The Nomination of Candidates by a Party Organization
In case a political party decides on the participation of its local organizations in the elections of members to the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, to oblast, rayon or rayon in city councils, as well as to city, village or settlement councils (of territorial communities with 10,000 or more voters), or in mayoral elections, such a decision shall also indicate the name of the central governing body of the party, which will approve the decision of the meeting (conference) of the local party organization to nominate candidates or the candidate for mayor from the local party organization, as well as the name, surname, and patronymic name (if any) of the party leaders authorized to certify with their signatures copies of decisions of meetings (conferences) of the local party organization on the nomination of candidates for the local council and for mayor from the local party organization.
A copy of the decision of the highest governing body of the party on the participation of its local organizations in the respective elections, certified by the signature of the leader and the seal of the party shall be submitted to the Central Election Commission no later than 48 days before election day.
The Central Election Commission shall publish the list of political parties that have decided on the participation of their local organizations in the respective local elections no later than 45 days before the day of voting day on its official website.
An oblast or, in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, republican organization of a political party in accordance with the existing administrative-territorial structure may also nominate:
1) candidates for local councils in elections of the respective rayon, city, rayon in city, village or settlement councils (rayons, cities, rayons in cities, villages or settlements that are part of the respective oblast or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in accordance with the administrative-territorial structure);
2) no more than one candidate for the position of village, settlement or city mayor (villages, settlements or cities that are part of the respective oblast or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in accordance with the administrative-territorial structure).
1) the electoral list of candidates for membership of the corresponding city council;
2) the electoral list of candidates for membership of the city council (of a city which is a part of this city according to the administrative-territorial system);
3) the electoral list of candidates for membership of the village and/or settlement council (villages and settlements that are part of this city in accordance with the administrativeterritorial structure);
4) one candidate for city mayor;
5) no more than one candidate for village, settlement or city mayor (of villages, settlements and cities that are parts of this city, in accordance with the administrative-territorial structure);
A city party organization in cities with rayon division, in which city rayon councils were established shall be entitled to also nominate a list of candidates in the elections of the respective rayon in city councils.
In the case of absence of the respective city party organization in the structure of the party, the republican party organization in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea or the oblast party organization, in accordance with the administrative-territorial structure, shall be entitled to nominate the list of candidates to the city council.
The city organization of a party may not nominate candidates for local councils or candidates for the position of village, settlement or city mayor provided for in this part if the respective oblast organization of this political party in accordance with the administrative-territorial structure has decided to nominate such candidates for the position of village, settlement or city mayor.
1) the electoral list of candidates for the rayon council;
2) the electoral list of candidates for the city council (in a city of oblast importance which is a part of this area according to the administrative-territorial structure);
3) the electoral list of candidates for village and settlement council (in a village and settlement, which according to the administrative-territorial structure is a part of this rayon);
4) one candidate each for the position of village, settlement and city mayor of a city of rayon importance, which are part of this rayon in accordance with the administrative-territorial structure (except for villages or settlements that in accordance with the administrativeterritorial structure are a part of the city).
The rayon organization of a party may not nominate candidates for local councils or candidates for the position of village, settlement or city mayor provided for in this part if the respective oblast organization of this political party in accordance with the administrative-territorial structure has decided to nominate such candidates for the position of village, settlement or city mayor.
The city party organization in a city of rayon importance which, according to the administrativeterritorial structure is part of this rayon, cannot nominate candidates for local council of the corresponding city council of the city of rayon importance if the corresponding rayon organization of this political party, according to the administrative-territorial structure, has decided to nominate candidates for membership of the corresponding city council of a city of rayon importance in the manner provided by this Code.
A rayon in city party organization cannot nominate a list of candidates for the rayon in city council if the city organization of this political party has adopted a decision to nominate candidates for this rayon in city council in the manner provided by this Code.
