green sign appears on the screen, the elector shall insert the fingerprint of forefinger of his or her right hand. In case of impossibility thereof, the fingerprint shall be inserted by the following order: forefinger of the left hand, middle finger of the right hand, middle finger of the left hand, ring finger of the right hand, ring finger of the left hand, little figure of the right hand, little figure of the left hand, thumb of the right hand, thumb of the left hand. In case of impossibility to insert the fingerprint the step to insert fingerprint is omitted. Thereafter, the technical equipment shall print the record number of an elector in the list of electors, surname, name, the number of the identification document, the record number of the voting pass, whereas, if available in the digital database, also the voting pass containing the photograph of the elector. The Central Electoral Commission may prescribe requirements for additional data to appear on the screen and additional data to be printed on the voting pass.


8. The specialist shall return the printed voting pass together with the identification document of the elector to the elector, after which the elector shall approach to the relevant member of the commission carrying out registration of electors. The member of the commission carrying out registration of electors shall take from the elector the voting pass, find in the list of electors the line of the elector, the elector shall sign next to his or her data in the column envisaged for the signature of the elector and shall put his or her individual seal in the relevant column, after which put his or her individual seal on the voting pass and pass it on to the elector.


9. Registration of electors shall be carried out without technical equipment in the following cases:


(1) voting with the list of electors registered in the military unit;
(2) voting in a penitentiary institution;
(3) voting through a mobile ballot box;
(4) voting with a supplementary list being drawn up on the voting day;
(5) voting in case the technical equipment fails or is not available.


10. In case of registering electors without the use of technical equipment, the relevant member of the commission shall verify the identity of the elector, find the data of the elector in the list of electors (in case of voting with the supplementary list of electors being drawn up on the voting day — shall fill in the name, patronymic, surname), fill in the number of the identification document of the elector, after which the elector shall sign next to his or her name, the member of the commission shall put his or her own individual seal next to the signature. Where the elector is not able to sign the list of electors on his or her own, he or she shall have the right to seek the help of another citizen, except for members of the electoral commission.


After being registered as prescribed by part 10 of this Article in cases provided for by points 1 and 4 of part 9 of this Article, the specialist shall insert in the technical equipment the list in which the elector is included, the number of the elector in the relevant list, after which the elector shall insert his or her fingerprint. After these actions, the technical equipment prints a voting pass which contains the list in which the elector is included, the number of the elector in the relevant list and the record number of the voting pass. The specialist shall transfer the pass to the elector.


In the cases provided for by points 2, 3 and 5 of part 9 of this Article, the relevant member of the commission shall fill in the numbered pass, indicating thereon the list in which the elector is included, the record number of the elector in the list, seal the voting pass with his or her individual seal and pass it to the elector.


11. Form of a numbered pass shall be established by the Central Electoral Commission.


(Article 66 supplemented, amended by HO-119-N of 30 June 2016, supplemented by HO-158-N of 20 October 2016)
(Amendments to Article 66 shall be applied upon the entry into force of the Law of HO-158-N of 20 October 2016, starting from the first round of election of the National Assembly)