Agents of a Candidate for President of Ukraine

1. A candidate for President of Ukraine may have no more than five agents in the single nationwide election district and one authorized representative in each territorial election district. An authorized person shall comply with the requirements specified in Part two of Article 110 of this Code.

Powers of agents of a candidate for President of Ukraine shall also extend to an out-of-country election district.

2. An authorized person of a candidate for President of Ukraine shall:

1) facilitate the participation of a candidate for President of Ukraine in the election process, in particular during the election campaigning;

2) represent the interests of the candidate in his or her relations with the election commissions (except the Central Election Commission), state executive bodies, other state bodies, state bodies of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, local self-government bodies, voters, other electoral subjects in the territory of the respective election district;

3) be allowed to participate in the meetings of election commissions (except the Central Election Commission) with the right of advisory vote in the territory of the respective election district;

4) have the right to be present at the election precinct during the voting and at the meeting of the precinct election commission during the vote counting, having regard to the restrictions specified by Part eight of Article 36 of this Code

5) have the rights of the party’s official observer, as specified by Part six of Article 112 of this Code;

6) have other rights provided for by this Code for an authorized person of a candidate for President of Ukraine.

3. An authorized person of a candidate for President of Ukraine shall be subject of restrictions imposed by Part seven of Article 112 of this Code.


4. An application to register an authorized person of a candidate for President of Ukraine (in both electronic and paper form) signed by a person nominated as a candidate for President of Ukraine shall be filed with the Central Election Commission at any time after the candidate’s registration by the authorized representative of a candidate to the Central Election Commission or the candidate in person. If such an application is submitted to the Central Election Commission in another manner, on paper, the signature of the candidate for President of Ukraine shall be duly notarized pursuant to the procedure established by the Law of Ukraine "On Notaries". If such an application is submitted by e-mail, it shall be certified by a qualified electronic signature of the candidate. An application to register an agents of a candidate for President of Ukraine shall contain the following information: last name, first name (all first names), patronymic name (if available) of each authorized person , the respective election district; citizenship of an authorized person; day, month and year of birth; place of employment, job position (occupation), mailing address, telephone number, information on absence of a criminal record for committing a grave or especially grave crime or a crime against citizens’ electoral rights or a corruption crime, which has not been lifted or expunged pursuant to the procedure established by law. The application shall be appended with a photocopy of passport of a citizen of Ukraine (photocopies of the first and second pages of a passport of a citizen of Ukraine in the form of a passport book or photocopies of the front and reverse sides of a passport of a citizen of Ukraine in the form of a card), or a photocopy of the first and second pages of temporary certificate of citizen of Ukraine (for persons who have recently been granted Ukrainian citizenship).


5. No later than on the third day following the receipt of the documents specified in Part four of this Article, or, on the day prior to the day of voting and on the day of voting (on the day of repeat voting), immediately, the Central Election Commission shall register the agents of a candidate for President of Ukraine and shall issue their identification documents produced in the form established by the Central Election Commission to the authorized representative of a candidate for President of Ukraine in the Central Election Commission.

 In case technical errors and inaccuracies in the application for registration of agents of a candidate for President of Ukraine are found - the resolution of the Central Election Commission on registration of agents shall contain information on the basis of copies of passport documents.

The Central Election Commission shall refuse to register agents of a candidate for the post of President of Ukraine in case of violation of the requirements established by Parts one and four of this Article.

6. An authorized person of a candidate for President of Ukraine shall have the right, from the day of his or her registration by the Central Election Commission and until the termination of his or her powers. or the completion of the election process, to be released, from his or her employment-related or official duties, with suspension of salary for that period, upon agreeing with the owner of the enterprise, establishment, organization or a body authorized by the owner.


7. In the event of cancellation of registration (withdrawal from the election) of a candidate for President of Ukraine, powers of agents of a candidate for President of Ukraine shall be considered terminated from the day of adoption of the respective decision by the Central Election Commission.


8. .An authorized person of a candidate for President of Ukraine shall have the right to file a statement of resignation with the Central Election Commission at any time prior to the day of voting.


9. A candidate for President of Ukraine may at any time prior to the end of the election process or his or her loss of the status of a candidate for President of Ukraine recall his or her authorized person and to endorse another person to replace the one that has been recalled.


10. On the basis of the application filed in accordance with Parts eight or nine of this Article, the Central Election Commission shall adopt the respective decision, no later than on the third day following its receipt, or, on the day prior to the day of voting and on the day of voting, immediately. A copy of the respective decision shall immediately be issued to the authorized representative of a candidate for President of Ukraine in the Central Election Commission upon his or her request and be sent to his or her address.