Basic Principles of Filing Complaints against Decisions, Actions, or Inaction Relating to the Election Process
Decisions, actions, or inaction relating to the election process may be contested by filing a complaint to a court or to an election commission.
Filing a complaint against a decision, action, or inaction relating to the election process with a court, as well as consideration and resolution of cases by the court shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure established by the Code of Administrative Adjudication of Ukraine.
Filing a complaint against a decision, action, or inaction relating to the election process with the respective election commission, as well as consideration of cases and adoption of a decision by the election commission shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure established by this Code.
A court with which a lawsuit has been filed shall immediately notify the respective election commission and a higher-level election commission (with regard to the voter list, a court shall also notify the State Voter Register maintenance body) of the receipt of the lawsuit, instituting proceedings or refusal to open proceedings in the case, as well as of the decision adopted by the court.
If a court initiates proceedings upon an administrative lawsuit related to the same matter and on the same grounds and initiated by the same subject as a complaint filed with an election commission, the election commission shall, upon being notified of the administrative lawsuit by the court, cease the consideration of the said complaint.
Courts, election commissions, the State Voter Register maintenance bodies, law enforcement bodies shall organize their work during the election process, including on weekends and on the day of voting, so as to ensure the receipt and consideration of complaints (lawsuits) and addresses of election commissions within the time frame and in the manner prescribed by this Code.
Issues related to consideration of complaints by election commissions which are not regulated by this Code shall be resolved by the Central Election Commission.
