Universal Suffrage
- Elections in Ukraine shall be based on universal suffrage. The right to vote may be exercised by citizens of Ukraine who are eighteen years of age on the day of voting.
- A citizen who has been declared incapacitated by a court shall not have the right to vote.
- Ukrainian citizens who have the right to vote shall be the voters.
- A voter may exercise his or her right to vote in the election, provided he or she is included in the voter list for the respective election precinct in accordance with this Code.
- The right to vote in the election of deputies of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea may be exercised by voters whose electoral address is assigned to the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
The right to vote in the election of deputies of village, settlement or city council and village, settlement or city mayor may be exercised by voters whose electoral address is assigned to the respective territorial community.
The right to vote in the elections of deputies of village, settlement or city council of a territorial community and village, settlement or city mayor may be exercised by voters whose electoral address is assigned to the respective territorial community.
The right to vote in the elections of deputies of a rayon council may be exercised by voters whose electoral address is assigned to one of the territorial communities of the respective rayon.
The right to vote in the election of deputies of an oblast council may be exercised by voters whose electoral address is assigned to the territory of the territorial communities of the respective oblast.
The right to vote in the election of deputies of a city rayon council (in cities with rayon division, in which city rayon councils are formed) may be exercised by voters whose electoral address is assigned to the territory of the respective city rayon. The right to vote in supplementary election of deputies of village, settlement council may be exercised by voters whose electoral address is assigned to the territorial community that joined another amalgamated territorial community in the manner prescribed by the Law of Ukraine “On Voluntary Amalgamation of Territorial Communities”.
- A citizen’s affiliation with the respective territorial community and his or her residence in the respective territory shall be determined according to his or her electoral address (except for cases provided for by the Law).
- Military servicemen, citizens of Ukraine who reside abroad, as well as persons declared legally incapacitated by a court, and citizens of Ukraine who are detained in penitentiary institutions by a court sentence shall be deemed such that do not belong to any territorial community and do not have the right to vote in local elections.
- Any direct or indirect privileges or restrictions on the electoral rights of citizens of Ukraine on the ground of race, color of skin, political, religious or other beliefs, sex, ethnic and social origin, material status, place of residence, disability and health, language or other grounds shall be prohibited. Restrictions on participation of citizens of Ukraine in the election process, except those cases provided for by the Constitution of Ukraine and this Code, shall not be allowed.
- In order to exercise their voting rights, voters with health problems (due to disability, temporary health disorder, age) have the right to be provided with reasonable accommodation in accordance with individual needs to ensure their unimpeded participation in the election process in the manner prescribed by this Code.
