Special election precincts shall be established in inpatient care establishments, penitentiary institutions, pretrial detention centers, on ships which on the day of voting are sailing under the National Flag of Ukraine, at Ukraine’s polar stations, and in other places where the voters with restricted mobility temporarily stay.
The establishment of one election precinct for two or more establishments or institutions shall not be allowed.
The Central Election Commission can establish, on a permanent basis, special election precincts in inpatient care establishments, at Ukraine’s polar stations, in penitentiary institutions, pretrial detention centers.
Special election precincts shall be created so as to provide voters with the possibility to vote without violating the internal regime of the establishment (institution) in which they are located.
In order to ensure that voting does not conflict with the internal regime at the respective establishment (institution), more than one special election precinct may be established within an establishment (institution).
A special election precinct shall be determined by the institution, establishment, ship, Ukraine’s polar station, a military unit (command) at which it has been formed. A special election precinct shall have its own number and the address (location) of the institution, establishment, Ukraine’s polar station, the dislocation of the military unit (command) which shall be determined by the Central Election Commission or by a district election commission, or it shall be characterized by the ship’s name and port of registration.
Special election precincts existing on a temporary basis shall be established in national elections by the district election commissions no later than thirty days prior to the day of voting in a presidential election, and no later than nineteen days prior to the day of voting in parliamentary elections on the basis of a submission, of a form approved by the Central Election Commission, from the rayon or city rayon state administrations or the executive committees of the city councils in cities of oblast (or, in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, republican) subordination. The aforementioned submissions shall be presented to the respective district election commission no later than thirty-five days prior to the day of voting in a presidential election, and no later than twenty-four days prior to the day of voting in parliamentary elections.
In the exceptional case of the establishment of a new inpatient care establishment, penitentiary institution, pretrial detention center or another establishment (institution) where voters with restricted mobility temporarily stay, in case of the unforeseen departure of a ship sailing under the National Flag of Ukraine, as well as in the territory of a military unit (command) a special election precinct may be established by the Central Election Commission no later than ten days prior to the day of voting upon a submission of the respective district election commission or the Ministry of Defense.
Special election precincts existing on a permanent basis in inpatient care establishments shall be used for preparation and conduct of voting and vote counting in the local elections.
