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Article 207
 

Powers of a Precinct Election Commission



  1. A precinct election commission during the time period it exercises its powers shall ensure the preparation for and conduct of local elections, within the scope of their powers and in accordance with the procedure prescribed by this Code and Laws of Ukraine.

  2. A precinct election commission shall:


1) monitor compliance with and uniform application of the legislation on local elections within the territory of the respective election precinct;


2) receive the voter list from the State Voter Register maintenance body, or compile a voter list in the cases specified by this Code, provide the voter list for public review, and amend it in the cases specified by this Code;


3) ensure the possibility of voter access to the information on candidates for local council registered in the respective multi-member election district and for village, settlement or city mayor, as well as to decisions published or made public in another manner by the Central Election Commission and the respective territorial election commission, as well as to its own decisions and notifications;


4) deliver or send to each voter a personal invitation received from the State Voter Register maintenance body indicating the date of voting in local elections, the address of the voting premises and the time of the commencement and end of voting;


5) ensure preparation of the voting premises and the ballot boxes;


6) organize voting at the election precinct;


7) conduct the counting of votes cast at the election precinct;


8) compile the protocols on the counting of votes cast by voters at the election precinct;


9) invalidate the results of voting at the election precinct in the cases provided for by this Code;


10) consider applications concerning preparation for local elections and the organization of voting at the election precinct and adopt decisions on them within the scope of its powers; 11)exercise other powers provided for by this Code and other laws of Ukraine.


The powers of a precinct election commission shall commence from the moment when the majority of the composition of the precinct election commission determined at its formation takes the oath at a meeting of this commission.


The powers of the precinct election commission shall be terminated five days after the day of the official announcement of the results of the local elections. The precinct election commission shall terminate its activity simultaneously with the termination of its powers.