Each party nominating a candidate for President of Ukraine, or a candidate for President of Ukraine, nominated through self-nomination, shall, (after the commencement of the election process and before submitting documents to the Central Election Commission for the registration of the candidate) transfer to the special account of the Central Election Commission by way of a single payment a financial deposit in a cashless form in the amount of six hundred fifty minimum salaries, determined in a monthly amount (established as of the day of the beginning of the election process).
The Central Election Commission shall, no later than the first day of the election process, post on its official website the deposit’s amount and, the bank account details of the special account for depositing a financial deposit.
The financial deposit shall be returned to the subject that transferred it (a party or a candidate for President of Ukraine), if the respective candidate is elected the President of Ukraine, or included on the ballot for repeat voting, or in the case of the adoption of a decision by the Central Election Commission on refusal of registration of a candidate for President of Ukraine. In other cases the financial deposit shall not be returned and shall be transferred to the State Budget.
Should the Central Election Commission make a decision on refusal of registration of a candidate for President of Ukraine, a party or a candidate for the post of the President of Ukraine, who made a deposit, shall, within five days from the date of such a decision, submit an application to the Central Election Commission to return the deposit, while indicating in it the respective invoice (for party or candidate for the post of President of Ukraine). In case of failure to submit such an application within the period specified by this Part, the financial deposit shall not be returned and shall be transferred to the state budget.
In case of receipt on the special account of the Central Election Commission for depositing a financial deposit of funds in the amount less than specified in Part one of this Article and/or of funds deposited in violation of the requirements of Part one of this Article, such funds shall not be refunded and shall be transferred to the state budget within five days after the deadline for registration of candidates for the post of President of Ukraine.
